27th Jun 2008

Is John O’Dowd for Education?

We had a productive and detailed debate on the future of selection in South Belfast on Wednesday night. Full credit is due to Nelson McCausland, John O’Dowd, Basil McCrea and Dolores Kelly for engaging with the audience in such an honest and open way. They left with a clear message from parents that the politicking needs to end and serious discussions need to start.

Caitriona Ruane is being singled out as the problem and whist John O’Dowd was careful not to in anyway undermine his ministerial colleague’s position I got the impression he was there as much to listen as to talk. If I were a betting man I might put a fiver on the big man from Craigavon to succeed Ms Ruane this autumn.

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