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Environment

DUP Minister Under Pressure As Anti-Fracking Campaign Grows

Adam McGibbon 27 November 2011 DUP Minister Under Pressure As Anti-Fracking Campaign Grows2014-12-15T11:10:35+00:00 Environment No Comment
The issue of hydraulic fracturing – fracking – has been catapulted into mainstream attention in Northern Ireland over the last few weeks. For those not yet in the know, fracking…
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Tescopoly: A Green’s Praise for Sammy Wilson

Adam McGibbon 7 November 2011 Tescopoly: A Green’s Praise for Sammy Wilson2016-03-18T11:52:50+00:00 Comment No Comment
It’s rare that I’ll have anything very nice to say about the DUP’s Sammy Wilson, our current Northern Ireland Finance Minister. Despite a friend telling me when we were both…
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Northern Ireland Green Party Conference 2011

Adam McGibbon 4 November 2011 Northern Ireland Green Party Conference 20112014-12-15T11:06:04+00:00 Green Parties No Comment
The Green Party in Northern Ireland’s conference took place in the Ramada Encore Hotel in Belfast’s trendy Cathedral Quarter last weekend – five minutes’ walk away is Writer’s Square, where…
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Drenched in Oil – Ulster Bank, RBS and Ethics for the Belfast Festival

Adam McGibbon 10 October 2011 Drenched in Oil – Ulster Bank, RBS and Ethics for the Belfast Festival2014-12-15T11:06:19+00:00 Environment 2 Comments
What links the suffering of the indigenous Cree Indians of Alberta, Canada, the international arms trade and the President of Belarus to a vibrant cultural event in Belfast, Northern Ireland?…
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Plan To Turn Northern Ireland Into Tax Haven Shelved

Adam McGibbon 24 September 2011 Plan To Turn Northern Ireland Into Tax Haven Shelved2016-03-18T11:53:19+00:00 *Society* No Comment
In a response to a question asked in the Assembly by Green MLA Steven Agnew, Northern Ireland’s Finance Minister Sammy Wilson revealed that plans to cut the province’s corporation tax…
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On Integrated Education – Happy 30th, Lagan College

Adam McGibbon 12 September 2011 On Integrated Education – Happy 30th, Lagan College2014-12-15T11:07:08+00:00 Northern Ireland 1 Comment
This 4th September marked the 30th birthday of Lagan College, Northern Ireland’s first integrated school – that is, the first school where Catholic and Protestant children were educated together. It’s…
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Northern Irish Greens 2011 – Election Review

Adam McGibbon 28 August 2011 Northern Irish Greens 2011 – Election Review2014-12-15T10:54:59+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
After reading Peter and Sam’s post-election thoughts on Green performance in Scotland and Wales, I thought I’d complete the regional picture. Less than a week after the Assembly elections in…
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Northern Ireland – Still The Worst Region of the UK to be LGBT

Adam McGibbon 3 August 2011 Northern Ireland – Still The Worst Region of the UK to be LGBT2016-03-18T11:53:38+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 6 Comments
Last Saturday saw Belfast’s annual Pride parade take to the streets. It’s a celebration that will be familiar to many cities across the world. It’s a lively day with an…
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From Here To Eternity – Nuclear Waste & The Far-Flung Future

Adam McGibbon 19 July 2011 From Here To Eternity – Nuclear Waste & The Far-Flung Future2011-07-19T09:00:25+01:00 Environment 5 Comments
Fukushima has pushed nuclear reactor safety - rather understandably – into mainstream political debate once again. But strange as it may sound, reactor safety is not at the top of…
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The Labour Party and Northern Ireland

Adam McGibbon 31 May 2011 The Labour Party and Northern Ireland2014-12-15T11:08:14+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 10 Comments
At the risk of sounding like I have too much experience of this, I imagine that being voted out of government must be a lot like getting chucked by someone…
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