Justice Ministry

What if David Ford and the Alliance ruling council did walk away from justice? Allister? Agnew? Hay?

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on January 12, 2012, 10:38 pm

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[Sherlock Holmes] How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth? Let’s play a game of What If? for a minute … What if David Ford meets with the Alliance Party’s ruling council and they decide to show their giant bluff card and walk away from the Department of Justice? Since a Sinn Fein Justice Minister seems to still be beyond the tolerance of the other parties, …

Department of Employment and Learning goes, but Alliance keep Justice?

Mick Fealty on January 11, 2012, 11:59 am

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Stephen Farry, by all accounts one of the more competent ministers in the Executive, is likely to step down when legislation comes through the Assembly to axe his department. Ken Reid reports the deal between the DUP and Sinn Fein (they have all the power says Ken) will confirm Farry’s party leader David Ford in his current role as justice minister outside the d’Hondt mechanism. Interestingly, the axing of this department will necessitate a re-run of d’Hondt (which, outside Big …