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News Letter
9 Sep, 2018
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Alex Kane: Like David Trimble in 2003, Arlene Foster lacks the authority to lead unionism
One of the questions I’m asked most often is, will Arlene Foster survive?
Latest News
Jim Allister: Now more than ever unionists must put country before party

Whether you laugh or cry at the evidence transfixing the Province from the RHI inquiry, its insight into government at Stormont, as operated by the DUP, reveals an appalling vista of incompetence, arrogance and embarrassment.

Some thoughts on the first week of the new Glider bus service in Belfast

For much of the last week I have gone out of my way to use the new Glider bus service, to test it.

Legacy Scandal: ‘Victims of terror do not back plans to tackle past as they stand now,’ says Kenny Donaldson

In the latest contribution to our essay series on the imbalance, KENNY DONALDSON says that some people say Stormont House is the last chance to resolve legacy but his group knows victims who would rather miss that chance if it means the structures in their current form and the ongoing whitewashing of terror (links beneath the article to other essays in the series):

RHI grilling is a warning to anyone who might think being a Stormont minister is all about photo ops

In his evidence yesterday morning, Jonathan Bell was asked whether he had any conversations about RHI costs in the summer of 2015.

Sport Update
Killalane: Derek McGee makes injury comeback after Dundrod crash

Derek McGee will compete at the East Coast Festival at Killalane after making his return from injury.

BSB: Glenn Irwin bags front row start at Silverstone

Glenn Irwin claimed a front row start for the opening Bennetts British Superbike race of the triple-header weekend at Silverstone.

Oran Kearney bids farewell as Coleraine progress in Irn Bru Cup

Oran Kearney bid an emotional farewell to Coleraine as the Bannsiders saw off Formartine United in the Irn-Bru Cup at The Showgrounds.

And finally...
Every time a grand old building is lost in Northern Ireland it is replaced by a lesser one, and is another small dent in our civilisation

We ran a depressing news story this week about Bank Buildings.

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