As of today, anyone using a single-use carrier bag from a retailer must pay five new pence for the privilege. The main aim is to help protect the environment by cutting the number of carrier bags we all use. Anyone who … Continue reading It’s not just plastic bags: carrier bag levy hits N.I. streets
From his Open University blog, Michael refers to his reading on the Enterprise between Belfast and Dublin, and looks forward to his tutorial on Saturday at Stranmillis College. Continue reading second week – a trip to Dublin #openuniversity
Today a report Through our eyes: experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in the workplace was published by The Rainbow Project having been commissioned by the Department for Social Development. Interpreting statistics is always a difficult task, and it always depends upon how you look at things what you end up saying. In this post, I am going to quote from the Key Findings and Recommendations document for the above report, and then make my own suggestions on more positive statements that could be made instead. In the Workplace More than 1 in 4 (26.9%) respondents from the private … Continue reading Northern Ireland – not as homophobic as you might think…
Good to see that the all-Ireland political entity known as Sinn Féin is using joined up campaigning. On one side of the border that they now recognise (cf Belfast Agreement) people are being encouraged to join with Gerry Adams and protest the cuts – see poster… Whilst in Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin is saying that they want to make savings cuts worth £1billion and make £800 million in revenue. According to Eamonn Mallie, the deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness said (on tackling the economy) Let us have a bit of blue sky thinking – thinking outside the box. Mr Mallie … Continue reading stop the cuts, make some cuts… make up your mind Sinn Féin
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