The DUP thread

[Milltown Row2]

While the exploitation of people at these 'international' car wash places needs to be investigated and those that are being used by criminal gangs need to be need to be brought to hand, the recent events in Newtownards is being ignored by Nolan lol!!

When you're able to get a valet and wash for 15quid, there's something not right.

It is estimated that its a 1.7billion business industry in the UK, be that legal or the other, Wife still uses them, I tell her not too but what's new lol.. there is a way of looking at it, first the police or councils that allow the sites to run, need to step in, check that H&S is being adhered to at the very least and that those employed are doing so of their own free will.

The owners should be checked that they are paying properly (minimum wage) and its not bringing illegals or migrant workers as slaves. Also that the business is not polluting water systems

If we use them (illegal ones) then you are encouraging it. I've stopped using them a long time ago, but knowing fine well that none of it was legit at the time.

Are they linked to paramilitary groups? If not probably paying protection money.

If they were all shut down, where would they be put to work? Drug dealing prostitution and so on? 

[Eire90]

groups of masked men appear in newtownards town centre in broad daylight

[Milltown Row2]

groups of masked men appear in newtownards town centre in broad daylight

Covid must be rife there

[lenny]

groups of masked men appear in newtownards town centre in broad daylight

Covid must be rife there

The worst thing is those right wing criminal extremists wouldn't wear a mask when they were supposed to.

[red hander]

WTF are those useless PSNI wankers doing about these scum? Heard on the radio they were 'negotiating' to bring an end to feud. Proof, if proof was needed, of what a failed shithole statelet this is. Do you think the response would be same if this was happening in a nationalist area, or in any place in Britain?

[johnnycool]

groups of masked men appear in newtownards town centre in broad daylight

Covid must be rife there

the peelers treating them like sheep...

[yellowcard]

WTF are those useless PSNI wankers doing about these scum? Heard on the radio they were 'negotiating' to bring an end to feud. Proof, if proof was needed, of what a failed shithole statelet this is. Do you think the response would be same if this was happening in a nationalist area, or in any place in Britain?

In any normal functioning society the sight of masked men openly walking around town streets would be front page news. But it is normalised here as working class protestant people are told by politicians exactly where to look for their enemies. Loyalism is a cloak for their primary purpose which is coercion, racketeering, drug dealing and extortion. It's all about controlling communities by fear and if people are kept in poverty then they can't see a way out.

Just remember these illegal groups are the people who the DUP run to for approval on major political decisions. The LCC and David Campbell have placed themselves at the forefront of political discussions around the protocol and the BBC have sought their opinion at various stages throughout this process. Where is David Campbell now?   

[brokencrossbar1]

Loyalism is a name of convenience for these groups. They are organised criminals from a loyalist background. The language is changing but the policing is not. There should be a full frontal on them and there should be widespread condemnation of the lack of condemnation from the DUP....but this won't happen. It's all part of the game that is our politics and our day to day life. Biden is coming over next week. Will be a big financial package out in place to make this cursed place work for the next number of years....£5bn I hear. A portion of this will go to the 'community groups' who have lost a load of European funding this week. This is the pension for the Dee Stitts et al.

[Walter Cronc]

These scumbags shouldn't get a penny when hard working people can barely get by. Why on earth is the UDA even mentioned by the press when they are no longer members. The language used is vital yet the cretins here in the media don't seem to understand this. Hopefully they kill other!!!

[Kidder81]

Let's face it most of the funding in these community groups, on both sides of the house, go on salaries & a bit left over for whatever project they are working on

[LC]

Absolute scumbags the whole lot of them with not a single brain cell between them.  In an ideal world where there is a united ireland I would love to see a few van loads of guards being sent in to put manners on these f@#kers.

[Eire90]

shooting in west belfast last night

[Eire90]

Absolute scumbags the whole lot of them with not a single brain cell between them.  In an ideal world where there is a united ireland I would love to see a few van loads of guards being sent in to put manners on these f@#kers.

that would start the troubles again

[Eire90]

Group calling themselves the real UFF  is this the original real UFF or the new real UFF

[Milltown Row2]

shooting in west belfast last night

Was teaching up the Shankill during one of the feuds, god must be over 20 years ago. Families all had top move out of the areas they lived in for fear of being shot or house petrol bombed while they were in it. They don't mess about, most just guilty by association rather than being involved