Thursday 29 April 2010  There's a cold wind coming  Despite the
unanimity of the Northern Irish parties – and Gerry Adams call
for unity to counter them – there will be significant cuts in
public spending following the Westminster election.  Economic
commentator Will Hutton, quoted by the BBC, 'has warned that the
NI public sector will face cuts irrespective of who wins the
election': ' … in the past 15 years taxes raised in a "bubble
economy" in the south east of England had been redistributed to
other parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland, through a
growth in public sector jobs.'  The Institute for Fiscal Studies
(IFS) warned that the UK faces the deepest spending cuts since
the late 1970s if the three main parties are to meet their
budget commitments. The years between 2011 and 2015 must see the
largest cuts since 1976-80, according to the IFS.  What will it
mean for Northern Ireland, and particularly for the
'constitutional question'?  Firstly, of course, it will remove
the safety net that Northern