Dump the deadline
- 22 Feb 07, 10:37 PM
Belfast City Council has picked March 26th as their deadline for consultation on the new Giants Park, replete with ferris wheels and cable cars. Perhaps the process could be rolled together with the wider effort to restore devolution which is, of course, scheduled to culminate on the same day. The last minute push to negotiate a satisfactory peace dividend and further changes to the Stormont rules would be given added urgency if it took place not in Downing Street, Stormont, the White House or another plush Scottish hotel or English stately home. Instead why not convene the discussions in the middle of Dargan dump, the proposed site for Belfast's new visitor attraction. Half an hour there and the politicians will sign anything.
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Comments Post your comment
Off topic i know but......Barbara Collins made the ridiculous assertion this morning on GMU during a look at the North Antrim consituency when she declared it was the only one to vote against the GFA. how does anyone know what way constituencies voted?
On that day the votes were counted as one, NI wide constituency, there was some specualtion (and conjecture) about voting patterns but nothing definite.
a crazy claim for the Beeb to make.
Another off-topic...
We spied on Newsline that the SDLP wants the Police Ombudsman to have the additional power of Complaints Commissioner to oversee MI5. If this were allowed to happen, then Mrs O'Loan would be required to sign the Official Secrets Act and become fully familiar with Public Interest Immunity (certificates)!
So alas, domestic 'pillow talk' would be out of the question.
It is a pity MI5 is not sponsoring any agents (sorry - candidates) for the Assembly Elections as 'The Craic Party' would be recommending a second preference!
Best wishes and good luck to all our MI5 officers for the future.
PS. An invitation to the opening of the new 'Spooks Store' at Holywood would be most welcome. Can you arrange it Mark, or better still, provide a secret contact number?!