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Should the Alliance take the Policing and Justice Portfolio?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Aran Black Dec 12.
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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)…
Hi Kevin.
Please call me Ian and please let me know if you have a meeting in Omagh as I will stretch every sinew to get there.
Do you think the Alliance Party should take the Policing and Justice Portfolio? If not why? Do you think like me that they will do a good job in providing policing for all?
There is a song by a band called Squeeze, called Tempted, whose first verse is:
I bought a tooth brush,
some toothpaste,
A flannel for my face,
Pyjamas, a hairbrush,
New shoes and a case,
I said to my reflection,
Let’s get out of this place.
I hum…
In recent days it has become apparent to me, that the limits of the political process here revolve around accountability. The DUP and indeed all political parties are going to have to wrestle with this or the whole lot will come down round our ears.…
I am not sure that I agree with all of your analysis of juvenile offending. I used to specialise in this area and this sort of offending has many facets, and there is indeed a need for the community to deal with this issue. Particularly when the pol…
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There is a song by a band called Squeeze, called Tempted, whose first verse is:
I bought a tooth brush,
some toothpaste,
A flannel for my face,
Pyjamas, a hairbrush,
New shoes and a case,
I said to my reflection,
Let’s get out of this place.
I hummed it in my head on the way to the airport. I had decided to leave and it was not a hard decision to make. There was lots of work to do, and lots of challenges to face but I was on my way to Fermanagh. Finally, I had decided to be a little selfish an… Continue
I bought a tooth brush,
some toothpaste,
A flannel for my face,
Pyjamas, a hairbrush,
New shoes and a case,
I said to my reflection,
Let’s get out of this place.
I hummed it in my head on the way to the airport. I had decided to leave and it was not a hard decision to make. There was lots of work to do, and lots of challenges to face but I was on my way to Fermanagh. Finally, I had decided to be a little selfish an… Continue
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- At 1:26am on April 3, 2009,
Allan Leonard said…
- Hi Ian, great to see you online. Look forward to your contributions, anywhere on the site.
- At 10:52am on April 2, 2009,
Kevin Cooper said…
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