As predicted Sinn Féin are operating a [selective] boycott of Assembly debates, begining today with their boycott of the first debate in the Assembly chamber – on the economy. As the Press Association report notes -
The decision came after a meeting between business leaders and Assembly members in Stormont`s Senate Room which Mr Adams and his party attended. The meeting took place behind closed doors.
Interesting BBC article on an upcoming presentation and talk [Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, 17 August] by lecturer and broadcaster Stephen Price on the subject of his new book – The Earl Bishop. The 18th Century ”Earl Bishop” was Frederick Augustus Hervey, fourth Earl of Bristol and Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry. Hervey was also elected [...] read our review »
Northern Ireland’s peace process has been promoted as an international success story. The Republic’s Department of Foreign Affairs has its Conflict Resolution Unit, which aims to disseminate the ‘lessons’ of the Northern Ireland peace process. And some of the prominent players in our peace process have travelled abroad to other troubled spots to share their [...] read our review »
I’ve been catching up on some reading, recently. Most pleasantly surprised by John Drennan’s latest opus from Gill and Macmillan, Cute Hoors and Pious Protestors… It’s early days yet, but I was struck by this paragraph, part of a dissection of Fianna Fail near the beginning: One of the more fatal consequences of our colonial [...] read our review »
Dear goodness, poor old SF must have spent too much time catching up on the good ole days with Davy T. I mean, how else do you account for reasoning that clearly went something like this: ‘We’re [senselessly] boycotting meetings where, erm, we can be seen, but where we can’t be seen, we’ll go . . . because, er, we think our voters are such muppets that absent TV images, they’ll never, ever cotten on to what we’re up to’?
Since this is so shoddy, as politicking goes (by my reckoning, it’s a 0.15 Reg), could the lazy b*st*rds of the Norn Iron press corps please drop all the sh*t about ‘what good tacticians SF are’? Seriously, girls, they only only ever used to look even half-way tactically good because they were so often stood beside Trimble in the past.
Karl,
Watching the DUP, SLUP and UP talking for hours about something they have absolutely no influence over was pathetic. Now maybe theyre all such great tacticians that appearing on TV impotent and pathetic and grovelling is part of some unseen great strategic plan but I doubt it–
“Look at us we´re useless” will be the theme of every debate until unionistts get up of their holes and get proper devolution going again
“Dear goodness, poor old SF must have spent too much time catching up on the good ole days with Davy T. I mean, how else do you account for reasoning that clearly went something like this: ‘We’re [senselessly] boycotting meetings where, erm, we can be seen, but where we can’t be seen, we’ll go . . . because, er, we think our voters are such muppets that absent TV images, they’ll never, ever cotten on to what we’re up to’?”
Please note the difference between talking with business leaders, and debating in a chamber with no powers. That’s weak by your standards, Mr Rove.
Exactly Kensel why would Sinn Fein snub any interest group who takes the time to attend Stormont to lobby politicians.
Is that some kind of sarcasm ?