Mr & Mrs Robinson

[passedit]

Couple of things stand out from the programme:
Iris just manages avoid taking her life and Peter heads of to work as if nothing has happened and makes jokes in the chamber;
Peter croc tears yesterday when it was clearly a tactic to get in first before Spotlight airing.
Large debt of Iris' which was quoted in her text messages - with all her allowances/expenses/salaries - what the hell was she spending the money on?
After her performance on the Nolan show, very glad this has come back to bite her hard on the ass.

Got to hand it to Seany boy, that's some source you have!!!!
PM me any info
btw
+1

apparently she gave herself a right kicking

[Shamrock Shore]

"Homosexuals all across the land will be w**king each other off over this news, how big an own goal is that?"

[Evil Genius]

I have to admit even in the brassnecked world of N Irish politics it does surprise me that Iris hasn't come out this morning and resigned as MP, MLA and Councillor.  Probably busy packing for the skiing holiday in Chamonix.  One interesting aspect of last night's programme was that she needed £25k of the money back to pay her debts.  These two are coining more than £500k from the public purse and she's skint?!?!?  Wonder what she spent it on??

PS  I haven't read through all the thread but what is Evil Genius' take on this?  Very vocal on the GA thread.

Why would EG defend the Robinsons when I don't believe he is a DUP voter, because he is a prod? Is it that black and white with some people? He referred to them as "t**ts" today on the Dissident thread. By that rationale you could say why did Jim Allister not defend them as he is also a prod.

Hold your horses a minute.

If you actually read the posts you will notice that nobody said that EG did or was going to defend them.

I did read the posts. The above post from QMP implies that EG was "very vocal" on the GA thread yet wasn't on this one because it was politicians from his "side of the house".

Maybe I have totally got the wrong end of the stick........

Is the correct answer

Jaysus! I might be a Genius (and undoubtedly Evil), but not even I can be in two places at once....

Anyhow, if you want the full benefit of my wit and wisdom on this matter, it is well worth a fiver to pop over to OWC* and get the complete, unexpurgated version. 

But if you want a little teaser, here it is. I have always despised the DUP. I have never voted for them (not even a 10th preference), nor never would. I genuinely despair that so many of my fellow Unionists could ever vote for them, just as I despair eg that so many Nationalists/Republicans could vote for their odious counterparts in SF.

When first I saw the Spotlight programme, I thought it hilarious - I love to see hypocrites exposed, especially the religious type. But as I said elsewhere, the more I think of the whole bloody mess that is NI politics, the more angry I get.

And I suspect my anger won't subside until all those t**sers in highly paid public jobs are called to account, whether by the Police, or by the Electorate, or ideally by both.

* - By some way the best of the many witticisms I've seen on Iris's predicament was the following comment on OWC by "Dogstar":
"Homosexuals all across the land will be w**king each other off over this news, how big an own goal is that?" 

EG if I pay the fiver any chance of a quid as a kickback??

No problem - so long as you don't look too closely at the pound coin, or try to present it at a bank 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8436327.stm

[ziggysego]

I have to admit even in the brassnecked world of N Irish politics it does surprise me that Iris hasn't come out this morning and resigned as MP, MLA and Councillor.  Probably busy packing for the skiing holiday in Chamonix.  One interesting aspect of last night's programme was that she needed £25k of the money back to pay her debts.  These two are coining more than £500k from the public purse and she's skint?!?!?  Wonder what she spent it on??

PS  I haven't read through all the thread but what is Evil Genius' take on this?  Very vocal on the GA thread.

Why would EG defend the Robinsons when I don't believe he is a DUP voter, because he is a prod? Is it that black and white with some people? He referred to them as "t**ts" today on the Dissident thread. By that rationale you could say why did Jim Allister not defend them as he is also a prod.

Hold your horses a minute.

If you actually read the posts you will notice that nobody said that EG did or was going to defend them.

I did read the posts. The above post from QMP implies that EG was "very vocal" on the GA thread yet wasn't on this one because it was politicians from his "side of the house".

Maybe I have totally got the wrong end of the stick........

Is the correct answer

Jaysus! I might be a Genius (and undoubtedly Evil), but not even I can be in two places at once....

Anyhow, if you want the full benefit of my wit and wisdom on this matter, it is well worth a fiver to pop over to OWC* and get the complete, unexpurgated version. 

But if you want a little teaser, here it is. I have always despised the DUP. I have never voted for them (not even a 10th preference), nor never would. I genuinely despair that so many of my fellow Unionists could ever vote for them, just as I despair eg that so many Nationalists/Republicans could vote for their odious counterparts in SF.

When first I saw the Spotlight programme, I thought it hilarious - I love to see hypocrites exposed, especially the religious type. But as I said elsewhere, the more I think of the whole bloody mess that is NI politics, the more angry I get.

