Cirque De Stormont
First of all apologies to all of you who experienced difficulties posting comments yesterday. I had no joy making entries either, but the 91Èȱ¬ technocrats assure me that it's fixed now.
My computer woes prevented me from updating you on Stephen Farry's view of circus animals. Quite a few people think Stormont is a bit of a political circus, and the Alliance party were once dubbed "pantomime horses". But now the North Down MLA wants circuses featuring animals banned. The Alliance MLA has asked the Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew what consideration she has given to banning circuses featuring animals. The minister says she is considering the need for the regulation of circuses as part of a consultation on animal welfare legislation. It's not clear whether that will extend to a ban, either on circuses or on "pantomime horses".
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Of course Stormont is a circus. The UUP provide the clowns, SDLP the flame thrower, Sinn Fein the lion tamers and the DUP as the lions....