Showing posts with label Stormont. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stormont. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

New BBC site: Democracy Live

The BBC has launched a new site as part of BBC News.  It’s called Democracy  Live and presents live coverage of the parliaments in Westmister, Holyrood and Brussels, and the assemblies at Stormont and Cardiff Bay.

Democracy Live also presents recorded coverage of every chamber, committee room and the Westminster Hall as well.

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

A moment of history.

Some say it is possible to overstate this day. But in political terms, this is truly an historic day. The re-establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and sharing of power, between Unionists and Republicans, between the Democratic Unionists, lead by the Rev Ian Paisley, and Sinn Fein, lead by Gerry Adams.

Today shows that people on political extremes CAN get together and come to an agreement, a partnership. Ian Paisley is now Northern Ireland's First Minister. Sinn Fein's deputy leader, Martin McGuinness, is now Deputy First Minister. No mistaking, this is huge.

Now, can we see something similar happen between Republicans and Democrats in the US? I'd like to think so, but somehow, I doubt it very much.