In between jousting over human rights and academic selection, MLAs got a chance to unite on one point today - admiration of the achievements of the Deputy SpeakerJohn Dallat in the Stormont weight loss club. Mr Dallat has lost ten pounds in the past fortnight. The Ulster Unionist Deputy Leader Danny Kennedy congratulated him on his "shrinking personage".
A certain amount of discussion here and elsewhere about what the parties promised about water charges during the Assembly election campaign. I can't vouch for every conversation on voters' doorsteps, or even every media interview. But for your information, read on for what the manifestoes of the four executive parties said....
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