My comment on unemployment appeared today on page 5 of the Belffast Telegraph and hopefully they will follow up with the advice piece which I feel will be of help to people not faced with unemployment before now. They have also given me an opportunity to publicise our service to the newly unemployed which will hopefully act as a catalyst for other organisations to do the same. By pure coincidence I was asked to participate in the audience of Late and Live on UTV tonight and whilst my only other television appearance was in 2004 on Nolan live (my friends and colleagues told me I soothed his savage breast) when I was being grilled, nay filleted on his spit regarding social housing; I held my own on that one so I hope tonight will be less challenging. Whilst I have no major hangups (apart from my lantern jaw which one could use to hang one's Gannex on an inclement day) about my looks, size and advanced age, I much prefer to be behind the scenes and 'a good face for radio' seems apt.
I remain seriously concerned regarding the impact of the current economic downturn/employment situation and the potential for racial tension turning to racial violence. I have had a few preliminary discussion with colleagues and I am going to try and do more.
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