Department for Health the second last pick, says it all, the old firm didn’t fancy it
SDLP for all their bleating avoided it like the plague. Also can't help but wonder why the Shinners had their feet held to the fire on Irish and the SDLP didn't.
Because as the largest nationalist party they held the power on the decisions. Patsy McGlone should have been speaker's job(as the best gaeilgeoir in assembly) instead of that handbag stealer Maskey.
Do proceed to provide any evidence to backup this claim?
Naomi Long has just said that there was no agreement as Eastwood has claimed. Much as I want to have an alternative to SF on the nationalist side this constant taking of positions just to get at SF e.g. we should go back now (no mention of Irish etc) as opposed to articulating a policy that actually puts pressure on SF to deliver is a turn off. It smacks of Trumpian politics of making statements with little correlation to the truth. That said I personally wouldn't have chosen Maskey but it is SF's right to do so. Naomi Long was complimentary in relation to his ability to do the job. Much as I want to see Irish promoted I don't believe that a lack of fluency should preclude you from any role.
This is one of the things that SF have been doing for years. I have been calling for SF to get back, I just wonder what was it all about when we haven't got any of the concessions we set out to get 3 years ago. I hopefully can be corrected on this
It should not but I thought it was a golden opportunity in the light of the last 3 years, to actually promote the spoken tongue in a very practical and public manner.
