The costs of the past

Posted on July 7, 2008 by ToryWriter

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee in the Commons has today said that the cost of historical enquiries into the past is ‘finanically unsustainable’.
Speaking at the launch of their report at Queen’s University, Committee Chair Sir Patrick Cormack MP said, ‘We are concerned that the demands of running the Historical Enquiries Team project, and the likely [...]

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Saying Yes

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Editor

The Conservatives fought the Assembly elections on the basis that we are supportive of devolution.  However, we’re not naive.  Devolution is no panacea.  The “main” political Parties - the DUP and Sinn Fein - represent polarised constitutional positions and have diametrically opposed positions on a number of issues.  We made clear that we would present an opposition [...]

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