Leadership Needed   Stephen Hughes • 3 March 2007 In response to Antony McIntyre's article regarding the comparisons between the cleanliness of Rathcoole and that of Ballymurphy I must bring to his attention some of the discrepancies of his observations. Ballymurphy has been struggling with poverty for the last ten years, a community neglected not just by central government but local politicians have been distracted by the need to fight the injustices of local government and the discrimination of resource allocation and employment opportunities. Ballymurphy is also struggling to secure community capacity and cohesion with very limited support and resources. Ballymurphy is still one of the most deprived communities in Ulster and does not have a vision for the future. Many community groups and youth organisations work within socio-economic constraints that are often alienating for those with limited financial circumstances. Rathcoole is a very different estate and has the full support of Newtownabbey Borough Council with conscientious political opinion and resource allocation, quality political leadership and a vision for the future. We need leadership and someone locally to take on that role that will provide the community with a uniting voice that represents all the community.                                                                                               Index: Current Articles + Latest News and Views + Book Reviews + Letters + Archives

There is no such thing as a dirty word. Nor is there a word so powerful, that it's going to send the listener to the lake of fire upon hearing it. - Frank Zappa Index: Current Articles 6 March 2007 Other Articles From This Issue: Irish Republican Ex-POWs Against the RUC/PSNI & MI5 Whispering Past the Graveyard John Kennedy RSF Campaign Reports Tony McPhillips – Election Agent Save Derry Brian Mór Support Peggy O Hara Ex-POWs and Concerned Republicans Against RUC/PSNI & MI5 Only the Beginning Mick Hall St Bore's Day Anthony McIntyre SS Sinn Fein John Kennedy Election Guarantees Nothing David Adams Coulter's Pre-Election Report Dr John Coulter Others Promise... Brian Mór The Curse of the Caudillo Complex Mick Hall Rest, Do Not Surrender Dolours Price ...We Deliver Brian Mór Super Six Dictator Dr John Coulter Anyone Up for a Serious Alternative? Philip Ferguson The View from Outside Jerry Pepin Boom to Bust? Dr John Coulter Tyre Trees Anthony McIntyre Cleanliness Not Next to Godliness in the Shankill Marty Egan Leadership Needed Stephen Hughes Where Does the State of the Union Leave the Rest of Us? Richard O'Rawe • 22 February 2007 • Litter & Glass Anthony McIntyre Not Worth the Paper Its Written On John Kennedy Ballot Box Pressure Mick Hall Commission of Truth Needed, Says O Hara Peggy O Hara RSF Election News Press Release Help Sinn Feign Brian Mór British Policing Must Never Be Acceptable in Ireland Francis Mackey The Next Step Dr John Coulter Conclusions from the Ard Fheis Brian Halpin McAleese Should be Criticised David Adams The Best Woman to Succeed Dr John Coulter Commander-In-Thief Fred A. Wilcox The Critical History of (Irish pop) Noise Seaghán Ó Murchú No Clean Hands Anthony McIntyre

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