up to £35k as severance for NI councillors – DoE consults
With the number of local government district set to be cut from the current twenty-six to just eleven in the next couple of years there will be a drop in the number of councillors of about 120. The...
View ArticleA lion’s heart of gold: Baroness Thatcher LG OM FRS 1925 – 2013
On Wednesday, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will see the funeral of one of the greatest Prime Ministers of our history unfold from the first movements at the Chapel of St...
View ArticleWe’re being left behind in Northern Ireland: why I am a proud Liberal Democrat
This afternoon we have seen the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill pass its third reading in the House of Commons. Many people start claiming that Equal Marriage is home and dry. This is quite far from...
View ArticleDisappointed with Tim Farron or Naomi Long? I’m not…
Following this afternoon’s vote in the debate on the third reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, Christopher Lovell has expressed his disappointment at Tim Farron’s “abstention” today. It...
View ArticleEqual Marriage Bill passes the Lords – society has matured and will do so again.
With today’s third reading in the House of Lords, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill passed its hurdles in their Lordships House to pass into law. The final hurdle is not quite here but should not be...
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