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Did you know that
Belfast City Council have awarded £345,937.80 to residents associations
in the past 5 years, comprising £309,222,80 which was awarded through the Community Services
Section and £36,715.00 which was awarded through the Good Relations Unit. (FOI)
Our View: Communities in the East of Belfast should apply and gain the benefit of such a scheme. One organistion who has done just that recently is RACKS, the Residents Association for Cherryvalley, Kensington and Shandon. |
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Did you know that
ministers are considering plans for a giant electronic database to hold
every phone call and email made or sent in the United Kingdom. The Home
Office indicated that the retention of communications are vital for
National Security. (Reported May 08 Teletext)
Our View: This government never fails to reach even lower depths, if they want to get a policy through they claim it will help the young, the old, the vulnerable and if in doubt claim National Security. We live in dangerous times when a so called democracy can spy so openly on all citizens! |
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Did you know that in the
year 2006/2007 the Planning Service made 30,000 decisions on applications.
The Environment Minister Arlene Foster recognised that targets were missed
and that reform is needed. (Reported May 08 South Side
Advertiser)
Our View: Our new politicians are missing the point that concerns us - how many applications were in fact rejected ! How many objections were ignored, how many people's environment ruined and that before we discuss the destruction of our heritage. The approval rate is 82.6% <view planning report> |
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Did you know that Dot
Reid a 58 year old Grandmother from Liverpool has applied for planning
permission to demolish the home of Tesco Chief, Sir Terry Leahy. She'd had
enough of Tesco who were involved in plans to compulsory purchase and
demolish her home (Reported 12 April 08 BBC)
Our View: Dot has our deepest sympathy, for as this supermarket grows ever larger it leaves more and more victims in its wake, from the closed shops in our high street, to suppliers & producers within its supply chain and even victims in the communities it claims it wishes to serve. Tesco response was to claim "This is just a publicity stunt". |
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Did you know that Head
of Health England and Senior Advisor to former PM Tony Blair is
proposing that people who wish to smoke should have to purchase an
annual £10 permit, before then can do so. (Reported 16th
Feb 08 Sun Newspaper)
Our View: What a crack pot - this man and his ideas are more damaging than any fag they attack our very freedoms. What's he been smoking ! |
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Did you know that the
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland still fails to represent the
makeup of the Northern Ireland population. Figures released (FOI)
in 2007 show:
Roman Catholic 33 Males 55 Females Our View: It appears hypocritical to preach a message you're not living, does it not? |
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Did you know That Queen Victoria of England is reported as saying upon hearing a sermon on the Second Coming of Jesus:
Oh that Jesus would come in my lifetime I wish to lay the crown of England at His feet. |
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