Northern Ireland & Government spending

I posted recently on the different levels of government spending in the UK's constituent countries - in Northern Ireland it's a staggering 70.5% of regional income. The Sun had an article saying that per capita spending in Northern Ireland was £4,000 more than per capita taxes paid.

Here are a couple of examples of what they are spending the money on.

Excellent value for English taxpayers' money, don't you agree?