brianawilson, Author at Brian Wilson former Green Party MLA and Long-Standing North Down Councillor

BREXIT: 10 Reasons Why it Will Not Happen (update)

Wednesday night’s vote along with last week’s “Agreement” reinforces my prediction made following the referendum that Brexit will never happen. See http://www.northdownindependent.com/10-reasons-why-brexit-will-not-happen/ The events of the past week highlight many of the points I made in my original article. In particular I pointed out that the final decision could not be taken by the government …

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David Bleakley Obituary

By brianawilson

I was sorry to hear of the passing of David Bleakley at the age of 92. David served the people of Northern Ireland for many years as an MP in the old Stormont parliament, the 1973 Assembly, the NI convention (1975) and as Minister of Community Relations 1971. I have known David for almost 50 …

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Election Death Knell of Brexit

By brianawilson

10 Reasons why Brexit will not Happen – One year on Election Result sounds the Death Knell for Brexit In the past year the government’s Brexit plans have made no significant progress but have suffered two important and probably fatal defeats. The Supreme Court ruling on Article 50 and the election result The government had intended to …

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Belfast Elects Liberal MP. Lanyon and Tories Defeated.

By brianawilson

Liberal Thomas McClure elected as Belfast MP -Charles Lanyon Loses Seat Conservatives lose 5 out of 6 Borough seats Many contemporary writers concluded that the Ulster Borough Elections of 1868 marked a significant change in voting patterns in Ulster. The conservative party which had previously held all eleven Borough seats lost five of the six …

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Brexit Still Will Not Happen

By brianawilson

Trump increases Economic and Security Uncertainty in Europe Following the referendum last July I outlined 10 REASONS WHY BREXIT WILL NOT HAPPEN. The triggering of Article 50 would seem to be an appropriate time to review this prediction. The review confirms my previous conclusion that Brexit will not happen and the events of the past …

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Review of New Rating System, Brian Wilson North Down Councillor, first Green Party MLA in Northern Ireland

Assembly Elections: Constituency Predictions

By brianawilson

These predictions are based on applying the 2016 Assembly election votes to the new five seat constituencies.They do not take into account the candidates, issues and the campaign. These predictions will be adjusted to take these into account along with the final polling evidence from Lucid Talk. The DUP will lose 9 SF 6 SDLP …

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10 Reasons Why Brexit Will Not Happen

By brianawilson

A month after the referendum it is becoming clearer that Brexit will never happen. There was never a consensus on what form Brexit should take. Brexit means Brexit is meaningless as there is no agreement as to what Brexit means Some Leave voters voted to cut all links with the EU while others wanted to …

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£1 Million Gun Club Scandal in Bangor Must Never Be Repeated

£1 million Gun Club Scandal Must Never Be Repeated

By brianawilson

As a new gun club facility opens we must insure that such a scandal must never be repeated says former councillor Brian Wilson. The decision by the North Down Council to add the Gun Club to the community centre at the cost of £1 million is a blatant abuse of local council powers. The decision was made …

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