Memo to BBC: The NI Executive voted these measures through

Why are the BBC busying themselves counting the number of MLAs turning up for work today?  Don’t they know the Northern Ireland Executive voted in favour of the blanket increase of 3.2 per cent in public-sector pension contributions?

Admittedly they did so behind closed doors, and didn’t tell anyone at the time.

[Some parties don’t seem to remember either – Ed]  Some parties have still to tell the public how their ministers voted at the time…


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