North of Ireland Politics

Newryrep wrote: the_walls wrote: It's tough sh*t and they need to be told that, the protocol is what their British government signed up to. They voted for Brexit, they got Brexit. There was nothing on the ballot paper as to what form Brexit would take. It really is annoying that the EU dropped this absolute clanger with Article 16 because it gives the likes of the DUP and their supporters (and the British government) access to the moral high ground when they really have no right to it.    This  - TBF they have usually played a blinder   It is teething issues as the timescales left no time to organise and GB suppliers aren't particularily bothered about the NI trade given its size so they didn't prepare   -   the EU will row back on the likes of pet passports which on the face of it would be a sensible idea and am sure there are a few other 'easy wins' to smooth over trade .   The Protocal will not be not be altered in anyway significant   Rovers passport climbdown will be dressed up as a great victory - cue photograghs of Arlene beside Rover ( I have resisted the obvious temptation )

Agree, he's done nothing but stir things up for years

All this noise provoked by the DUP is down to the recent Lucid Talk poll which showed their popularity plummeting. This has totally spooked the retards and hence they have reverted to type. This form of Brexit is their baby, it's what was left when they turned their backs on more reasonable compromises and allied themselves with Bojo and the far right ERG who promptly shafted them when it was expedient to do so. Joe Biden's intervention ensured there would be no hard border in the island of Ireland though the EU probably would have batted that off anyway. The DUP is now reduced to calling for the NI Protocol to be scrapped ( not going to happen ) and NI to be on the same terms as GB ( not as good as NI, which in turn is not as good as EU membership. Such are the sunlit uplands of Brexit). Stephen Nolan is going from bad to worse. There's a petition on his morning programme going the rounds on the excellent Pastor Jimberoo Twitter which I would encourage everyone to sign who finds his sh*t stirring as insufferable as I do.

Double Maxim wrote: An interesting piece. https://sharedireland.com/unionist-identity-in-ireland/

Green Cockade wrote: All this noise provoked by the DUP is down to the recent Lucid Talk poll which showed their popularity plummeting. This has totally spooked the retards and hence they have reverted to type. This form of Brexit is their baby, it's what was left when they turned their backs on more reasonable compromises and allied themselves with Bojo and the far right ERG who promptly shafted them when it was expedient to do so. Joe Biden's intervention ensured there would be no hard border in the island of Ireland though the EU probably would have batted that off anyway. The DUP is now reduced to calling for the NI Protocol to be scrapped ( not going to happen ) and NI to be on the same terms as GB ( not as good as NI, which in turn is not as good as EU membership. Such are the sunlit uplands of Brexit). Stephen Nolan is going from bad to worse. There's a petition on his morning programme going the rounds on the excellent Pastor Jimberoo Twitter which I would encourage everyone to sign who finds his sh*t stirring as insufferable as I do.

Jackal wrote: The DUP vote might split this year. Michelle O Neil as first minister?

A lot can happen in a year and a half in this wee place

The symbolism of it would be enough to see Sammy Wilson, Jim Allister and friends heads explode, so bring it on 

Roberto Baggio wrote: The symbolism of it would be enough to see Sammy Wilson, Jim Allister and friends heads explode, so bring it on