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Jake O'Kane: You can't embarrass our political class, even with MLAs getting paid when there's no Assembly

MLAs now enter their second phase of part-time working whilst still receiving full-time pay. How is this fair?

Jake is prepared to make an exception in his views on MLAs' pay for health minister Robin Swann. Picture by Hugh Russell.
ONE benefit of writing this column for a few years is the ability to look back and see recurring themes. Local politics, for instance, can feel like Groundhog Day, with different arguments resulting i[...]

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