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Alec's Constituency Surgery

Mark Devenport | 15:42 UK time, Wednesday, 29 August 2007

A statement from Sinn Fein has just dropped into my in box confirming that the party's 14 Belfast councillors will oppose the proposal to build a stadium in the city's Ormeau Park. Nothing to do, apparently, with republicans' preference for the Maze, but rather, according to Alec Maskey "because of objections from local residents". Alec lists potential problems like "loss of green space...increased parking... traffic problems, and noise pollution". But, of course, these are not the only objections local residents have raised.

I'm imagining the constituency surgery on the Lower Ormeau when Alec started taking the details from a concerned senior citizen. Age: 81. Occupation: Church Leader. Main objection: Disruption to Bible classes caused by greyhound racing....

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