Stormont-funded report warns about big business unduly influencing energy policy

	Mar 17, 2021

	Good morning and a happy St Patrick's Day to all our readers


	Stormont-funded report warns about big business unduly influencing energy policy

	Six years after the RHI scheme began to implode, a Stormont-funded report into how civil servants and ministers handle energy has conveyed concern that commercial interests could be unduly influencing policy.


	In the news today: * Sam McBride writes: Six years after the RHI scheme began to implode, a Stormont-funded report into how civil servants and ministers handle energy has conveyed concern that commercial interests could be unduly influencing policy. * Three people have been arrested after four women reported being stabbed in an incident in York Street in Belfast during the early hours of today. * First Minister asks public to ‘stay apart today’ on occasion families traditionally come together. Speaking on BBC’s Good Morning Ulster she said: “Please give some thought to what you are doing today”. * Gardai are rolling out a massive security operation today to prevent planned lockdown protests to mark St Patrick’s Day in the Republic of Ireland. * A NI grammar school has become the first to abandon academic selection for 2022. The separate tests run by the PPTC and AQE were cancelled in 2021 due to disruption caused by the Covid pandemic. And: * Jonny McCambridge: Now the News Letter’s second funniest columnist With a digital subscription you can read our online digital edition via our eReader on your desktop or mobile device. A Digital+ subscription will give you unlimited access to our website where you'll see 70% fewer ads. You can also access the interactive puzzles section along with the digital edition. Subscriptions start from £1 a month

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