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		<title>Ford resignation offer should trigger discussion on Executive reform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[∙Reject Alliance brinkmanship ∙Reduce number of Ministries     ∙Negotiate adequate safeguards for Justice   The Alliance Party’s offer to stand down from Ministry of Justice appears to be based more on self interest than in any necessity to rescue the devolution of policing and justice.  In an act of brinkmanship the Alliance suggest that only they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.basilmccrea.info/2011/11/ford-resignation-offer-should-trigger-discussion-on-executive-reform/</link>
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		<title>Generous prison officer package must deliver change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to reform the Prison Service, the DoJ has offered a generous voluntary redundancy package for serving prison officers.  UUP Justice Spokesperson Basil McCrea warns that people must remember this package has been offered as part of a program for much-needed prison reform. &#160; Mr McCrea said:  “Nobody can doubt the commitment of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.basilmccrea.info/2011/11/generous-prison-officer-package-must-deliver-change/</link>
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		<title>Presidential elections demonstrate Sinn Fein still have much to do</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The rejection of Sinn Fein by the southern electorate demonstrates that they have much to do if they are to convince anybody that the past is genuinely behind them. &#160; Basil McCrea said:  “The presidential elections will have been a disappointment for Sinn Fein.  Martin McGuinness was undoubtedly a high profile candidate, who has challenged [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.basilmccrea.info/2011/10/presidential-elections-demonstrate-sinn-fein-still-have-much-to-do/</link>
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		<title>QUB and UU must do more to encourage students from GB.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The QUB Senate today (28/10/2011) announced an initiative to encourage students coming from GB.  The university will offer grants to those with high grades in specific subjects. &#160; Basil McCrea said: “Although this is a step in the right direction, I am disappointed that more could not be done to encourage students from the rest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.basilmccrea.info/2011/10/qub-and-uu-must-do-more-to-encourage-students-from-gb/</link>
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		<title>McCrea warns against knee jerk reaction on age of criminality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lagan Valley MLA Basil McCrea has warned against knee jerk reactions to any change in the age of criminality in Northern Ireland. Mr McCrea spoke out following the Justice Committee Chairman Paul Givan’s reaction to the Ministerial Statement on the Review of Youth Justice which was given to the Assembly today by the Justice Minister. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.basilmccrea.info/2011/09/mccrea-warns-against-knee-jerk-reaction-on-age-of-criminality/</link>
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		<title>McCrea comments on Access to Justice Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lagan Valley MLA, Basil McCrea, has commented on the Access to Justice Review which was released today following a statement from the Justice Minister. The Ulster Unionist Justice Spokesperson said; ‘This Access to Justice Review is extremely important for Northern Ireland as it is imperative that we ensure that an equitable criminal justice system is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.basilmccrea.info/2011/09/mccrea-comments-on-access-to-justice-review/</link>
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		<title>Adult Apprenticeships announcement woefully inadequate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Responding to the statement by the Minister for Employment and Learning regarding Adult Apprenticeships, Mr McCrea (Chair for the Committee for Employment and Learning) said: &#160; “The measures announced are disappointingly limited.  Whilst better than nothing they fail to address the relentless rise in unemployment.  In my constituency alone, there were 527 new Jobseekers’ Allowance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.basilmccrea.info/2011/09/adult-apprenticeships-announcement-woefully-inadequate/</link>
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		<title>Basil McCrea sells Lisburn at Milwaukee Irish Fest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Speaking at Milwaukee Irish Fest, Basil McCrea championed Lisburn to the people of the USA: “Lisburn is a beautiful, historical city with much to offer the American market. Not only do we have a strong cultural history, but we are modern with an excellent retail industry.” Milwaukee Irish Fest has been running for 31 years [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.basilmccrea.info/2011/08/basil-mccrea-sells-lisburn-at-milwaukee-irish-fest/</link>
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		<title>Basil McCrea hits out at Minister’s decision to reduce hours of Lagan Valley Hospital.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Basil McCrea has challenged the Health Minister Edwin Poots to give a commitment that partial closure of the A&#38;E at Lagan Valley Hospital is only temporary: “The Minister must give us assurances that this is only a temporary measure. He must also, as a matter of urgency, investigate the recruitment of junior doctors and ensure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.basilmccrea.info/2011/08/basil-mccrea-hits-out-at-minister%e2%80%99s-decision-to-reduce-hours-of-lagan-valley-hospital/</link>
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		<title>Basil McCrea MLA criticises Road Service endangerment of Lisburn&#8217;s senior citizens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UUP election candidate for Lagan Valley Basil McCrea MLA spoke out against the Roads Service Eastern division this week due to their lack of provision of a safe crossing for older residents living on Moss Road. Moss Road, one of the busier areas within Lisburn, has vital local services for it’s less mobile residents such [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.basilmccrea.info/2011/05/basil-mccrea-mla-criticises-road-service-endangerment-of-lisburns-senior-citizens/</link>
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