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Sorry Day
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Sorry Day 15 December
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The Sorry Vacuum
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Belfast City Council withheld funding from the cultural newspaper The Vacuum and demanded an apology for the Council and the citizens of Belfast. In response a special Sorry Day was held to highlight the Council's decision. This included a double decker Sorry bus, eating humble pie, a Sorry Santa and a big party.
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6 days later, following legal advice a judicial review of the Council's decision was requested. In January leave was given for the case to be heard. The hearing will take place on the 30th November at the High Court in Belfast.
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Richard West, one of The Vacuum's editors, is represented by Michael Lavery QC and Mary Higgins. The Council will seek to explain to the court that their decision was not: irrational based on bias or in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights (in particular article 9 on freedom of thought, conscience and religion and article 10 on freedom of expression).
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