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It would be remiss of me to not post on the departure of Nuala O'Loan from the post of Police Ombudsman. For the first time in the history of Northern Ireland, the police service was held to account upon her taking up her position. The job of Police Ombudsman left in the hands of a lesser person may have proved ineffective, but Nuala faced down personal insult and downright ignorance from unionist politicians and certain members of the PSNI to help bring us to a position now where people from all sides of the community feel that they can have at least some faith in the system.Let us hope that Al Hutchinson has even some of the balls of...

The Police Federation wants the government to spend millions to help those who suffered trauma and stress during the Troubles and remember the past.The Police Federation also wants to government to avoid spending millions to help those who suffered trauma and stress suring the Troubles and forget the past.The difference? One group looking help are ex-police personnel. These people have the support of the Police Federation.The other group looking help are the families of victims of ex-police personnel. These people do not have the support of the Police...