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May Turns Her Back on Child Abuse in Intelligence House of Horrors

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It was dubbed the ‘House of horrors” where children were abused whilst the authorities looked the other way.

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Council of Europe Focus on Outstanding Troubles Inquests

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The United Kingdom has been asked by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers (CoMIN) to submit a plan to resolve a number of outstanding inquests into deaths during the Troubles.

The Committee considered the issue at its 1222nd meeting yesterday (12th March 2015).

It resolved as follows:

“Decisions

The Deputies

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Irish Branch Support for EU Language Protest

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Earlier this week Yn Conradh Ceilteach/the Celtic League Irish Branch wrote to Liadh Ní Riada MEP expressing their wholehearted support for staging a language strike in the European parliament in protest against what she called the discrimination against her mother tongue within EU institutions and the “dismantling” of Irish language services by the government in Dublin.

As Fairtrade Fortnight came to a close, a special evening was organised at St James Church in Dalby to learn more about how Fairtrade works, with an opportunity to partake in some chocolate tasting and discover more about the real story behind the confectionary, which most of us take for granted.

Margaret Newton, local Traidcraft distributor, hosted the evening, providing detailed information about how Fairtrade works to help poor farmers, workers and their families around the world, and answering assorted questions from members of the audience.

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Burgleyrys faggys da leval jeh "gear-cheim ashoonagh"

Yn thooilley dy vurgleyrys-thie ayns yn Ellan ec y traa t'ayn, t'eh bunnys ec y leval jeh "gear-cheim ashoonagh".

Shen y credjue jeh eear-veoir-shee va ny chaairliagh jeh Barrantee Phurt Çhiarn, Ged Power.

Not surprising to see English hypocrisy spewing over the border. After spending years prior to the Scottish independence referendum pleading for Scotland to stay in the Union and remain an integral part in UK politics, now we see the Scottish electorate spat on and despised. We are now told, through the English controlled media, including the British Broadcasting Corporation (for British read English) that Scottish MPs are second-class in the British parliament.

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We Don’t Need EU Says Iceland

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What a difference a few years make!

Following the ignominious collapse of elements of its banking sector just over five years ago Iceland had to put up with bullying from the UK government which seized its assets and order and threats from the EU and International Monetary Fund.

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Scotland: MoD Dirty Tricks at Smith Commission

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An article in Scotland’s Herald newspaper today reveals behind the scenes double-dealing which effectively blocked powers which should have been devolved.

The newspaper article says:

“Internal emails reveal that senior MOD figures told the Commission it would be “helpful” if the final report on devolution included the point: “Anything which impacts on the operational effectiveness of conducting defence business should be excluded”.

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Kernow: Signs of a Truce in Newspaper Dispute

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There could be signs of a ‘truce’ in the dispute between the Kernow branch and the Western Daily News over an article branch members found offensive.

Branch Convener, Michael Chappell, says he has received ‘an apology of sorts’ from the Editor and also an offer to contribute an article to set the record straight.

This from Mike Chappell:

“Dear Councillor Chappell,

Thank you for your email.

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CPT Asked to Consider Inspections of Nuclear Police

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The Celtic League has asked the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) to consider extending the range of facilities it inspects in the United Kingdom to include the Civil Nuclear Police (CNC).

The CNC has responsibility for 16 nuclear facilities across Britain and can detain suspects within a fixed radius of these sites.