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Labour preparing for early poll?

The Uni Hack wrote 2 weeks ago: Today’s Sunday Times reports that Labour are preparing for a March general election. Personall … more →

Tags: democracy, Parliament, The Labour Government, The Tories, 25th march, Conservatives, David Cameron, General Election, gordon brown

The Peter Robinson Principle: Surrender on Education

paceni wrote 4 weeks ago: The Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson, has proposed a change to the decision making pro … more →

Tags: Grammar Schools, Alliance Party, Caitriona Ruane, Democratic Unionist Party, Department of Education Northern Ireland, northern ireland executive, peter robinson, SDLP, Ulster Unionist Party

No GCSE English or Maths required: the Northern Ireland Education Minister's slide towards Entitlement

paceni wrote 1 month ago: Northern Ireland Assembly Monday 16 November 2009 Ministerial Statement: Together Towards Entitlemen … more →

Tags: Grammar Schools, Caitriona Ruane, deni, GCSE english, GCSE Maths, Together Towards Entitlement

AQE and QUB Professor Tony Gallagher blame politicians for educationalists' failure on 11-plus solutions

paceni wrote 1 month ago: The voice of AQE and the GBA Sir Kenneth Bloomfield and Professor Tony Gallagher were interviewed on … more →

Tags: Grammar Schools, AQE, Sir Kenneth Bloomfield, GBA, Queen's University, AQE tests, Professor Tony Gallagher, Stormont MLAs, Governing Bodies Association

Far from the Madd(en)ing Crowd: Hillary hard at work

ginaswo wrote 2 months ago: Hillary, Northern Ireland's first minister, Peter Robinson, above left, and Martin McGuinness, t … more →

Tags: Politics, Obama Administration, hillary clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Belfast Peace Accords, Hillary START Treaty, Hillary Turkey Armenia

Belfast Roma Attacks: The Assembly’s Response2 comments

Colin Murray wrote 2 months ago: Fallout from the racist intimidation of Roma families living in Belgravia Avenue and Wellesley Avenu … more →

Tags: Commentary, migration, equality commission

New bill commits to eradication of child poverty by 20201 comment

ispystrangers wrote 5 months ago: Yvette Cooper introduced legislation in the Commons yesterday that puts the government’s commi … more →

Tags: commons, 20/20, Child Poverty, child poverty bill, Dai Davies, devolved administrations, DWP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Gary Streeter

Lords: Scotland is 'overpaid' by Barnett funding formula

ispystrangers wrote 5 months ago: The formula used to allocate government funds to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is unfair and … more →

Tags: Lords, Committees, Committee, Welsh assembly, Northern Ireland, treasury, Scotland, Wales, Scottish Parliament

MPs should be cut to 250 and paid £30,000 a year says UKIP peer1 comment

ispystrangers wrote 5 months ago: MPs stand at the bar of the Lords at the State Opening of Parliament by Tony Grew A member of the Ho … more →

Tags: Lords, tony grew, mp expenses, Welsh assembly, Northern Ireland, Lord Bach, Scotland, EU, Ministry of Justice

What the DUP can do for Caitriona Ruane, Minister of Education.

paceni wrote 6 months ago:    “Let us adopt a can-do attitude. I have grave concerns about the way in which we govern our … more →

Tags: Grammar Schools, Caitriona Ruane, DUP, Sinn Féin, DUP Conference 2008, Mervyn Storey MLA, Chairman of Education Committee, Hansard for Northern Ireland Assembly

Arlene for Finance Ministry?

Michael Carchrie Campbell wrote 6 months ago: Finance Minister absent from chamber once again Northern Ireland’s Finance Minister Nigel Dodd … more →

Tags: Politics, Budget, DUP, Northern Ireland

A slimmer Executive?

bertmart wrote 7 months ago: On Monday, a debate was had in Private Members’ Business to restructure the Northern Ireland E … more →

Tags: Local Current Affairs, Bertmart, Sinn Féin, UUP, DUP, Alliance Party, Naomi Long, Mark Durkan, SDLP

The Children's Commissioner's research output "doesn't work"

paceni wrote 7 months ago: Academic Selection and the NICCY Ms S Ramsey asked the Minister of Education what correspondence she … more →

Tags: Grammar Schools, Academic Selection, niccy, childrens commissioner

How the Education Minister will achieve "Every School a Good School" status

paceni wrote 7 months ago:   See will simply declare it so. Mr A McQuillan (AQW 7094/09) asked the Minister of Education if she … more →

Tags: Grammar Schools, Caitriona Ruane, Northern Ireland Education Minister, numeracy and literacy strategy, Minister of Education, ETI, every school a good school, es

Government Response to Anti-Abortion Petition

James wrote 8 months ago: The Government has responded to the recent Anti-Abortion e-petition which was signed by over 5,000 p … more →

Tags: Abortion, Northern Ireland, Pro-Life, pro choice, Petition, abortion petition, 1967 Abortion Act, gordon brown, Government

The Cardinal's visit to the Northern Ireland Assembly

paceni wrote 9 months ago: on Wednesday March 18th was an important event in the passage of the Education and Skills Bill throu … more →

Tags: Grammar Schools, education correspondent, Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Brady, Education Committee, Educa

Ruane: the Rejectionist Minister of Education

paceni wrote 9 months ago: The Education Minister, Caitriona Ruane, continued with her ideological agenda today by refusing to … more →

Tags: Grammar Schools, Caitriona Ruane, CCEA, deni, BBC, unregulated system, regulated tests at 11

Education Minister in need of numeracy lesson

paceni wrote 11 months ago: Not only has Caitriona Ruane failed to deliver on promises to end academic selection for grammar sch … more →

Tags: Grammar Schools, Caitriona Ruane, CCEA, pupil profile, Minister of Education, Tommy Gallagher, Freedom of Information, Northern Ireland Assembly questions

BAILLIE GIFFORD IN DEEP SH*T

C.A.N. wrote 11 months ago: Monday, 19 January 2009 South Wales Anarchists’ revelations about the Welsh arsembly pension f … more →

Tags: Alex Callender, anglo american, Anthony Tait, atlas-copco, Baillie Gifford, Baillie Gifford Life Ltd, Charles Plowden, corruption, Edward Hocknell


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