Current Affairs 2017 General Election

[bluerobert]

ISIS?

State of this post. Criticise them deservedly all you want but don't talk utter crap. Imagine if someone called a nationalist party ISIS. There would be outrage, and rightly so.

I'm not a nationalist, they are equally scumbags and I wouldn't want them anywhere near running my country but they are pro women's rights, pro gay marriage and pro abortion. The DUP are by far the most backwardly religious party in the U.K a place that relishes religious freedom and human rights. Now the entire uk is going to be partly represented by a tiny minority in U.K. Terms just because they happen to operate in a country that has a population of 2 million but 22 constituencies. Would you say their views are representative of your own?

Also I said the Christian version because generally Christianity based policical party's are pretty mordernised in terms of their attitudes to gay people and women. Not these clowns. I'm not saying they are as bad as Isis, just a Christian equivalent

 

[ToffeeTim]

How can the Govt be seen to be even handed in NI if they're in bed with the DUP?

Embarrassing

You could quite fairly argue how can SF refuse to stand and take their seats and remove the DUP influence?

Tories have never claimed to be neutral in any case. That was a policy of Blair and Jonathan Powell.

 

[ToffeeTim]

I'm not a nationalist, they are equally scumbags and I wouldn't want them anywhere near running my country but they are pro women's rights, pro gay marriage and pro abortion. The DUP are by far the most backwardly religious party in the U.K a place that relishes religious freedom and human rights. Now the entire uk is going to be partly represented by a tiny minority in U.K. Terms just because they happen to operate in a country that has a population of 2 million but 22 constituencies. Would you say their views are representative of your own?

I'm a unionist but I disagree with much they stand for. However, I woudn't call them ISIS because that's actually quite distasteful.

I also find the idea that Sinn Fein can claim to be the party of the moderation and tolerance extremely distasteful.

I don't like politicians here.

 

[tsubaki]

How can the Govt be seen to be even handed in NI if they're in bed with the DUP?

Embarrassing

Nailed on that we (the taxpayer) have just volunteered to bail out that Renewable Heating scam. Whether SF come back to the Assembly without Foster resigning over it is another matter.

 

[bluerobert]

I'm a unionist but I disagree with much they stand for. However, I woudn't call them ISIS because that's actually quite distasteful.

I also find the idea that Sinn Fein can claim to be the party of the moderation and tolerance extremely distasteful.

I don't like politicians here.

Sorry mate see my other post about why I called them Christian isis.

Of course you do, your a unionist. I'm neither so im not endorsing any whilst you have an agenda to unionists

And this is before we even start talking about the millions they've lined their friends with

 

[peteblue]

As leader I agree. Swap her for Abbott though and it is a vast improvement. The problem the PLP has is that McDonnell and Thornberry (!) did well, and Gardiner was probably the revelation of the entire campaign, so there aren't that many top jobs left for them to be given.

Thornberry did ok tbf. Abbott should be told in no uncertain terms to go away. McDonnell played it well by keeping his head down. Cooper would be much better than Abbott, but she would probably be better suited taking over from McDonnell. It will be very interesting to see how all the parties now react to this election......meanwhile we now have Brexit.....

 

[Kurt.]

Don't worry lads. .this is the best thing for the country. .. peteblue said so...it must be true.
#petethebarfly

 

[bluerobert]

Sorry mate see my other post about why I called them Christian isis.

Of course you do, your a unionist. I'm neither so im not endorsing any whilst you have an agenda to unionists

 

[peteblue]

Don't worry lads. .this is the best thing for the country. .. peteblue said so...it must be true.
#petethebarfly

Thanks Kurt.......

 

[ToffeeTim]

Sorry mate see my other post about why I called them Christian isis.

Of course you do, your a unionist. I'm neither so im not endorsing any whilst you have an agenda to unionists

And this is before we even start talking about the millions they've lined their friends with

I have no party allegiances whatsoever, I don't even vote for a unionist party. But I support the union. If that's an agenda then fine.

I object to you calling any party ISIS. It seems you have an agenda actually.

 

[tsubaki]

Thornberry did ok tbf. Abbott should be told in no uncertain terms to go away. McDonnell played it well by keeping his head down. Cooper would be much better than Abbott, but she would probably be better suited taking over from McDonnell. It will be very interesting to see how all the parties now react to this election......meanwhile we now have Brexit.....

McDonnell did really well, to the extent that Hammond seemed to vanish for the last month of the election, and I think there would have to be real trust between Corbyn and whoever was Shadow Chancellor so that probably rules everyone else out. Cooper has spent the last seven years doing things related to the Home Office so would probably be a natural fit there.

You are right that we are in interesting times though. I can't believe May will be there that much longer, that victory speech has been universally condemned and the rest of the Cabinet has ran off.

 

[bluerobert]

I have no party allegiances whatsoever, I don't even vote for a unionist party. But I support the union. If that's an agenda then fine.

I object to you calling any party ISIS. It seems you have an agenda actually.

You don't know why I inferred that from a reference to a ridicoulusly religiously/politically corrupt organisation but on an acknowledged much smaller scale and a recognition that the other side of that equally have blood on their hands without the modern day religious bigotry and U.K. Government support? You do know we played a part in ISIS being created with our forigean policy don't you much like our hand in creating the Unionists when we sent them over from Scotland to run Ireland after Cromwell slapped down James and his Irish support?

And of course I have an agenda. I don't want a party that still thinks it's the 1700s having s hand in how my country is run

 

[Nobby Nobbs]

@Lord Buckethead

He has become my fav. All hail Lord Buckethead.

 

[Blue 1]

despite being a contemptible Cheshire beakhead, Osborne has been on top form since last night

It's been quite an entertaining sideshow watching Gidiot stick the boot in to her over the last few weeks.

 

[Bluerover]

Nailed on that we (the taxpayer) have just volunteered to bail out that Renewable Heating scam. Whether SF come back to the Assembly without Foster resigning over it is another matter.

I heard Adams on radio this morning and he was making soothing noises about getting agreement to have the N.I. assembly back at work. He also ruled out taking Westminster seats. I think the RHI issue has cooled (deliberate pun!!) since it is under independent investigation, and Adams seems anxious to get N.I. institutions running again.

BTW - as I understand things, Foster is the leader of the DUP and is First Minister in N.I.

However, Jeffrey Donaldson is their leader in Westminster, so I am not sure how the chain of command works there.