by nabidana | Aug 28, 2015 | Northern Ireland
When did the IRA say it was going away? When did the ‘Ra announce it was dissolving and disappearing and not being a thing anymore? I couldn’t remember, but surely the DUP must remember it happening, otherwise why would it appear to be surprised that the...
by nabidana | Dec 3, 2014 | Northern Ireland
Sinn Féin and the DUP may not agree on much, but one thing they do agree on is the exercise and maintenance of political power. Theirs is a murky, unpleasant world, an agreed apartheid where each is content to wield influence and control over their own ghettoised...
by nabidana | Nov 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Gregory Campbell, MP and MLA for Londonderry East, enjoys courting controversy on dog-whistle issues in Northern Ireland. He’s good at it – he’s got a lot of wit and can be genuinely funny, but there is a bite and a bitterness to his politics which...
by nabidana | May 10, 2010 | Election 2010
Apologies for the title, but really, seriously, what is it we have now? The Liberal Democrats offered Proportional Representation. They slumped in the election losing seats, and retained their position as the third party in UK politics. The Labour Party offered a...
by nabidana | Jan 30, 2010 | Hoons, Northern Ireland, stupidity
I notice that, finally, consideration is being given to whether the Conservative Party should be fully invested in Northern Ireland, and what sort of interaction there should be between the party and the (inaccurately described) province. I’ve written about...
