Comments on: Paisley Jnr to step down

By: 0b101010

0b101010 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:56:26 +0000

Glad to see the sword fall on one of the many Damocleses otherwise having a ball beneath it in Stormont at the taxpayers’ expense. Just hope that the electorate string up more swords and the media continue to blow at them.

By: Nevin

Nevin — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:03:20 +0000

Elvis P, it was on Slugger this morning:

““The House of Commons halted this practice a number of years ago”

Would the Church Street office be used as the North Antrim Westminster Constituency office by both Paisleys, the MP and the research assistant?

What about 142A Main Street, Bushmills? Should Paisley jr be paying rates on an office that is used for political purposes by himself and his DUP councillor colleague, David McAllister?

BTW, what is the name of the company that is supposedly receiving the rent?

Posted by Nevin on Feb 18, 2008 @ 11:24 AM”

By: Rory

Rory — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:56:17 +0000

Da, what are we gonna do about all these rumors they’re spreading about me?

Don’t worry, son, we can take our inspiration from The Book. Lemme see – here it is – Abraham and Isaac.

What do we do, da?

Well, I make a gesture of offering you as a sacrifice and then an angel comes down and saves you at the last minute.

Are you sure, Da? Will it work?

Trust me, son. I’m a politician.

By: RSR

RSR — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:07:45 +0000

one paisley down, one to go.

Would have to agree with michael shilliday in an earlier comment, if this was any other western democracy he would have been gone months ago.

think paisley senior will finish his first year in office and then resign. I would expect him to go sometime round start of May. Very short time at the top for the doc, spends 35 years trying to get there and then only gets to spend one at the top!

By: Elvis Parker

Elvis Parker — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:18:34 +0000

Methinks you have all missed the implications for Senior in this. He is bang to rights for having broken Westminster rules on allowances.
Only Declan O’Loan appears to be catching on to this.
Nuala will be pleased.

By: Mr Angry

Mr Angry — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:07:06 +0000

“Who we get really depends on how long Senior intends to stay. If he intends to stay for long he will need someone close to his thinking.”

I suspect that Robert Mugabe is quite happy with his current job.

By: Andrew Muir

Andrew Muir — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:55:15 +0000

Ian Paisley Jnr’s replacement will be very interesting.

Ian Senior relied heavily on his Junior Minister.

If it’s Simon Hamilton Peter Robinson’s agenda will be advanced.

It it’s Edwin Poots then the Paisley agenda will be held steadfast.

Who we get really depends on how long Senior intends to stay. If he intends to stay for long he will need someone close to his thinking.

By: joeCanuck

joeCanuck — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:00:25 +0000

18,500 queries a year.
Assuming 2 weeks holidays and a 6 day work week, that’s slightly over 60 a day.
What a superman; he obviously wasn’t paid enough.
Maybe he should have used a Mumbai call centre.

By: William

William — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:28:17 +0000

Junior Minister culled over brown-tongue

A Junior Minister & MLA is to be culled on a County Antrim holiday resort following confirmation of the brown-tongue disease.
On Friday, Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew said an MLA from the area who contracted the disease had been put down.

The MLA had been imported from the Lisburn area. A further 23 MLAs and 9 MPs will now be slaughtered following further tests.

Ms Gildernew said the area would remain under restriction.

“This result does not mean that the disease is circulating here, and at present the north retains its brown-tongue free disease status,” the minister said.

By: pith

pith — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:11:46 +0000

Crataegus,

Indeed. Not just desirable but logical.

By: Crataegus

Crataegus — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:08:05 +0000

All we need now is for senior to retire.

By: E eye E eye yo

E eye E eye yo — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:56:43 +0000

Dont know whats all the fuss about.Junior paid might have paid over the odds but at least people could see what he got for it. Now what about Portaloo Billy Armstrong,he pays his wife and daughter and rents his portaloo(office) from his wife.It seems that he paid her over £50k for rent.Should he not stand down? Then again we would be no better of as his daughter and wife could be his subsitutes.
Reggie can shout about Junior all he wants but we are watching what he does with Portaloo Billy.
Come on Reggie show us how sincere you are about cleaning up your party.We watch with interest.

By: pith

pith — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:47:37 +0000

Junior is quoted in the Belfast Telegraph as saying that he dealt with 18,500 constituency queries last year. Wow. The PM should consider himself lucky that he only had to deal with 6 of them.

By: Turgon

Turgon — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:28:31 +0000

Bigger Picture,
Me spin. surely not?
Regards

By: Bob Mugabe

Bob Mugabe — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:03:52 +0000

Will McGuinness now resign, given all the heavy work his associates have bene involved in? Will he f**k!

By: Bigger Picture

Bigger Picture — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:01:47 +0000

Turgon

I would’nt overplay the TUV in all of this and I do not believe it’s a panic, I think that is just a line you and the rest of the TUV are looking to spin. I’ve been calling for him to go for weeks now an absolute embarassment and liability

By: Nevin

Nevin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:31:26 +0000

Grassy Noel, do you mind the time the BBC Talkback team removed the fictional yarns about Patsy McCash, the Port Moon Trust, Ben Gore, Croyer Hill, Burning Passions Bookshop and Massage Parlour, Cashlaun Castle, the Pleasures of Plaiskin Wine Bar and Deli, a Clip Behind The Ear Barber’s Shop, the Moyle Maidens (dancing at the Sheddings), Tonduff Times, Ballintoy Bugle et al? They ran for a few weeks and then, puff, they were gone. I wonder who complained. I hope I’m not responsible for putting dangerous ideas into Junior’s head!!

By: The Watchman

The Watchman — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:27:40 +0000

I trust the Romanists amongst us with light a candle at mass in memory of Junior’s ministerial career. As for myself, I plan to do my mourning in a pleasant spa.

By: URQUHART

URQUHART — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:27:05 +0000

I can’t believe that he has resigned over this latest nonsense. Surely 80% + of them in Stormont are at the same racket?

Nor is it credible to say that this was an attempt to stop the momentum against his Da – both Paisleys are too smart to buy into that for a second.

No, I suspect the only credible reason for IPJ’s sudden and out-of-character resignation could have been the fear of how far these lazy bloody journalists were going to go.

Who will the Tele Special INvestigations Unit turn their attention to now?

By: nmc

nmc — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:11:48 +0000

There’ll be many penitent prayers said in the many Paisley households tonight! lol