Cllr Brian Smyth
@briansmyth99
I've been contacted by local residents about another potential pollution incident in the Loop River. I've informed NIEA and Andrew Muir's office, but both I believe are weak and ineffective. It's not a question of if, but when water quality becomes a risk to human health in NI.
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People in NI have been failed for decades by the Stormont Executive. Migrants aren't to blame for collapsing public services, a lack of social homes, rising NHS waiting lists. It's down to Stormont and how they have prioritised division over investment in abandoned communities.
MLAs in line for a £14,000 per year pay rise. My question to those 90 MLAs do you actually think you are delivering for the public? Most MLAs are nothing more than glorified councillors who pass meaningless motions. Meanwhile our infrastructure, health service, Lough Neagh etc are collapsing.
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As the GOP God, Tut2 has spoken, no win for the Dems ! Herd my sheep 🐑 ... Lassie, and send them to the meadows . In the meantime, Tut2's dilemma is not the failed economy and cost of living; but golfing, or Junior's wedding ?! Or, he could be busy w considering bombing Iranian's infrastructure ?
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Despite the controversy—Platner will WIN because his message lands: 'We won’t just FIGHT the oligarchy, we will DEFEAT it. It's the politics of Susan Collins—turning politicians into millionaires while telling you to be grateful for crumbs, finding billions for forever wars but nothing for schools.'
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