Wonder how a Con/Lib coalition will work. Or not. Hope that NI's public spending doesn't suffer too badly. Most interesting things in NI were Belfast East (goodbye, Robinson) and Fermanagh South Tyrone (Four votes. Four!)
They might be pig-headed reactionary non-sitting MPs, but they're our pig-headed reactionary non-sitting MPs, tiocfaidh ar la! (can't be bothered with the fadas)
I think people were happy enough to vote TUV for the Assembly, but as far as Westminster was concerned it was a wasted vote. Although I don't think I remember so much unionist apathy as I've seen at home this time (Lagan Valley, not that Donaldson was going anywhere anyway).
Yes, Stormont politics would definitely be improved by introduction of the naughty step. Hung parliament? At least Westminster doesn't screech to a halt every time someone decides to stamp on their toys and go home.
Honestly, of the many, many reasons I loathe Tony Blair and all his works, his pandering to Sinn Fein and the DUP I loathe the most. I mean seriously, if his children behaved like that they'd've met themselves coming the other way, why did he let grown men away with it? Best thing would have been to smile, nod and carry on without them and see how fast they came running back. Ugh.
He was probably scared of the IRA starting to bomb London again. NI can tear itself apart, but we can't have bombs on the mainland. Although frankly blowing up Canary Wharf again could hardly have made more of a mess of the economy than they managed all their little selves.
See, before Omagh, yes. After that, Adams couldn't afford to risk even looking like they might and everyone knew it. London and Dublin had the best chance they ever had for forcing civil discourse on this place and they dropped the ball mightily.
This may be the only time you ever see me agree with Reg Empey...
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Date: 2010-05-08 10:05 pm (UTC)I think people were happy enough to vote TUV for the Assembly, but as far as Westminster was concerned it was a wasted vote. Although I don't think I remember so much unionist apathy as I've seen at home this time (Lagan Valley, not that Donaldson was going anywhere anyway).
Yes, Stormont politics would definitely be improved by introduction of the naughty step. Hung parliament? At least Westminster doesn't screech to a halt every time someone decides to stamp on their toys and go home.
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Date: 2010-05-08 10:18 pm (UTC)Honestly, of the many, many reasons I loathe Tony Blair and all his works, his pandering to Sinn Fein and the DUP I loathe the most. I mean seriously, if his children behaved like that they'd've met themselves coming the other way, why did he let grown men away with it? Best thing would have been to smile, nod and carry on without them and see how fast they came running back. Ugh.
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Date: 2010-05-08 11:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-08 11:32 pm (UTC)This may be the only time you ever see me agree with Reg Empey...