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[The Hasbara crew are digging deep into the Greens since.]

The UK Greens going in hard on the Zionists, rightfully equating them with racists.

There's going to be some dirt digging on Zack Polanski and the "Corbanistas" who've taken over the Greens allegedly.

You don't find it all a bit simplistic and reductive?

It's probably meaningless in the bigger scheme of things, keeps the Israeli genocide in the news for another cycle, that's about it.

The Hasbara crew are digging deep into the Greens since.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/green-party-anti-zionist-al-qaeda-5HjdjWK_2/

Did not take long.

[rightfully equating them with racists.]

The UK Greens going in hard on the Zionists, rightfully equating them with racists.

There's going to be some dirt digging on Zack Polanski and the "Corbanistas" who've taken over the Greens allegedly.

I could think of numerous other terms to describe them.

[appeared out of his depth as an MLA.]

McNulty deselected. Some speculate it's to do with standing with the Garvghy road residents but sure so did the sdlp leader so it can hardly be that.

It had been on the cards for months, if not years. He's not the worst fella but has always appeared out of his depth as an MLA.

If every party applied that criteria there would be some clear out in Stormont, similar criteria could be applied to the MPs in this country. 

[64% said they were concerned about the potential costs of Irish unity;]

From Irish Times

" the latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll (September 2026), the Irish-unity findings were:

68% agreed that the Government should begin preparations for possible Irish unity.

19% disagreed, with 13% giving no opinion.

57% wanted referendums on Irish unity by the end of the decade, versus 25% opposed and 17% undecided.

64% said they were concerned about the potential costs of Irish unity; 22% were not concerned and 14% undecided.

Only 17% would consider changes such as a new flag, new anthem or joining the Commonwealth to make unity more acceptable to unionists; 70% would not.

The poll was based on 1,200 face-to-face interviews across the Republic, conducted on 21–22 September 2026, with an estimated margin of error of ±2.8 percentage points.

What about Northern Ireland?

The Irish Times' poll-of-polls, updated today, puts Northern Ireland at approximately:

35% in favour of a united Ireland

48% in favour of remaining in the UK

17% don't know/unsure

Those are averages of relevant polls over the preceding three years, rather than the result of a single poll."

No surprise.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw980g1lem5pt

hmmmmm

Pinch of salt and all that.

[Bryson]

A thought:

DUP being lead by Jamie Bryson is a really bad for unionism or maybe it's ok. I don't know what to think.

I can't see Bryson being the brains behind this, unless he's done a keyezer soze level of deception and acted the clown prior.

There is no logic on this earth for these two words to be in the same sentence.

[Douglas Murray]

Englishman Douglas Murray thinks Irish people have questions to answer over the behaviour of their ancestors.

https://x.com/ReturnofColin2/status/2104665242206953637

I would pass no remarks on the opinion of that clown, what little credibility he ever had went out the window when Dave Smith made a complete fool of him on the Joe Rogan podcast.

[ants nothing to do with the North or a United Ireland]

Martin has always made it abundantly clear he wants nothing to do with the North or a United Ireland.  Between media and political inertia,  there is very little push towards unification, bar individual teachers express their own views on nationalism, it's very diluted through the school and subject curricula. 
It's not so much that there isn't an appetite,  but very little is done to encourage it.

Quite possibly the opinion of a lot of ordinary people in the South. They have enough problems (real life problems) of their own to sort out in terms of housing etc without taking on this dump.

Worrying. The residents trying to get back into court it seems as well.

The legal profession representing both parties laughing all the way to the bank, all proceedings no doubt being funded by the legal aid gravy train.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0928/1593134-housing-daft-ireland/

Average house in the south now €445k, wtf.

[Mary Lou and Michelle]

They dont get heavy handed with Loyalist rioters, whats the term they use for surveillance and get them in their beds the next morning, they can't afford to go in here and start being heavy handed

They can't be lifting people for a peaceful protest either. As Mary Lou literally just said this is madness.

Wouldn't be the first time.

I've criticised the Shinners before but Mary Lou and Michelle handling this as well as can be expected.

Michelle dodging the question about taking down the institutions lol

They spoke well, to a live UK audience.  Good to have it set out in clear terms, rather than the 'butter wouldn't melt' diarrhoea from Carla and co.

As always ML wears the trousers when it comes to the Shinners, will there ever be a day that she lets M O'N go out and do all the talking.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwjdv4yp121yo

Looks like the folks on hill are being told to do one.

The constant refrain is that there is a choice to heat or eat, therefore it makes perfect sense to allocate benefit claimants a grocery card, especially for families with children.

Agree 100%, people and importantly children need to eat but don't need booze or fags.  If the grown ups want their extra 'luxuries' it might motivate them to do something about their circumstances, heaven forbid maybe look about job.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c920vy2jxle8o

If there was a vote for this in the morning I would be in favour of it.

Always strikes me that in the so called working (non-working) class areas there are no shortage of off licenses and bookies.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/cost-of-living-crisis-blamed-as-12315-mortgage-accounts-fall-into-arrears-for-first-time/a/161652714.html

Ominous.