Friday 8 May 2009

Are some more equal than others?

DURING Wednesdays OFMDFM Committee meeting, the Equality Commission was up to give evidence. There was a ‘tête-à-tête’ between Jimmy Spratt and the Chief Commissioner of the Equality Commission Bob Collins, with Jimmy Spratt questioning why the commission staff records show in 2007 that it was made up of 35% Protestants and 63% Roman Catholics.

Needless to say it got rather heated, with Danny Kennedy wrestling for control of his committee.
Mr Spratt was rather vociferous in his questioning, and Bob Collins threatened to walk out of the committee if Mr Spratt continued to question him along similar lines… Luckily for all those in the public gallery, Danny Kennedy regained some semblance of control, and the committee session passed off peacefully.

This seems to be a repeated DUP line of enquiry (with Nelson McCausland and the First Minister already weighing in on the issue) maybe a 50/50 recruitment drive would be beneficial… Does anyone have Chris Patten’s phone number?

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