Team Building in Romania
Congratulations to two of our MLAs, Ian Paisley Junior and Declan O'Loan, who accompanied Habitat for Humanity volunteers on their Big Buildweek in Romania earlier this month.
Participants report that as well as building homes for needy families, the trip proved a great team building exercise. But if anyone is hoping that the experience will lead to a melting in the sometimes icy relations between the two North Antrim MLAs, then I am sad to report that their paths didn't cross, as they worked at the Romanian camp on different days.
Other VIP volunteers included the Methodist minister and decommissioning witness Harold Good, and the veteran Romanian tennis star Ilie Nastase.
Another local politician engaging in charity work is the Upper Bann MP David Simpson, who sets off on Thursday on a sponsored walk from Lurgan to Portadown in aid of the Royal British Legion's "Walk for Heroes" campaign which will help injured soldiers.
UPDATE: I'm told his route will cover 50 miles of his constituency, even though the towns are rather closer together as the crow flies.
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Mark:
That is a very good news...My best wishes for the team...Building
in Romania!
~Dennis Junior~
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See Suzie Flood is flushed with success tonight !
To get that blog past your minders was an achievement.!
Back to Ian Jr and Declan. What a petty kindergarten spat !
Can you ask your minders,and you yourself,why gentle teasing
comments about an MLA,are moderated,and comments about two
other MLA's are allowed ! Bewildered ! Confused !
Are their legal teams,one fiercer than the other ???
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Still no answer.(Will not hold my breath)
You can always email me with an explanation.
Still believe that gentle nudging of an MLA shouldn't have had
the censorship of the BBC markerpen.
What has been published since,has extended the range of comments,
that should be allowed day on day !!!
Mark(+your minders),want to keep this site going ???
History may haunt you !!!
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Moderate like that,this past few days'and you'll be speaking to
you and your moderators(one person,me thinks!)alone
.
Want honest comment,humour and the craic or the site will die !!!
Any "Spitting Image" comment should be allowed!!!
Your heavy handed reproach was not even-handed !!!
All my posts will be signed Gerry !!!
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Mark
I suggest that Basil McCrea and Alastair Ross have a team building exercise. Yesterday Basil got very worked up to a point I thought Dr McGimpsey may be called to give him something to relax!!
Below is a copy of their bitter exchange -
Mr B McCrea: Does the Member acknowledge that, on 5 March 2008, the Conservative Party tabled an amendment in the House of Commons that called for a referendum but was voted down and that, subsequently, on 11 March 2008, the European Union (Amendment) Bill cleared the House of Commons? Does he further acknowledge that, on 11 June 2008, had the DUP’s nine MPs voted differently, the Government would have fallen and a Conservative Government would now be in power? There would have been a vote, and the people of the United Kingdom would have had the opportunity of a referendum.
Mr Ross: Mr McCrea became extremely excited for a moment. Perhaps his time would be better spent asking his party colleague or indeed his entire party’s representation in the House Commons over the past few years how they voted on a number of issues and how many times they propped up the Labour Government.
Stormontspy
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