Mike Nesbitt is he for real?

[T Fearon]

Boycotting a conference Sinn Fein organised for Belfast all because John O'Dowd said "so what" to Danny Kennedy on tv last night?

[lawnseed]

so what?..

[Milltown Row2]

Boycotting a conference Sinn Fein organised for Belfast all because John O'Dowd said "so what" to Danny Kennedy on tv last night?

These Ranger fans, tut tut

Parliamentary speak for "so what" is what?

[Count 10]

He is in with a great chance of taking Willie Frazer's title of Village Idiot, mind you wee Sammy is in with a shout also.

[T Fearon]

Must be the most petty excuse ever not to engage and that's saying something.

[Tonto]

Hold on.

The UUP, Alliance and the SDLP are the PARTNERS IN GOVERNMENT of Sinn Fein and the DUP. 

The 'so what' wasn't in relation to the sacking of a nurse or the putting up of a few flegs by Sammy, it was about a hugely important policy announcement which is going to cost the taxpayer half a BILLION quid!

Saying 'so what' might only be a phrase that people use day to day, but it betrays a huge lack of respect in the Executive and is certainly something SF should distance itself from.  After all, 50% of the population voted for the other parties.  Show a lack of respect for their elected representatives and you show a lack of respect to the people too.

[T Fearon]

Yes.But if unionists could devise a system (which thankfully they can't) which would exclude Sinn Fein from the Executive altogether they would.Give Respect Get Respect.

[Tonto]

You do realise that SFs senior partner in government are a unionist party?

And anyway, it showed a lack of respect for the SDLP and Alliance too.

[T Fearon]

They are hardly willing partners.Anyway political parties showing disrespect for rivals,that's a novelty

[Tonto]

At election time, yes rivals.  In government, supposed partners. 

SF and the DUP are not the only parties in government.  Making key policy decisions without the other governing parties is undemocratic and does little for relations within the Executive.

"Be careful how you treat people on your way up as you will meet them on your way back down".

[JUst retired]

Tonto,have unionist parties ever shown any respect to minority parties?Mike Nesbitt is a complete  and utter clown. Suck it up as they say.

[Tonto]

So this is the shared future.  Sign me up.

Can't be bothered with this argument.  If you don't have the mental faculties to comprehend why other parties feel sidelined by the DUP and SF in the apparently power-sharing executive, then there is no point in debate.

Jim Allister is the only one pleased with what O'Dowd said I would think.

[JUst retired]

Jim Allister ,who I dont agree with is honest if nothing else. Can the rest say that?

[glens abu]

Ha ha when Elliot called SF scum it was sure its only Tom,now that clown of a leader is boycotting because of a so what.Get real

[lawnseed]

tonto i remember uup members telling the leaders of the womens coalition to "go way home and do the dishes"
now they can suck it up