Sai-me do bolso a mim também...

Eis um post que tinha de lado há muito para publicar.
Nada que não se soubesse já, mas é gritante; isto na altura em que rebentou agora uma polémica por uma ministra de um partido Católico ter cortado fundos governamentais a pessoal associado com palamilitares protestantes por estes não terem desarmado, como supostamente o IRA fez. De qualquer modo a ministra assegura que o dinheiro vai dado a outros projectos também da comunidade protestante, mas nem assim há contentamento... notícia :

"Division and conflict in Northern Ireland cost the taxpayer an extra £1.5bn[meu bold] every year, according to a report commissioned by the government.
The report estimated the cost of policing and security as well as the provision of separate housing and schools for Catholics and Protestants.

The Deloitte report found segregated housing has increased costs by £24m.

It said greater collaboration between schools could lead to savings of between £16m and nearly £80m.

The report's authors acknowledge that it is difficult to disentangle the costs of public services, to isolate those areas in which social division and conflict has led to extra cost.

They have opted for a broad approach, which not only takes in the provision of separate housing and schools but also includes costs such as policing riots, inquiring into past events and compensating people for terrorism-related injuries."