20 years of the PSNI

[seafoid]

Ye still vote for them though

No government for a few years now, keep up

https://elections.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ni-local-election-2023

[AustinPowers]

There was an article in the IN today about how NI one of dearest places in UK for childcare, average cost for 2 kids in full time childcare in NI is north of £2k a month.  A very real problem but unsurprisingly not a single comment / contribution from a politician as ultimately it is neither a red white and blue or a green white and gold issue.  Politicians climbing over the top of other to get their tuppence in about the Chief Constable today and in recent days.  I imagine for the real people in this country struggling with cost of living issues such as childcare they could not give two f@*ks who the CC is.  Another example of how the priorities of politicians are a million miles away from the what real people are experiencing every day.

That's exactly it.  As you say,  climbing over each other to  get their spake  in about  stuff like that , and nowhere to be seen  to do things that matter to ordinary people.

Nothing will ever  change .  Nothing gets done , except for  getting one over on the other  on petty issues.

This rail review  published recently about the  proposed railways for the  the  north . Ha!  What a joke.    Not one mile of track will be laid. Nor  any current  track reopened. A bunch of clowns

[Milltown Row2]

Ye still vote for them though

No government for a few years now, keep up

https://elections.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ni-local-election-2023

Must be something in the Connaught air, loads of elections no government.

[Rossfan]

So ye are actually still voting for them, and if there was another Election next week ye'll go out and vote fir the same crews again.
But in Milltownland it's alright once they don't form a Government .

[Milltown Row2]

So ye are actually still voting for them, and if there was another Election next week ye'll go out and vote fir the same crews again.
But in Milltownland it's alright once they don't form a Government .

You are the balloon with the daft statement of ya still vote for them? So who is it Im voting? Who are you voting?

How many parties of worth in the south? The biggest voted party can't get into government there. I'd say you'd be best to sort out your own backyard before dipping your toes in politics up north of the country

[seafoid]

Defending the DUP is partitionist.

[johnnycool]

So ye are actually still voting for them, and if there was another Election next week ye'll go out and vote fir the same crews again.
But in Milltownland it's alright once they don't form a Government .

It's hard to change the habits of a lifetime as you lads well know, still voting in FF after they left the place balls deep in debt to be run by the Troika, bloodied their nose a bit but still in government now.
Old civil war family politics is a hard tradition to break.

[Applesisapples]

The biggest obstacle in doing the job is not the Shinners or the DUP, it's the Police Federation, headed up by younger types who still think they're in the old RUC and that's the way NI should be policed...even though the chair is called Liam Kelly!.

He is the first Catholic Chair of the federation.

[Applesisapples]

So ye are actually still voting for them, and if there was another Election next week ye'll go out and vote fir the same crews again.
But in Milltownland it's alright once they don't form a Government .

To be fair only one party is holding out, few on here vote for them so your point is not relevant.

[trueblue1234]

So ye are actually still voting for them, and if there was another Election next week ye'll go out and vote fir the same crews again.
But in Milltownland it's alright once they don't form a Government .

Said without a hint of irony. 😂

[seafoid]

So ye are actually still voting for them, and if there was another Election next week ye'll go out and vote fir the same crews again.
But in Milltownland it's alright once they don't form a Government .

You are the balloon with the daft statement of ya still vote for them? So who is it Im voting? Who are you voting?

How many parties of worth in the south? The biggest voted party can't get into government there. I'd say you'd be best to sort out your own backyard before dipping your toes in politics up north of the country

There is a lot of great work being done by the Free State Government on climate change infrastructure, for example. The Government has a lot of talent.
NI needs Stormont to work for the people so the North is ready for the challenges of the future. The current situation is dreadful.

[trailer]

So ye are actually still voting for them, and if there was another Election next week ye'll go out and vote fir the same crews again.
But in Milltownland it's alright once they don't form a Government .

It's hard to change the habits of a lifetime as you lads well know, still voting in FF after they left the place balls deep in debt to be run by the Troika, bloodied their nose a bit but still in government now.
Old civil war family politics is a hard tradition to break.

Ireland is one of the most prosperous countries anywhere in the world. Is it perfect? No. But I challenge you name a country where people live in absolute utopia.
I find it amazing that the population is about to embark on what will be a huge protest vote at the next election. Good luck to you. Because you will need it.

[NAG1]

So ye are actually still voting for them, and if there was another Election next week ye'll go out and vote fir the same crews again.
But in Milltownland it's alright once they don't form a Government .

It's hard to change the habits of a lifetime as you lads well know, still voting in FF after they left the place balls deep in debt to be run by the Troika, bloodied their nose a bit but still in government now.
Old civil war family politics is a hard tradition to break.

Ireland is one of the most prosperous countries anywhere in the world. Is it perfect? No. But I challenge you name a country where people live in absolute utopia.
I find it amazing that the population is about to embark on what will be a huge protest vote at the next election. Good luck to you. Because you will need it.

Prosperous for who?

[seafoid]

The Civil war was the South's equivalent of the Troubles even though it was much shorter. The rate of killing per day was higher because it was a war.
And the trauma effects lasted for years, most trauma was not treated, politics became polarised (Labour 1923-on never got going) and society tried to move on but couldn't. The civil war's impact lasted at least 2 generations. That's what happens when you apply unlimited violence to a political problem.

And the North is in the middle of this kind of process.

https://www.rte.ie/radio/doconone/1402773-a-dark-night-in-foxford

[Rossfan]

So ye are actually still voting for them, and if there was another Election next week ye'll go out and vote fir the same crews again.
But in Milltownland it's alright once they don't form a Government .

It's hard to change the habits of a lifetime as you lads well know, still voting in FF after they left the place balls deep in debt to be run by the Troika, bloodied their nose a bit but still in government now.
Old civil war family politics is a hard tradition to break.

Ireland is one of the most prosperous countries anywhere in the world. Is it perfect? No. But I challenge you name a country where people live in absolute utopia.
I find it amazing that the population is about to embark on what will be a huge protest vote at the next election. Good luck to you. Because you will need it.

They're not getting above 33-35% in opinion polls  and may well end up in opposition again unless they and FF combine ....in the National interest of course
FF and FG have gone from a combined 75/80% of 1st Pref votes in the past down to about half that .