Quote from: marty34 on April 21, 2019, 10:58:47 AMQuote from: smelmoth on April 21, 2019, 09:10:40 AMQuote from: Itchy on April 21, 2019, 09:03:27 AMQuote from: smelmoth on April 21, 2019, 08:30:30 AMQuote from: seafoid on April 21, 2019, 07:48:42 AMQuote from: armaghniac on April 21, 2019, 12:15:48 AMQuote from: Sheugh Water on April 20, 2019, 07:01:12 PM
Sinn fein running around in big cars whilst they push welfare reforms through.
Going to get hit at ballot box in Derry
Sinn Féin have little choice but to reform welfare as that is the amount of money they have. The question should be, have they a plan to improve the economy to get people off welfare?Quote from: Itchy on April 20, 2019, 10:02:10 PM
Why be pedantic. They are against rights for gay people. Call it what you will.
The oldest trick in the book to prevent debate. Come up with an all-encompassing label and if anyone disputes this call them pedantic. Hence if you oppose the Israeli government you are "anti-semitic", if you oppose Brexit you are "anti-British" etc.
Being in Government now is suboptimal. It's Berlin or London's way or it's the Shinners' way.
The Met Police in London had £850m of austerity cuts. The neoliberals even do it to law and order.
Sinn Féin will put the lotion on its skin unless it wants the hose again.
Any party that sees being in government during difficult times as suboptimal is not worth voting for. It's the antithesis of public service and leadership. It self serving cowardice
More nonsense. To be in government in the north needs both parties able to compromise. It's 100% clear that DUP have refused to compromise so by your logic in that case SF should just abandon their position and go into government anyway. And tell me then how will their core vote feel about them then, what sort of vacuum would it create and who might exploit that vacuum. Nonsensical post.
Which fig leaf are SF abstaining from government on? ILA or RHI? RHI will have washed through by Autumn at the latest. That leaves ILA. A fig leaf for both parties to dodge responsibility. Each adopt extreme positions that the other can point to as unreasonable and we just sit around and wait. The people can only let this shower away it for so long. Or maybe you think it is sensible to sit and wait?
When SF pulled the pin on Stormont, they had the backing of the nationalist community - they should have pulled it down 12months before hand. The DUP were out of control and there was no 'powersharing'. SF were compromising i.e. Martin McG going above and beyond but the aDUP didn't return the favour.
That's why SF pulled Stormont and don't want to go back. They know the way the DUP played their game and SF believe their voters will not forgive them again.
The way you make it out is one side is as bad as the other!!
I think Martin McG honestly tried to make it work but the true ethos of the DUP has shone through.
So for me, it's no return to Stormont. Once bitten, twice shy and all that.
Although I agree with your sentiments on DUP and that a stand had to be taken, it unfortunately is not helping areas like Creggan.
Derry and west of the Bann continue to be cut adrift in the meantime with an MP who hasn't got a clue at the helm. Very weak politician.