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Hillsborough Agreement raises more questions than it answers
The Hillsborough deal is done, but is it really a done deal? I ask that question upon reading the agreement because the arrangement for the transfer of justice and policing is about the only certainty I can find within its carefully crafted wording.

Tall storeys as Arab princes engage in petty oneupmanship
Prince al-Waleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia is quite a man.
Will cagefighter Alex Reid pay a heavy price for marrying Katie Price?
I do try to refrain from celebrity name-calling but I have to admit a few ungodly adjectives came rushing from my mouth when I heard that Katie Price had marched poor old Alex Reid up the aisle this week.
Take a cue from amazing Grace and slap the cuffs on Tony Blair
What a joy it is in these dour times to be able to exalt the name of Grace McCann. No relation, unfortunately.

Peter must pack up politics and spend more time with his family
I'm no political pundit so I won't even attempt to comment on the state of play up at Stormont this week. But I will say this: if I were in Peter Robinson's shoes, I'd throw in the towel, resign from office completely and do it this week.
The UUP’S spin doctor is right to spurn new pact
His may not exactly be a household name. But in unionist politics (small u — and large) Alex Kane has long been a central figure.
Mark Steel: The moment you think of voting Labour, up pops the unregretful Tony Blair
There are many questions a population asks itself before a General Election, and the one that many people are asking before the one this year is, "Which of these rancid heaps of sewage will be slightly less repulsive than the other?"
Why we’ve had enough of all the party games
By the time you read this, the chances are that Peter and Martin will have announced ‘Peace In Our Time'.

Horse first, then cart ... it’s time nationalists got real about unity
No political regime likes uncertainty. Talk of unexpected elections makes politicians twitchy. Meal tickets can be put at risk.
Why the deal isn’t the final piece of devolution jigsaw
The agreement on the devolution of policing and justice is probably the biggest con since snake oil vendors were in their pomp.
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