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@Rainmaker1973 OMG - some of the posts here are breathtaking in terms of their ignorance of very basic science. These people are allowed to vote, drive cars, operate electronic devices, breed even. Should I laugh or cry?

In 1960, David Latimer planted a spiderwort sprout inside of a large glass jar, added a quarter pint of water, and then sealed it shut. He opened the bottle for the first time only 12 years later, in 1972, to add some water and then sealed it for good. The self-contained ecosystem flourished for more than 60 years as a perfectly balanced garden and self-sufficient ecosystem. The bacteria in the compost ate the dead plants and broke down the oxygen released, turning it into carbon dioxide, essentially forming a microcosm of Earth.

@SJA_McC @SJAMcBride @NIAuditOffice @HeadNICS @moneillsf @little_pengelly @NIA_PAC @DianeForsytheNI @BBCJayneMcC @hagan_utv @politicsIN @dptfinance Sloppy analysis by NIAO (as normal). Does a mix and match between public sector employment per head of population and per all employees. The former displays much less variation across the UK, illustrating the great weakness of private sector employment in NI. Shocker!!

@SJAMcBride HOCS & Perm Secs are unfit for strategic org role The NICS Board does not/cannot hold leadership to account; it needs to be mainly independent non-executives PAC needs to make robust recommendations about Perm Sec Group & role of HOCS Report does not benchmark staff Nos v GB🤔

The NI civil service is going backwards, costing vastly more and employing more staff while outcomes get worse, a devastating audit report reveals. After RHI, Jayne Brady was appointed to reform & costs £290,000 a year - but a key failure is leadership. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/…

@SJAMcBride Sam, why don't you do some journalism and benchmark her pay against that of a CEO of a PLC with similar number of employees or turnover? You'd get no change out of £3 mil.

A senior trade unionist who represents Stormont’s top civil servant has urged ministers to defend her pay and pension contributions soaring by £30,000 in a year – but no one has come forward to do so. Neither the DUP nor SF will say if they approved it. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/…

@NewtonEmerson I assume your comments reflect your investigation of the issue. So, you favour putative penalties for the 3 people caught last year engaged in minor, unintentional breaches of environmental standards? What's your view on the appropriate penalty for littering - public execution?

I'm sure we'll have no problem maintaining our vital reputation for quality while having lower inspection and enforcement standards than the EU and dumping sh*t everywhere.

@SJAMcBride There are 226,000 public sector workers in NI. Let's call the cost of employment for that (pay, pension NI contributions, etc) a conservative £11 billion per annum. So, over 'several' years, employment disputes have added roughly 0.025 per cent of the costs of employment. Yawn.

Stormont has admitted to payments of more than £11m to settle public sector employment dispute claims over recent years — but the true figure is far higher, and it doesn't know it. Strikingly, the two Alliance departments are here the least transparent. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/column…

@SJA_McC @SJAMcBride And what is your pension pot from the Audit Office, and what did you ever deliver in terms of public services to merit it?

According to DAERA’s 2021-22 accounts, Mr Huey’s salary was between £105k -£110k and his pension pot was £972k at 31/3/22. It is very likely to be over £1 million whenever DAERA’s 2022-23 accounts are published. Jobs for life no matter what! @SJAMcBride daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/…

NI vets’ body defends having controversial chief vet as guest of honour after forcing out of whistleblower belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/agri/… @SJAMcBride @nivetassoc is not alone in failing to provide value-led leadership over this More importantly👇 @HeadNICS @daera_ni @dptfinance 😩

@SJAMcBride Get real, Sam. True journalism died years ago. All that's left is clickbait and poorly informed opinions masquerading as facts. It's just another entertainment platform - and one that's failing, Bel Tel included. Your tweets are a giggle, definitely not flagging serious analysis

Journalists at the News Letter and other titles owned by NI-born David Montgomery's National World are to strike next Monday, Friday, & the following Monday. There have been drastic cuts to the already small number of journalists - while the company pays profits to shareholders.

@SJAMcBride I wonder what journalist made the FOI request in the first place, and for what reason. Whoever it was is keeping a VERY low profile. Any thoughts Sam?

Dissident republicans failed to drive out thousands of Catholics from the PSNI. But now the force is self-sabotaging in this area with astonishing speed — and the reasons for that are not even beginning to be addressed by either the police or its watchdog. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/column…

@SJAMcBride What evidence do you have in your possession that the dump is leaching?

The scale of illegal waste dumped at a huge 116-acre site which is leaching into Londonderry’s drinking water is vastly greater than previously thought, experts have found - and that means the cost to taxpayers is likely to now massively increase. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environme…

@SJAMcBride @pressgazette @edwardlmccann Are you being serious? Not clickbait? It's your business model, and not a very good one if 10k subscribers is all you've snagged. The sums just won't add up to sustain the business.

This success hasn't been about tricking readers or pouring out misleading clickbait for short-term results, but about doing serious journalism. In February, @pressgazette examined why the Telegraph's subscription model was working. As @edwardlmccann said then: Do good journalism.

Sincere thanks to all of you who've supported @BelTel by subscribing. We've just passed 10,000 digital subscribers (up from 4,000 two years ago) & our website won a second UK-wide award. For all its flaws, journalism improves society - but it costs money. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…

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@SJAMcBride Blah blah blah, Robert Huey ate my hamster, blah blah. Same tired old clic bait from a tired old newspaper.

The civil service failed to deal with a senior civil servant who acted indefensibly – and now that failure has contributed to a crisis which has economic implications for NI and diplomatic consequences for UK-EU relations, according to leaked documents. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/column…

@SJA_McC Was with you to the end, then saw you were only joking. NIAO staffed by failed journalists. Unproven assumptions leading to foregone conclusions.

3. Strong VFM data for spending decisions with exceptions justified by Minister 4. Employ operational experts/specialists 5. Strengthen finance, HR, procurement etc by recruiting experienced external leaders/champions 6. Expand NIAO to provide objective info to Committees End

Transform NICS 1. Start at top - Lead by exemplifying public sector values - Effective SCS performance assessment - Set an inspiring Vision Statement - 5 year renewable fixed term contracts on promotion 2. Legislate for a statutory role instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publications/s… @SJAMcBride 1/2

@eastantrimmp Explain how an MP and former economics teacher can claim complete ignorance of how and why a customs territory protects its borders.