I was talking to a person the other day and the subject of a border poll came up. (Indeed, Virginia – no surprises there – how wise you are.) This person expressed the belief that Sinn Féin were in a hurry to get a border poll and national reunification because many of its old soldiers […]
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‘Daniel McCrossan: The Hypocrite’s Hypocrite ‘ by Donal Lavery
SDLP politicians always have larger than life egos which their erudition and analyses skills rarely, if ever, appear to live up to; and by God this isn’t lost on Danny Boy dearest. From the beginning, there was quite a rift over his selection as a candidate for the Assembly, with some SDLP folk resigning and […]
The SDLP parks the bus across the road
As I type, I’m listening to John O’Dowd on Good Morning Ulster . O’Dowd has been asked by Noel Thompson what the election of an abstentionist Sinn Féin MP would do. His response cut to the heart of the abstentionist debate/distraction: what have those MPs from here who take their seats in the House of Commons achieved ? Noel […]
Mike and the sin for which there is no forgiveness
A long, long time ago, when men wore big heavy winter coats with a belt tied around the middle and no male head went uncovered, when women didn’t create unemployment by making silly demands to be part of the paid workforce but stayed at home and minded the children – way back then there […]
He’ll have to go?
If you’re going to change a leader, there could hardly be a better time than this. If you did well in the Westminster election, you can say you’re going to build on that success while the party is energised. That’s what the Scot Nats did after the referendum and look at them. If you […]
“Noooooooo!!!”
Picture by dutts303 Elections: how do I hate thee? Let me count the ways. 1. Fermanagh/South Tyrone. An upset for Sinn Féin in a seat they were expected to nail down firmly after their last squeaky-bum win. Ex-UDR man and former UUP leader Tom Elliott won the seat with a comfortable 500-vote margin. […]