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Allister urges opposition

PETER Robinson and Martin McGuinness dread the Ulster Unionists and SDLP ever leaving the Stormont executive, TUV leader Jim Allister has claimed. Addressing his partys annual conference in Cookstown on Saturday, Mr Allister said that TUV had brought a wind of change to Stormonts polluted portals. He has urged the UUP and SDLP to go into opposition, saying that as a lone MLA he has demonstrated what opposition could achieve in holding the executive to account. Meanwhile, SDLP minister Alex Attwood has left the door open to the party one day entering opposition at the Assembly. See pages 6 & 12

Horseracing legend Tony McCoy signs a copy of his new book for two-year-old Oliver Robinson from Tandragee during an appearance at Easons in Belfast city centre. Ulsterman McCoy has been champion jockey 16 times, has ridden more than 3,000 winners and was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2010
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Janet through to final five

COUNTY Tyrone teenager Janet Devlin last night won through a tense X Factor elimination to reach the final five of the ITV talent show. Craig Colton and Amelia Lily were in the bottom two. After the judges tied in their votes, the decision was referred back to the public vote and Craig was sent home. Rihanna, who recently filmed a controversial music video in the province, performed on the show along with last years X Factor runner-up Rebecca Ferguson.

Revealed: What makes Order tick

BY MARK RAINEY
mark.rainey@newsletter.co.uk

Ulster social care broken

NORTHERN Irelands pensioners face a substantial bill to pay for a social care system that is broken and in need of urgent reform, according to a leading business consultancy. Some elderly are already facing care home costs of over 500 per week, and the current climate does not help people to save for such costs in the future, the report, authored by Price Waterhouse Coopers, found. See page 10

THE hearts and minds of the Orange Order, including views on contentious parades, Orangefest and abortion, have been laid bare for the first time in a new book written with the institutions full cooperation. In a survey of what really makes

the Brethren tick, Loyal To The Core?: Orangeism and Britishness in Northern Ireland is based entirely on the inner thoughts of both the ordinary members and office holders. The candid responses with 1,500 members sampled in total revealed that less than 60 per cent of Brethren felt they had the right to march anywhere in North-

ern Ireland without restrictions. The books authors described the figure of 58 per cent as not overwhelming. Almost one-in-five lodge members said they were opposed to marches going where the local residents were unsupportive. Tampering with tradition is always likely to cause heated debate within lodge circles and attempts

to broaden the appeal of the Orders celebrations through the Orangefest initiative have proved particularly divisive. Grand Secretary Drew Nelson described some of the candid survey responses as a reflection of how society in general is changing and said it was vitally important to make them public. See pages 8 and 9

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