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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on December 19, 2016, 01:58:22 PM

Title: Cash for ash
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 19, 2016, 01:58:22 PM
This has been badly reported, in the sense of hardly reported,  so far. A proper political scandal.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38363206
Title: Re: Cash for ash
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 09, 2017, 04:24:47 PM

Let the games commence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38561507
Title: Re: Cash for ash
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on January 09, 2017, 06:18:03 PM
Elsewhere in the UK some middle ranking civil servant would take the blame, with early retirement & a pension.
Title: Re: Cash for ash
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 09, 2017, 06:38:12 PM
Quote from: Humph Warden Bennett on January 09, 2017, 06:18:03 PM
Elsewhere in the UK some middle ranking civil servant would take the blame, with early retirement & a pension.
I doubt it would work that quietly in Scotland
Title: Re: Cash for ash
Post by: Hope on January 09, 2017, 08:37:01 PM
Herewith the next instalment - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38561507
Title: Re: Cash for ash
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 09, 2017, 08:54:48 PM
Quote from: Hope on January 09, 2017, 08:37:01 PM
Herewith the next instalment - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38561507
that's the same link as in the second post
Title: Re: Cash for ash
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 14, 2017, 01:01:14 PM
And the 'fun' continues


http://www.politico.eu/article/in-northern-ireland-old-divisions-could-have-a-new-casualty-brexit-arlene-foster-martin-mcguinness-theresa-may-uk/
Title: Re: Cash for ash
Post by: Anchorman on January 16, 2017, 06:46:03 PM
I was half hoping they'd pull back from the brink, but no dice. At a time when the province needs some kind of voice in the brexit debate, they waste energy in an election campaign, which, if the polls are right (yes, I know......) may result in a stalemate after the March election, resulting in either yet more elections or direct rule from Westminster. Sad day.