Stoops support SPADS, Sinn Fein sad and mad.

[Saffrongael]

SF are some craic when they don't get their own way

[Tony Baloney]

Is this not democracy in action in the same way as the flegs debate in BCC? I must have missed something.

[Orior]

Dr Alasdair McDonnell is probably the worst leader of any party that I have ever seen.

Their only way to survive is to get rid of him and make Conall McDevitt leader. If they do this quickly then they have a chance, otherwise it is the end.

[Applesisapples]

Dr Alasdair McDonnell is probably the worst leader of any party that I have ever seen.

Their only way to survive is to get rid of him and make Conall McDevitt leader. If they do this quickly then they have a chance, otherwise it is the end.

Too right he's all over the place. He also lets big Dolly walk all over him. I would not be a fan of SF's appointments procedure. But there cannot be a hierarchy of victims. There cannot be a unionist only version of the troubles. But that's what the stoops have now signed up to. The IRA didn't fire the first shot...Gusty Spence did. Nationalist were discriminated against which led to the past 40 years. The GFA is a flawed settlement now being rewritten by the TUV and the stoops. McDonnell is a joke, he wants to get down and dirty with SF hell he can't even get down and dirty with his own party.

[glens abu]

SDLP def going backwards,tonight we had our 1st SF councillor an ex-POW voted in as the Chair of a committee on Newtownabbey council.After many weeks of debate and meeting with Unionists on equality he was proposed by the DUP and seconded by the UUP,also the only SDLP member on the council was also given the vice-chair.

[Saffrongael]

SDLP def going backwards,tonight we had our 1st SF councillor an ex-POW voted in as the Chair of a committee on Newtownabbey council.After many weeks of debate and meeting with Unionists on equality he was proposed by the DUP and seconded by the UUP,also the only SDLP member on the council was also given the vice-chair.

[Wildweasel74]

lads LOOK at the  situation where some body like Johnny Adair was a special advisor for the dup / pup if they ever got votes, would we be happy with that knowing his background, that would be from our point of view. Now if u a die hard to middle of the road unionist, u can see why they would have a problem with some certain appointments. Sinn Fein shot themselves in the foot here, there is plenty of people in the party with a clean background who could do this job which a certain lady was not qualified to do anyway. Its was a job for the lads policy. Sinn Fein is bitching at the SDLP the same way the DUP bitched at the alliance party during the flags craic. And to listen to someone on the nolan show the day trying to say someone going to blow up a army barracks  is as much a victim as the teenager who got caught in the blast and killed is the biggest load of crap i ever heard.You discussed this with someone outside this country and they would laugh at this statement

[EC Unique]

Absolutely disgusting from the SDLP. Wouldn't have happened under John Hume's watch.

They deserve to be electorally wiped out for that.

That happen years ago..

[Gaffer]

Don t know what the Shinners are yapping about here.
They will still have the same number of advisors.

[glens abu]

Don t know what the Shinners are yapping about here.
They will still have the same number of advisors.

So you think it is OK or an ex-RUC man who was involved in the conflict here and could have been involved in killing Julie Livingstone or Carol Ann Kelly but never served a day for doing it can be a spad but an ex IRA man who served over 5 years cannot .Thats what wrong with this bill simple.

[Gaffer]

Don t know what the Shinners are yapping about here.
They will still have the same number of advisors.

So you think it is OK or an ex-RUC man who was involved in the conflict here and could have been involved in killing Julie Livingstone or Carol Ann Kelly but never served a day for doing it can be a spad but an ex IRA man who served over 5 years cannot .Thats what wrong with this bill simple.

ex Provos who were never caught for killing people can be a spad.

[glens abu]

Don t know what the Shinners are yapping about here.
They will still have the same number of advisors.

So you think it is OK or an ex-RUC man who was involved in the conflict here and could have been involved in killing Julie Livingstone or Carol Ann Kelly but never served a day for doing it can be a spad but an ex IRA man who served over 5 years cannot .Thats what wrong with this bill simple.

ex Provos who were never caught for killing people can be a spad.

Yes but Republicans who were arrested tortured and jailed for things they didn't do can't and RUC and Brits who were never charged can.Bad law

[ranch]

Absolutely disgusting from the SDLP. Wouldn't have happened under John Hume's watch.

They deserve to be electorally wiped out for that.

That happen years ago..

More or less did.

That said, they'd be hoping to maybe sneak a seat from SF in Newry and Armagh at the next assembly elections. I'd say Megan Fearon and Boylan will be safe enough in south Armagh and Armagh City, but Micky Brady could struggle due to SDLP having a bit of support in Newry itself. Holding on to three seats against only two SDLP candidates will be a big ask, although Sinn Fein just about held on last time around.

The actions of today certainly wouldn't have benefited them however.

[Gaffer]

Don t know what the Shinners are yapping about here.
They will still have the same number of advisors.

So you think it is OK or an ex-RUC man who was involved in the conflict here and could have been involved in killing Julie Livingstone or Carol Ann Kelly but never served a day for doing it can be a spad but an ex IRA man who served over 5 years cannot .Thats what wrong with this bill simple.

ex Provos who were never caught for killing people can be a spad.

Yes but Republicans who were arrested tortured and jailed for things they didn't do can't and RUC and Brits who were never charged can.Bad law

And Provos who intimidated  tortured and murdered innocent people and were never brought before a court can be a spad.

We could go on here all day. Just accept the democratic vote.

[lawnseed]

Don t know what the Shinners are yapping about here.
They will still have the same number of advisors.

So you think it is OK or an ex-RUC man who was involved in the conflict here and could have been involved in killing Julie Livingstone or Carol Ann Kelly but never served a day for doing it can be a spad but an ex IRA man who served over 5 years cannot .Thats what wrong with this bill simple.

ex Provos who were never caught for killing people can be a spad.

Yes but Republicans who were arrested tortured and jailed for things they didn't do can't and RUC and Brits who were never charged can.Bad law

And Provos who intimidated  tortured and murdered innocent people and were never brought before a court can be a spad.

We could go on here all day. Just accept the democratic vote.

is that not what happened when we voted for the gfa. this outcome fuels the dissys cause