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2009/2010 Who Will Say Sorry?

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Investigation into child cruelty allegations. Darragh MacIntyre reports.

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    Politicians and other decision makers face a studio audience with Mark Carruthers.

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Jim Allister, Leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)

Born is Crossgar, Jim Allister is not currently, an elected politician. He set up the TUV in 2007, as a protest to the DUP’s decision to go into government with Sinn Fein. He was a parliamentary assistant to Ian Paisley, after joining the DUP in 1971. When he left the DUP for the first time, in 1987, he became a QC. He returned to the DUP in 2003, replacing Ian Paisley as MEP. A Euro-sceptic, he was eliminated in the second round of the European Elections in June this year, but attracted 66,000 first preference votes. He has announced his intention to fight Ian Paisley’s Westminster seat at the next election.

David Ford, MLA Leader of the Alliance Party

David Ford has been party leader since 2001 and represents South Antrim in the Assembly. He is widely tipped to take the controversial post of Justice Minister, when policing and justice powers are devolved. He’s also a member of Antrim Borough and the party’s Assembly spokesperson on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Gerry Kelly, MLA & Junior Minister, Sinn Fein

Gerry Kelly is a Junior Minister in the Office of First and Deputy First Minister. He was jailed in 1973 for the IRA bombing of the Old Bailey, but escaped as part of the Maze break-out in 1983. He has represented North Belfast in the Assembly for 11 years. He is a former Sinn Fein spokesman on Policing and Justice.

Sammy Wilson MP MLA, Minister for Finance & Personnel, DUP

Sammy Wilson started his career as an Economics teacher in a grammar school. He’s held public office since 1981 and became a DUP MLA for East Antrim in 2003 and MP two years later. He spent a year as the Executive’s Environment Minister, where his controversial views on climate change led to him banning government TV adverts on the subject. This led to the Environment Committee at the Assembly passing a vote of ‘no confidence’ in the minister. He has been Finance Minister since July 2009

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