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Allison Morris: Politically it has been a disastrous year, but I remain optimistic

Even though Stormont is suspended there is still room for optimism. Picture by Justin Kernoghan

ALLISON MORRIS

21 December, 2017 01:00

Well, when I finished off my column last Christmas, in the middle of a scandal over farm sheds heated to the temperature of centre earth, few could have predicted where we find ourselves now. Polit[...]

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