Another twist in the shacking up of the UUP and PUP in Stormont has seen 25 year old Ulster Unionist party officer and Down councillor Peter Bowles is defecting to the Conservatives in protest over the party's new links to the UVF. As well as becoming th… more »

I'm not sure which of these amused me more - the verdict being returned that the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition are not the most oppressed people ever, or the fact that Sinn Fein's very own "No!" men are likely to appeal to Britain's highest court - t… more »

I didn't - and apparently I wasn't that far away from one of them. It can't be just a coincidence that the wastes of space who planned the bomb alerts carried out their hoaxes on a day when they knew Belfast's roads would be hectic anyway, with thousands… more »

The PSNI have confirmed that they do not intend to pursue and arrest Dessie O'Hare, AKA the Border Fox, claiming any investigation would fall under the jurisdiction of the Historical Enquiries Team, which was formed to investigate unsolved murders that t… more »

The failures of Norhtern Ireland's public transport service have been highlighted by a recent survey by the Engergy Saving Trust which found over a third of drivers would like to use their cars less but believe there is no alternative. It also found 56%… more »

That's apparently what thousands of students examinations are worth. A month ago lecturers rejected 12.6% over 2 years in pay increases and today accepted a 13.1% over 3 years deal. Thanks for that. more »

I received an email recently from SpreadShirt (the crowd who power the Everything Ulster shop) warning their partners about the potential for copyright infringement issues arising out of the World Cup. Basically they sent a cease and disist communication… more »

David Ervine seems (not surprisingly) to support Reg Empey's claims that it's better to involve loyalists in the political process than to have them outside the tent pissing in, having said yesterday that "It will work, if Reg Empey can be left alone to… more »