Quote from: johnnycool on January 18, 2024, 03:04:27 PMAnd that's why they are the focus of the anger.Quote from: Duine Inteacht Eile on January 18, 2024, 02:55:47 PMQuote from: johnnycool on January 18, 2024, 02:34:50 PMI could see how that is the case but there is more to it than that as well. The reason for the DUP not going into Stormont (the reason they are giving nor the real reason) is totally unrelated to the public sector pay increase and today's strike. The only person trying to link them is CHH. He is holding the DUP to ransom with another man's money. The other man is protesting about that today.Quote from: Armagh18 on January 18, 2024, 02:12:16 PMQuote from: trailer on January 18, 2024, 01:46:24 PMare they not blaming both?Quote from: Armagh18 on January 18, 2024, 01:24:32 PMWhat should they do then?
A good start might be to call on the DUP to go into government rather than aiming their anger at CHH.
Not really, the DUP have gotten away quite lightly from the unions IMO, probably trying to avoid the usual sectarian trap, but in this instance it's either CHH who doesn't give a flying fĂșck about this place or the DUP who believe if they hold out for long enough the UK Government are going to magically change an international trade agreement they have with the EU!
So, while the majority on this forum believe the DUP are wanchors and should return, it could still very well be a legitimate position for someone to feel that they are right not to return until "Act of Union blah blah" AND believe that public pay increases should be implemented.
Well he and the Tories know the DUP can be bought and paid for (ala Teresa May and the confidence and supply agreement) and if you think the Tories somehow magic'd another few billion out of their arses just for NI workers then you're as gullible as the next.
The extra few billion was the carrot for wee Jeff to sell going back into Stormont as a win to his base, he failed to do so and there's no way CHH is going to stump up on that money if they don't.
Why do you think no other party has been able to see this "deal" other than the DUP?
The ordinary worker is indeed the pawn in all this, that's not right, but these are dirty feckers when it comes to politics.