Latest outburst could fuel attacks: Belfast Media - Alana Fearon
                   
nuzhound.com     Jul 27, 2008          

North Belfast Alliance Party spokesman Gerry Lynch has expressed fears that DUP MP Iris Robinson's latest outburst on homosexuality may fuel an upsurge in violent attacks against the gay community. Infuriated by the First Minister's wife's latest remarks in the House of Commons likening homosexuality to paedophilia, Gerry warned her "irresponsible" comments were both inflammatory and extremely dangerous. Further sickened by Mrs Robinson's attempts to distance herself from her latest controversy by claiming officials had misrepresented her, Gerry said he had confirmation the reports were 100 per cent accurate. The Hansard report was a transcript of a Northern Ireland Grand Committee meeting last month which discussed risk assessment and management of sex offenders. Mrs Robinson is reported as saying "there can be no viler act,... [read full story]                    


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Derek Brownlee MSP: The perils of Local Income Tax

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Derek Brownlee MSP reviews the SNP plans to introduce a Local Income Tax for Scotland and decides that a reformed Council Tax would be a much better way forward. Although in many ways politics north and south of the border...                    

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Labour MP Ann Cryer to step down

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Tories register record poll lead

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The Conservatives have raced into a record 24-point opinion poll lead among those certain to vote as Labour hit a 30-year-plus voter rating low. Any hopes of a "Beijing bounce" for Gordon Brown on the back of Britain's Olympic...                    

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