And I suspect my anger won't subside until all those t**sers in highly paid public jobs are called to account, whether by the Police, or by the Electorate, or ideally by both.

* - By some way the best of the many witticisms I've seen on Iris's predicament was the following comment on OWC by "Dogstar":
"Homosexuals all across the land will be w**king each other off over this news, how big an own goal is that?" 

EG if I pay the fiver any chance of a quid as a kickback??

No problem - so long as you don't look too closely at the pound coin, or try to present it at a bank 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8436327.stm

You're way behind the times EG, the coins were perfectly legal. 

[Evil Genius]

I have to admit even in the brassnecked world of N Irish politics it does surprise me that Iris hasn't come out this morning and resigned as MP, MLA and Councillor.  Probably busy packing for the skiing holiday in Chamonix.  One interesting aspect of last night's programme was that she needed £25k of the money back to pay her debts.  These two are coining more than £500k from the public purse and she's skint?!?!?  Wonder what she spent it on??

PS  I haven't read through all the thread but what is Evil Genius' take on this?  Very vocal on the GA thread.

Why would EG defend the Robinsons when I don't believe he is a DUP voter, because he is a prod? Is it that black and white with some people? He referred to them as "t**ts" today on the Dissident thread. By that rationale you could say why did Jim Allister not defend them as he is also a prod.

Hold your horses a minute.

If you actually read the posts you will notice that nobody said that EG did or was going to defend them.

I did read the posts. The above post from QMP implies that EG was "very vocal" on the GA thread yet wasn't on this one because it was politicians from his "side of the house".

Maybe I have totally got the wrong end of the stick........

Is the correct answer

Jaysus! I might be a Genius (and undoubtedly Evil), but not even I can be in two places at once....

Anyhow, if you want the full benefit of my wit and wisdom on this matter, it is well worth a fiver to pop over to OWC* and get the complete, unexpurgated version. 

But if you want a little teaser, here it is. I have always despised the DUP. I have never voted for them (not even a 10th preference), nor never would. I genuinely despair that so many of my fellow Unionists could ever vote for them, just as I despair eg that so many Nationalists/Republicans could vote for their odious counterparts in SF.

When first I saw the Spotlight programme, I thought it hilarious - I love to see hypocrites exposed, especially the religious type. But as I said elsewhere, the more I think of the whole bloody mess that is NI politics, the more angry I get.

And I suspect my anger won't subside until all those t**sers in highly paid public jobs are called to account, whether by the Police, or by the Electorate, or ideally by both.

* - By some way the best of the many witticisms I've seen on Iris's predicament was the following comment on OWC by "Dogstar":
"Homosexuals all across the land will be w**king each other off over this news, how big an own goal is that?" 

EG if I pay the fiver any chance of a quid as a kickback??

No problem - so long as you don't look too closely at the pound coin, or try to present it at a bank 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8436327.stm

You're way behind the times EG, the coins were perfectly legal. 

Most of the suspected coins were, but not all.

[red hander]

I believe the Punt is now hanging Iris out to dry, claiming she didn't tell him the "whole truth".  He's also claiming he "doesn't know" where she is at the minute ... how realistic is that?  He's also promised an "internal" investigation to examine if he broke the ministerial code ... dictionary definition = "whitewash" ... he's desperately trying to hold onto his money-making empire, but whether the party will let him with Allister rubbing his hands with glee is another thing

[longrunsthefox]

Seems now the stress  has Iris is on the piste 

[ziggysego]

Poots is the only DUP member today giving statement and he is supporting Peter. Surprising, after the treatment he got from the DUP over Long Kesh/The Maze Project.

[Denn Forever]

* - By some way the best of the many witticisms I've seen on Iris's predicament was the following comment on OWC by "Dogstar":
"Homosexuals all across the land will be w**king each other off over this news, how big an own goal is that?"   

Everyone are scoring own goals this weather.

[red hander]

Poots is the only DUP member today giving statement and he is supporting Peter. Surprising, after the treatment he got from the DUP over Long Kesh/The Maze Project.

Not by choice.  He was the only DUPer out on public duty today at some road safety thing and had no choice but to answer questions.  Apparently McCrea refused to discuss the matter point blank when buttonholed at the scene of the attack on that cop in Randalstown ... everybody in the DUP has come over all shy all of a sudden... normally you couldn't shut the bastards up!

[Square Ball]

well this thread has been going for just over two days and is the 31st most posted in thread

[Archie Mitchell]

It's on iPlayer now for anyone who didn't see it.

[stiffler]

Will the end result of this abomination be the TUV becoming the largest unionist party?

[whiskeysteve]

Will the end result of this abomination be the TUV becoming the largest unionist party?

ulster unionists will make gains...

[delboy]

Will the end result of this abomination be the TUV becoming the largest unionist party?

The TUV will probably make big inroads in traditional DUP areas, i forsee places like strangford (traditionally UUP) etc returning to the UUP with any luck.