Robbo rearranges deckchairs

armaghniac · September 23, 2014, 08:27:32 PM

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/peter-robinson-announces-major-dup-reshuffle-edwin-poots-and-nelson-mccausland-out-30609545.html

In a "major" DUP reshuffle, Robbo has decommissioned Nelson McCausland. This couldn't happen to a nicer person, not only a bigot but a corrupt bigot!

imtommygunn · September 23, 2014, 08:40:31 PM

Nelson and pootsy out- high time. Wonder will mccausland get away with the financial irregularities now...

They're still getting money to peddle their bigotry in some form though. Any money they get paid is too much.

TabClear · September 23, 2014, 10:51:53 PM

The Wells Poots move was proposed at the outset when Ed took up the post. Actually have a degree of sympathy for him, health is an absolute poisoned chalice, they can't win.

The less said about Mc causland the better. Represents everything that is wrong with politics in Northern Ireland

imtommygunn · September 23, 2014, 11:09:52 PM

A poisoned chalice alright but when you spend money on things like fighting "gay blood" in court you deserve no sympathy.

93-DY-SAM · September 23, 2014, 11:33:39 PM

One step forward and two back. As Jake O'Kane put it on Twitter it's like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

What qualifications has Jim Wells got to run the department of health apart from having sat and chaired a few committees. A man even less progressive and forward thinking than Poots and that's saying something. He's been brought in as he'll do what he is told by DUP to get these budget cuts approved.

This place is f**ked as long as these bunch of clowns remain in charge. They are incapable of running a bath nevermind running this place.

TabClear · September 24, 2014, 06:41:12 AM

Quote from: imtommygunn on September 23, 2014, 11:09:52 PM
A poisoned chalice alright but when you spend money on things like fighting "gay blood" in court you deserve no sympathy.

Fair point

billabong · September 24, 2014, 08:46:36 AM

McCausland has been moved to chair of the Culture committee

billabong · September 24, 2014, 10:17:24 AM

anyone listening to Nolan show now?? extraordinary stuff, DUP imploding!

imtommygunn · September 24, 2014, 10:20:18 AM

Really? Can't bring myself to listen to it but there are rumours of a lot of internal wranglings etc...

What's happening?

billabong · September 24, 2014, 10:28:09 AM

Poots was on saying it was inevitable and public knowledge that Robinson would resign before 2016 assembly elections, then Robinson contacted to say he would be going nowhere