26/05/2026
Cautiously optimistic.
Jeez, that was an exhausting few hours sitting watching the Assembly debate on this bill... but we're through another stage!
There is hope yet! The next stage will be the committee scrutinising the bill and ensuring the "concerns" that have been raised are adequately addressed.
We note how Sinn Féin's Áine Murphy seems to be okay with the loophole that is trail hunting and we wonder if this will be an angle that SF will use to skirt around supporting this in its final stage... but then they haven't filled us with much optimism over the years.
The usual nonsense from members of the DUP, SDLP's Patsy McGlone, UUP and others. They spent a lot of time talking about everything but what was included in the bill.
Tick-tock...