News, current issues and information by Bangor West Councillor, Brian Wilson for North Down Borough Council, NDBC, Northern Ireland.
Alex Salmond’s decision to contest the Scottish Parliamentary elections makes a supermajority for Scottish Independence almost certain.His decision has been criticised on the basis that the Alba party will split the pro-independence vote. This is not the case and shows a misunderstanding of the Scottish Electoral system In fact it will not affect the SNP …
It is clear from the negotiations with the USA that in his determination to achieve a free trade deal Boris is willing to sell out British agriculture and allow the US free access to the UK food market. This import of poor quality, low welfare meat will destroy British agriculture(including Northern Ireland) as cheap chlorinated …
Clues for the Bangor Treasure Hunt 2: The Coastal Path If you missed Bangor Treasure Hunt 1: Bangor Town Centre you can find it here. Clue 1: (Former) Kingsland Toilets? When was the camera club set up in this building? The Camera club was founded in 1961 and was very popular but lacked permanent premises and …
Leaving Darwin- Day 61 On to Asia We left Darwin on the 4th of March and set sail for Asia. Our first stop was the Indonesian Island of Komodo the home of the notorious Komodo dragon the largest living lizard in the world. On leaving Indonesia the character of the cruise changed. The long periods …
Panama Canal to Polynesia Crossing Equator 31st January On leaving Panama we headed south-west to French Polynesia. This was the longest single section of our cruise a distance of 5000 miles and nine days at sea. This time was probably the most relaxed period of my entire life. We had no contact with the outside …
Around The World In 120 Days (Part 2) Panama to Asia Read More »
I don’t fly. So when in February 2017 my daughter sent me an Email with details of a round-the-world cruise the following January I was quite excited. The cruise would visit 5 continents and 40 plus countries or territories most of which I had never visited. I booked it immediately and on a cold Friday …
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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 …
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 …
