Nelson's View

Nelson McCausland MLA (Democratic Unionist Party - Constituency: North Belfast). A personal blog in which I comment on a wide variety of issues, political, cultural, social, historical and religious. If something takes my attention, then I may well comment on it.

Monday, 17 October 2011

Londonderry - a shared city?

As Londonderry prepares to become United Kingdom City of Culture in 2013, the city faces a major challenge and that is to become truly a sha...

Friday, 14 October 2011

NIPSA and the 'far left' (2)

The Plough is the e-mail newsletter of the Irish Republican Socialist Party and the issue of 13 February 2004 had an interesting account of...

NIPSA: Left sees major gains

Most people in Northern Ireland, including trade union members, know very little about the political associations of those who lead our trad...

Saturday, 8 October 2011

Saturday/Sunday

Every Saturday the Belfast Telegraph Weekend magazine carries a Saturday/Sunday interview in which a prominent person asnwers a series of q...

Gambling in Northern Ireland

Earlier this year Alex Attwood MLA, my predecessor as Minister for Social Development, initiated a consultation on gambling legislation in N...

Saturday, 1 October 2011

The farmer and the pop-star

The barn on the road from Belfast to Bangor has long been a landmark. On the side of it are the words of the John 3:16 'For God so love...

Thursday, 29 September 2011

OK Martin, now over to Michelle

The campaign for the presidency of the Irish Republic is now underway and already Martin McGuinness has come under pressure as journalists a...

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