Give Bill A Break
The DUP did their best today to kill off the Maybe they are opposed to unelected second chambers, unless they happen to be called the House of Lords. Former FSB chairman Bill Jeffrey leapt to the defence of the Forum, which, in his view, was a veritable powerhouse of original ideas. Appearing on Stormont Live Bill revealed that he was in fact the shortest serving member of the forum, having been appointed on the day the body was suspended. He served between 11 am and 4 pm, so never got the chance to attend a meeting.
This is a bit like the jockey Tony McCoy trying to notch up 3000 winners or David Beckham waiting patiently to get his 100 caps for England. Let's start a campaign now - if the Civic Forum is to be killed off then at least it should meet once more, just so Bill Jeffrey can say he's been there, seen that and got the tee-shirt.
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