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UUP accuses Conservatives about breaking promises
Not promises about not putting up Assembly candidates – yet. However, for Conservative Yoopyphobes, there is a cheering headline to a report in the Belfast Telegraph today. David McNarry has called for Owen Paterson’s head following his stated refusal to … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Party, David McNarry, General Election, Good Friday Agreement, Martin McGuinness, Owen Paterson, St. Andrews Agreement, Stormont, Unionism, UUP
Tagged Conservative Party, David McNarry, General Election, Good Friday Agreement, Martin McGuinness, Owen Paterson, St. Andrews Agreement, Stormont, Unionism, UUP
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NI Centre Right Campaign strengthened by events of the last week
Child abuse comes in many forms. Nearly all child abuse falls into one of three categories: neglect, physical harm and emotional abuse. All forms of abuse by a parent or carer involve some form of emotional abuse. Not all child … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Party, Conservativism, DUP, General Election, Good Friday Agreement, New Party, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland economy, Northern Ireland politics, Orange Order, Political History, Stormont, UK Politics, Unionism, UUP
Tagged Conservative Party, Conservativism, DUP, General Election, Good Friday Agreement, New Party, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland economy, Northern Ireland politics, Orange Order, Political History, Stormont, UK Politics, Unionism, UUP
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Any notion the Government will change St. Andrews is “pie in the sky”
Over on Slugger, ‘Alan in Belfast’ has published his latest post on the UUP leadership race. One issue which has been raised continually is what the candidates will do about the possibility of an MLA from Sinn Fein becoming First … Continue reading
Posted in Basil McCrea, Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland politics, Sinn Fein, Stormont, Unionism, UUP
Tagged Basil McCrea, Centre Right, Good Friday Agreement, Normal Politics, Normal politics, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Owen Paterson, sectarianism, Sectarianism, Sinn Fein, St. Andrews Agreement, Stormont, Tom Elliott, Unionism, Unionist Unity, UUP
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Summary of Belfast Telegraph Articles on changing Northern Ireland politics
Last Week’s series of articles in the Belfast Telegraph made very interesting reading. I have digested what was written and attempted to put some sort of view, on the basis of commonality between the Articles, on what might happen going … Continue reading
Posted in Belfast Telegraph, Conservative Party, Economy, Good Friday Agreement, New Party, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland Labour Party, Northern Ireland politics, SDLP, Sinn Fein, Stormont, Unionism, UUP
Tagged Alliance Party, Belfast Telegraph, Centre-Right, Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Northern Ireland, Economy, Good Friday Agreement, Identity Politics, Labour Party, Naomi Long, Nationalism, New Party, Normal Politics, Normal politics, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland Executive, Northern Ireland Labour Party, Northern Ireland politics, SDLP, sectarianism, Sectarianism, Sinn Fein, Stormont, Unionism, UUP
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A reason why the UUP and the SDLP should leave the Executive and go into full opposition
For the best part of today, we will learn about the scale of spending cuts and tax rises, which are necessary to reduce the size of the UK budget deficit. Perhaps we should reasonably confident that this Government will at … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Party, David McNarry, Economy, Good Friday Agreement, Michael McGimpsey, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Peter Robinson, Sammy Wilson, SDLP, Stormont, UUP
Tagged Assembly, Budget Deficit, Centre Right, Centre-Right, Conservative Party, David McNarry, Economy, Executive, Good Friday Agreement, Michael McGimpsey, Normal Politics, Normal politics, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland Executive, Northern Ireland politics, Peter Robinson, Sammy Wilson, SDLP, Sectarianism, Stormont, UUP
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Bloody Sunday Report made public
Some 38 years after the events in question, victims of the Bloody Sunday violence will finally be able to move on. There will be further steps to take in their healing process but at least their state of limbo is … Continue reading
The only way forward to achieve normal politics in Northern Ireland
Last week, Owen Polley wrote an article in the Belfast Telegraph entitled “The Old baggage that came with the New Force must go.” In the article, he discussed options for the Conservative Party, including my proposal for a new non-designated … Continue reading
Posted in Good Friday Agreement, Nationalism, New Party, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Unionism
Tagged Centre-Right, Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Northern Ireland, Equal Citizenship, Equal citizenship, Good Friday Agreement, Nationalism, New Party, Normal Politics, Normal politics, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Unionism
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NILT survey trends show bad news for Unionism
Yesterday, the 2009 Northern Ireland Life and Times survey was published on Ark. It reveals a very sharp decline in support for unionism. In response to the question, “Generally speaking, do you consider yourself as a unionist, nationalist or neither?” the … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Party, Good Friday Agreement, Identity, Nationalism, New Party, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Unionism
Tagged Centre Right, Centre-Right, Conservative Party, Good Friday Agreement, Identity, Nationalism, New Party, Normal politics, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Unionism
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The Tragedy of the Northern Ireland Labour Party
The idea of having a political party which is neutral on Northern Ireland’s sovereignty is not a new one. The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland moved from a position of being a non-sectarian unionist party to one of being neutral … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Party, Good Friday Agreement, Nationalism, New Party, Northern Ireland Labour Party, Orange Order, Political History, SDLP, Unionism, UUP
Tagged Centre Right, Centre-Right, Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Northern Ireland, Good Friday Agreement, Nationalism, New Party, Normal Politics, Normal politics, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland Labour Party, Northern Ireland politics, Orange Order, Political History, Republic of Ireland, SDLP, sectarianism, Sectarianism, Unionism, UUP
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Why the Conservatives will always be regarded in a poor light for direct political involvement in Northern Ireland
One of the criticisms made of the Conservative Party has been that having a party political interest in Northern Ireland prevents them from dealing with Northern Ireland in a “neutral” manner. Shortly after the announcement of the pact with the … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Party, David Cameron, Good Friday Agreement, Labour Party, New Party, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Owen Paterson, Unionism, UUP
Tagged Centre Right, Centre-Right, Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Northern Ireland, David Cameron, General Election, Good Friday Agreement, Labour Party, New Party, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Owen Paterson, UCUNF, Unionism, UUP
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