The General Election - June 8th 2017
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https://twitter.com/i/moments/874169413385302016
David Simpson DUP MPs Orange Lodge demands that their right to march through a Catholic area is high on Theresa Mays list
Not a road you want to be going down.2 -
I thought this was a really good article suggesting how some of the youth vote was won, especially for those who think it was all down to a simple bribe. Times are changing, it is no longer just about the number of boots on the ground but online as well.
https://theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/09/corbyn-memes-wot-won-it-some-of-the-best0 -
I'd guess that a reformation of the Parades Commission would be high on the DUP wish list - if it is, I fully expect the talks on restoring the Assembly will fail, and a Direct Rule Minister will have the delight of this year's marching season (now brought to you with added triumphalism).guinnessaddick said:https://twitter.com/i/moments/874169413385302016
David Simpson DUP MPs Orange Lodge demands that their right to march through a Catholic area is high on Theresa Mays list
Not a road you want to be going down.
Start praying for a very wet and cold summer.4 -
Now that the youth see the effect they have had it will grow further. The conservative party has got a very narrow type of young person it can appeal to - it isn't a vote they want to see increase.5
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That didn't take long to raise its head.guinnessaddick said:https://twitter.com/i/moments/874169413385302016
David Simpson DUP MPs Orange Lodge demands that their right to march through a Catholic area is high on Theresa Mays list
Not a road you want to be going down.
Not a week in and they want to march up and down banging drums and generally wind their neighbours up.6 -
Or they'll be forced to adapt their policies to appeal to younger voters. As what should happen in a first past the post system. And what's happened beforeMuttleyCAFC said:Now that the youth see the effect they have had it will grow further. The conservative party has got a very narrow type of young person it can appeal to - it isn't a vote they want to see increase.
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MNornIrishAddick said:
I'd guess that a reformation of the Parades Commission would be high on the DUP wish list - if it is, I fully expect the talks on restoring the Assembly will fail, and a Direct Rule Minister will have the delight if this year's marching season (now brought to you with added triumphalism).guinnessaddick said:https://twitter.com/i/moments/874169413385302016
David Simpson DUP MPs Orange Lodge demands that their right to march through a Catholic area is high on Theresa Mays list
Not a road you want to be going down.
Start praying for a very wet and cold summer.
"Marching season"...FFS.NornIrishAddick said:
I'd guess that a reformation of the Parades Commission would be high on the DUP wish list - if it is, I fully expect the talks on restoring the Assembly will fail, and a Direct Rule Minister will have the delight if this year's marching season (now brought to you with added triumphalism).guinnessaddick said:https://twitter.com/i/moments/874169413385302016
David Simpson DUP MPs Orange Lodge demands that their right to march through a Catholic area is high on Theresa Mays list
Not a road you want to be going down.
Start praying for a very wet and cold summer.
If there's a clearer reason for not getting into bed with the DUP I'm not sure what it is. The Tories are about to let the sectarian genie back out the bottle big time in my view.9 -
Yes, of course. But that won't be an easy journey for them I think.kentaddick said:
Or they'll be forced to adapt their policies to appeal to younger voters. As what should happen in a first past the post system. And what's happened beforeMuttleyCAFC said:Now that the youth see the effect they have had it will grow further. The conservative party has got a very narrow type of young person it can appeal to - it isn't a vote they want to see increase.
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NI politics is like Pandora's box. I'd much rather pretend it didn't exist1
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It's the hope that kills you.McBobbin said:NI politics is like Pandora's box. I'd much rather pretend it didn't exist
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I definitely don't want it as part of mainstream UK politics - they can get all excited over nonsense like marching and things like that but I really hope it doesn't become something that becomes an issue (either way) for most of us.McBobbin said:NI politics is like Pandora's box. I'd much rather pretend it didn't exist
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nearly sold out our
Corbyn Hope T-shirts - he is the gift that keeps on giving - just one L left
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Gerry Adams is on BBC News, TV is on mute but it looks like he's had his teeth whitened. Don't really want to be seeing too much of him...1
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May has delayed the Queen's Speech which was due on 19th June.5
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Interesting...guinnessaddick said:May has delayed the Queen's Speech which was due on 19th June.
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Shambolicse9addick said:
Interesting...guinnessaddick said:May has delayed the Queen's Speech which was due on 19th June.
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How is she expecting to go on for 5 years - It is laughable!0
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Read that there's around 30 Tory seats that now have a majority of ~2000 or less.1
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Anybody want to buy a massive pile of May - strong and stable ones?MuttleyCAFC said:nearly sold out our
Corbyn Hope T-shirts - he is the gift that keeps on giving - just one L left
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The BBC say they've been told that this is the reason:guinnessaddick said:May has delayed the Queen's Speech which was due on 19th June.
Queen's Speech delayed by... goat-skin?
Posted at 13:38
We understand one of the reasons given for the Queen's Speech being delayed is that it has to be written on goat-skin - and that takes a week to process, because it has to be hung up to dry.
The new Queen's Speech will have to be agreed with the DUP - hence the delay. The goatskin complication was explained by Nick Robinson here, writing back in 2013.1 - Sponsored links:
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There wasn't a home counties actor doing a voice over was there?Friend Or Defoe said:Gerry Adams is on BBC News, TV is on mute but it looks like he's had his teeth whitened. Don't really want to be seeing too much of him...
