Who was the last Ulster Unionist MP to serve as a minister in UK adminstration? [Answer below the fold] Mick Fealty @ 12:58 PM | Comments (19) RIR to have homecoming parades? The News Letter campaign to have a homecoming parade for the RIR seems to bearing some fruit with negotiations ongoing. The notion has also gained cross-party support in Westminster. Fair Deal @ 12:36 PM | Comments (24) Democracy is good for us… Mark over at Global Dashboard notes that the top five countries in the development table (including the Republic) “have had 44 changes of government following peaceful democratic elections” since 1960. The bottom five? Just 2 each! Mick Fealty @ 11:30 AM | Comments (2) Broadening horizons It was put to me last night, when was the last time the UUP held the top story on the politics section of the BBC website?...
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