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We're Back

• Mark Devenport
• 9 Mar 07, 10:13 AM

After minimal sleep, two appearances on Good Morning Ulster, one on Radio Foyle, boiling eggs for two small people and one drop off at primary school, I am now back in the saddle for more election coverage.

Sidney Elliot's throat seems a little soothed. He is now talking smoothly through the trends illustrated by recent elections. Sidney informs me that I have promoted him as he is a Doctor not a Professor.

I now intend to start a "Sidney for Prof" campaign. Given that his colleague Paul Bew recently got a peerage I think it's the least we can do for Sidney. How about a special Chair of Laryngitic Political Studies, focussing on those who have been forced to talk about politics whilst they have sore throats. I feel a doctorate coming on comparing Sidney's plight with the challenge facing the SDLP leader Mark Durkan when he had to launch his manifesto the day after shouting himself hoarse at the Ireland England rugby match.