The arrival of sexual health charity Brook in Northern Ireland in the early 1990s was controversial to say the least. The proposal to open up a Brook clinic in Belfast city centre was even debated in Parliament, with a range of Northern Ireland MPs expressing concern that it would lead to young people engaging in sex outside of marriage.
But while the politicians were discussing the proposed clinic at Westminster, the response in Northern Ireland became increasingly hostile.
The idea to invite Brook to Northern Ireland came from Professor Gabriel Scally, who, at the time, was Director of Public Health at the now-defunct Eastern Health and Social Services Board.
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MSP Michelle Ballantyne was personally appointed by Nigel Farage to be Scottish leader of the Reform UK party, formerly the Brexit Party
WHAT’S THE STORY? IT was announced yesterday that Michelle Ballantyne MSP has been appointed Scottish leader of the Reform UK party, formerly the Brexit Party and the latest wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nigel Farage egosystem (sic). Ballantyne was not elected to the new leadership, merely being appointed by Farage, but then she was not directly elected to the Holyrood Parliament either as she only got the job because fellow Tory Rachael Hamilton resigned her position as a list MSP to fight the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Scottish Parliamentary by-election in June 2017.