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Members of the Stormont Committee of the Centre are going away for a week to decide whether they should change their name. Some members thought it was well known who they were and what they did, but Alliance's Naomi Long argues that the public has no concept of the Committee's role, which is to shadow the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister.
But there's the rub. The Office has such a convoluted name. So if they call themselves "The Committee of the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister" people may understand what they do but they will never find a nameplate long enough to get all the words on.
Jim Wells suggested a two part name like "The Committee - Examining the work of the First and Deputy First Ministers". This has potential but is not nearly tabloid enough - instead they should think of a title which might grace a paperback cover. Something like "Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness - Our Part In Their Downfall" or "Scrutiny - Keeping an Eye on Everything". Any other suggestions?
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How about the "Committee for keeping tabs on religious fundamentalist, 'retired' terrorists and the planning of a in the middle of nowhere" - still a tad long maybe?
New Deal
Mark
Here are some possibles:
· Committee for ensuring that the duties of the Pantomime Horse are split evenly.
· Committee for colluding in the farce of the Unholy Alliance whose genesis includes criminality, failure to apply the law even-handedly, deceit, lies, side deals, betrayal, sell-out, hypocrisy and total absence of moral principle.
· Committee for maintaining the pretence that we have stable Government.
· Committee for entering a disingenuous protest when MLAs vote themselves a substantial pay increase in the near future.
Susie
Carryduff
committee of true folks on the hill