Wednesday, March 19, 2003

William Craig John Horan William Craig was the British 'Home Affairs' Minister in the Six Counties when he stated ~ " When you have a Catholic majority you have a lesser standard of democracy" [1169 and Counting: William Craig] Comments: Google It! 7:38:01 AM

Adams calls for a bill of rights Gerry Adams expresses some frustration at the slow progess in developing a bespoke bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. We understand that the four to five year time frame for its intorduction is because the maximalist South African model is the one being worked on. Interestingly Adams suggests that the... [Slugger O'Toole: Adams calls for a bill of rights] Comments: Google It! 7:33:24 AM

Homes for all! Discrimination in housing has been one of the causes of the problems in the North. A report from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive published in October 2000 showed that nationalists made up to three quarters of the 1650 people on North Belfast's housing waiting list. The same report also noted that for the people waiting for urgent housing, 735 were Catholics, while 157 were Protestants. Two years after, 15 nationalist housing groups in North Belfast accused the Housing Executive and the Department of Social Development of neglecting the Catholic community. While £25 million has been allocated for housing in Protestant areas in the last two years, only £3 million has been geared towards tackling the huge number of nationalists on the waiting list. (Irish News, 14 October 2002) One thing that Republicans and Socialists should be weary about is the terms of the debate. [The Starry Plough: Homes for all!] Comments: Google It! 7:14:04 AM

Blatant harassment of Republican family in Fermanagh In a statement on February 25 the Fermanagh Comhairle Ceantair of Republican Sinn Féin said: "The events of recent days in the Donagh area of Fermanagh are a manifestation of all that is rotten in this police statelet..." [Saoirse: Blatant harassment of Republican family in Fermanagh] Comments: Google It! 7:10:27 AM

Sinn FÈin @ the Bush Party John Meehan In these early days of the 21st century, the rulers of the planet's only super-power have extraordinary powers - the rest of us celebrate Ireland's National Holiday, St Patrick's Day, on March 17, but USA President George Bush insisted on moving the date forward to March 13 for the annual White House "Shamrock Summit" - the date was changed to suit the timetable for war against Iraq. [The Blanket: Sinn Féin @ the Bush Party] Comments: Google It! 7:08:12 AM

McDowell spots tip of the iceberg Michael McDowell gave equality groups a pleasant surprise this week when he admitted that the 26-County justice system is class biased. [AP/RN: McDowell spots tip of the iceberg] Comments: Google It! 7:06:36 AM

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