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Ben Lowry: The church leaders attack London on legacy yet they are not beyond criticism themselves on the topic

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News   Sport   What's On              I N S I D E R           Feb 4, 2023             Ben Lowry Editor So now we are in February, the height of winter, yet in NI each day in the coming week is forecast to have daytime temperature well above zero. You can see why in mild winters energy usage across Europe drops. Here, for 70% of homes, oil is the source https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/consumer/cost-of-living/northern-ireland-is-at-the-mercy-of-a-volatile-market-due-to-home-heating-oil-dependency-4014143 On Thursday I was in Belfast outside the court for this soldier case: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/aidan-mcanespie-killing-sentence-handed-down-to-former-soldier-david-holden-extremely-harsh-says-veterans-organisation-4011724 Meanwhile, the case relating to Natalie McNally was in court at the same time: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/youtuber-stephen-mccullagh-remanded-for-natalie-mcnally-murder-as-court-told-live-stream-alibi-was-pre-recorded-4011333 When I have attended Roselawn, I have been struck by how busy it is, with services every 40 minutes. No wonder there are plans for crematoria elsewhere https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/judge-rejects-case-of-northern-ireland-businessman-who-wanted-to-start-private-crematorium-but-says-he-raised-important-issue-of-public-interest-4014213 Our editorials expressed empathy for the plight of the Omagh families while querying the wisdom of an inquiry: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/editorial-the-omagh-bomb-inquiry-could-be-very-expensive-and-turn-against-the-ruc-yet-there-is-almost-no-debate-about-the-wisdom-of-such-a-probe-4012453 This letter writer did not like our editorial from the day before: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/letters/letter-the-vast-majority-of-irish-speakers-do-not-use-gaelic-for-cynical-ends-4014222 In my own column I write about legacy and my feeling that while the churches criticise the UK on the topic, they too deserve criticism: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/ben-lowry-the-church-leaders-attack-london-on-legacy-yet-they-are-not-beyond-criticism-themselves-on-their-handling-of-the-topic-4014220 Check out other opinion pieces at this link, by Eoghan Harris, Nigel Dodds, Dr Esmond Birnie and Roderick Crawford (of Policy Exchange on why a solution to the protocol is needed, not another deal): https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion Here is Helen McGurk's interview with a psychic, including, at the end, the view of a sceptic, Terry Moseley. The piece reminded me of seeing a psychic with colleagues 20 years ago. While we mostly went for fun, the woman who read our fortunes struck me as perceptive and perhaps it was those powers which explained her bustling trade https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/people/ni-medium-angela-dunlop-says-her-mission-is-to-comfort-and-reassure-people-4013898 -- Ben Lowry Editor              Ben Lowry: The church leaders attack London on legacy yet they are not beyond criticism themselves on the topic   Read more +     Northern Ireland is at the mercy of a volatile market due to home heating oil dependency   Read more +           Judge rejects case of Northern Ireland businessman who wanted to start private crematorium                     Read more +

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