Articles and journals by Councillor Brian Wilson. showing life and politics in Bangor, North Down and Northern Ireland including his time on North Down Borough Council and as an MLA at Northern Ireland Assembly.
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 […]
£1 million Gun Club Scandal Must Never Be Repeated Read More »
Articles, Featured, PoliticalI was saddened to hear of the passing of former North Down Alderman Susan O’Brien. Susan and I were both first elected to North Down Council in 1981 and she served the people of Holywood for 24 years with great distinction. Even before she was elected to the Council she had a record of working
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Obituaries
Time to Move On – Focus on the Future and Leave Past to Historians Brian Wilson – The Independent Candidate I have lived in Bangor all my life and have been involved in local politics for more than 30 years serving as a councillor for Bangor West from 1981 – 2015 and as Mayor in
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Articles
From my experience in local government both as a councillor (33 years) and an academic (25 years) I feel my comments on councillors allowance may be useful. The issue must be considered in the context of the changing role of the councillor since powers were fully devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2007. During the
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Articles, Political
Anne and I are setting off to follow the footsteps of the greatest Bangorian* of all times and to commemorate his legacy. 2015 has been designated the Year of Columbanus commemorating the 1400th anniversary of his death in Bobbio (Italy) and his importance has been recognised by the Council of Europe by creating the Columban
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Articles, Columbanus
The term ‘Super Council’ is a total misnomer, despite the attempts of the media to talk up the merits of the new councils. The fact is that the powers exercised are less than those exercised by the 193 second tier local authorities in England. No one would suggest that Harrogate Arun and Ashford district councils
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Articles, Political
Like many others who have commented on the death of Ian Paisley I do so with very mixed emotions. I have experienced his generosity, kindness and enjoyed his sense of humour. I admire his family values and my thoughts and prayers are with Baroness Paisley and his family at this time. His greatest achievement has
I SUPPOSE it is only with the benefit of hindsight that I can appreciate how fortunate I was to grow up in Bangor in the Sixties. It was an exciting time to be young and we enjoyed a freedom denied to our successors by the Troubles. We had just left the austere Fifties with its
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ArticlesALBERT MAGEE-Former Alliance Mayor of North Down The former mayor of North Down Albert Magee passed away last week at the age of 94. He joined the Alliance Party at its formation and was elected to the new North Down Council in 1973. He served as a councillor for the Abbey DEA for 20
As a former lecturer in government and as a councillor for 33 years I feel that I should comment on the proposed allowances for councillors. There is no justification for any increase. In fact a comparison with councillors with similar responsibilities in England would suggest that NI councillors are significantly overpaid. In my submission to the Councillors
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