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The GOAT is a GNU. An experiment in electing a government of national unity. at The offices of TASC,
October 7, 2009 from 6:30pm to 9pm
There has been much talk of late in Dublin of a Government of National Unity. (And up North, there is still a need for something to replace the way ministers are apointed in Stormont. ) So the de Borda institute is hosting an experiment, with partic…
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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Patrick Henry
Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly…
This was not about you and me being neutral on the union and therefore not minding who ran NI. I think that is a non sequitor anyway! but when the unionists made this statement they were suggesting that a minister in charge of Justice should / could…
Speaking as an Alliance party member I am going to say Alliance should accept the Justice post. However that said the SDLP have a good legal argument for accepting the post. The Good Friday Agreement (a.k.a. "Belfast" to those of UnChrisitan belief)…
Attending church service , working in the community, socialising in the community are all things which defines "mixing". That is living ones live in a normal why is the answer. However if you go out of your way to avoid contact with certain ethnic m…
If you are neutral on the Union then you dont mind who runs NI. And if this were the case then you wound't mind who runs the police? The issue re. Policing and Justice and Security in NI is one of trust. I am would be very happy to see Policing and…
Having experienced localism in england for the last 13 years I can tell you it doesnt work. National Government has the advantage of the "economy of scale". Thsi means they can buy in bulk and provide services faster by utilising resources underoccu…
This question is particularly relevant to todays discussion on the peace walls of Belfast. Berlin (and Eastern Europe) has had it's peacewalls removed yet Belfast they stay. The problem is the politicians and authroties must sow leadership with resp…
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