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How this idiot can contemplate a deal with the DUP which would impinge on the UK Government's responsibilities under the Good Friday Agreement is beyond me.
This is strike 3 for the Conservative & Unionist Party in seeking to look after their own self interests with no regard for the people of the UK.
A referendum promised by Cameron to stave off his own right wing & the UKIP threat.
A general election called by May for no reason other than to wipe out the opposition when she believed she could do no wrong.
And now a grubby deal she has no right to be trying to cobble together, which puts at risk the hard won peace, which remains fragile, in Northern Ireland.
Shambolic and bloody dangerous.24 -
Spot on @TelMc32 .TelMc32 said:How this idiot can contemplate a deal with the DUP which would impinge on the UK Government's responsibilities under the Good Friday Agreement is beyond me.
This is strike 3 for the Conservative & Unionist Party in seeking to look after their own self interests with no regard for the people of the UK.
A referendum promised by Cameron to stave off the his own right wing & the UKIP threat.
A general election called by May for no reason other than to wipe out the opposition when she believed she could do no wrong.
And now a grubby deal she has no right to be trying to cobble together, which puts at risk the hard won peace, which remains fragile, in Northern Ireland.
Shambolic and bloody dangerous.3 -
Fortunately that was a joke and we didn't print any of themMuttleyCAFC said:
Anybody want to buy a massive pile of May - strong and stable ones?MuttleyCAFC said:nearly sold out our
Corbyn Hope T-shirts - he is the gift that keeps on giving - just one L left Phew !!! 1 -
David Davies just pretty much admitted that they failed so badly because the campaign/manifesto was so rubbish.
So they basically took the piss and guess what? It didn't appeal to the old and it most definitely didn't appeal to the young.
I would suggest that those that actually voted for them would still vote Tory even if the likes of Phillip Hammond or Boris Johnson came round and actually Shat through their letterbox!5 -
If that's true then it's very worrying for Labour, isn't it ?carly burn said:David Davies just pretty much admitted that they failed so badly because the campaign/manifesto was so rubbish.
So they basically took the piss and guess what? It didn't appeal to the old and it most definitely didn't appeal to the young.
I would suggest that those that actually voted for them would still vote Tory even if the likes of Phillip Hammond or Boris Johnson came round and actually Shat through their letterbox!0 -
Most definitely.se9addick said:
If that's true then it's very worrying for Labour, isn't it ?carly burn said:David Davies just pretty much admitted that they failed so badly because the campaign/manifesto was so rubbish.
So they basically took the piss and guess what? It didn't appeal to the old and it most definitely didn't appeal to the young.
I would suggest that those that actually voted for them would still vote Tory even if the likes of Phillip Hammond or Boris Johnson came round and actually Shat through their letterbox!0 -
Are we sure that shouldn't have been "hung out to dry"??micks1950 said:
The BBC say they've been told that this is the reason:guinnessaddick said:May has delayed the Queen's Speech which was due on 19th June.
Queen's Speech delayed by... goat-skin?
Posted at 13:38
We understand one of the reasons given for the Queen's Speech being delayed is that it has to be written on goat-skin - and that takes a week to process, because it has to be hung up to dry.
The new Queen's Speech will have to be agreed with the DUP - hence the delay. The goatskin complication was explained by Nick Robinson here, writing back in 2013.
Any truth in the rumour that even Billy-goats wouldn't be seen dead wearing this speech??
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Is Billy an oblique reference to King Billy and therefore the DUP (protestants) or am I letting my imagination run away from me?TelMc32 said:
Are we sure that shouldn't have been "hung out to dry"??micks1950 said:
The BBC say they've been told that this is the reason:guinnessaddick said:May has delayed the Queen's Speech which was due on 19th June.
Queen's Speech delayed by... goat-skin?
Posted at 13:38
We understand one of the reasons given for the Queen's Speech being delayed is that it has to be written on goat-skin - and that takes a week to process, because it has to be hung up to dry.
The new Queen's Speech will have to be agreed with the DUP - hence the delay. The goatskin complication was explained by Nick Robinson here, writing back in 2013.
Any truth in the rumour that even Billy-goats wouldn't be seen dead wearing this speech??0 -
I didn't think I was being that subtle @Cordoban Addick but, yes, it was trying to make light of something that is very serious, especially for my family in Belfast.Cordoban Addick said:
Is Billy an oblique reference to King Billy and therefore the DUP (protestants) or am I letting my imagination run away from me?TelMc32 said:
Are we sure that shouldn't have been "hung out to dry"??micks1950 said:
The BBC say they've been told that this is the reason:guinnessaddick said:May has delayed the Queen's Speech which was due on 19th June.
Queen's Speech delayed by... goat-skin?
Posted at 13:38
We understand one of the reasons given for the Queen's Speech being delayed is that it has to be written on goat-skin - and that takes a week to process, because it has to be hung up to dry.
The new Queen's Speech will have to be agreed with the DUP - hence the delay. The goatskin complication was explained by Nick Robinson here, writing back in 2013.
Any truth in the rumour that even Billy-goats wouldn't be seen dead wearing this speech??0
