I’m not sure how Sinn Fein supporters can pat themselves on the back for their “victory”. They have now allowed the DUP to step over their red line over the devolution of policing and justice powers. There is no commitment here to a timetable and there is plenty of scope for the DUP to drag things out beyond next April, and probably until after the European elections. Sinn Fein’s negotiators, by accepting this arrangement, have actually legitimized the DUP’s interpretation of the StAA’s requirements concerning the timetable for devolving policing and justice powers.

If Sinn Fein supporters want to dress this climbdown by their party up as a victory, I’m happy to take that and call it a good thing. I’m glad they have seen sense and decided to drop their pointless boycott.

SF wee stitch in the side but leading the marathon

But at least on this occasion they have not gone through the charade of advertising the post and having to appear to consider, on merit, women, ethnic minorities, disabled people etc .

Also: is the announcement today more a case of putting up a flag to see who salutes before making an appointment?

Another question arises – can a well paid QC financially afford to take on a lesser paid AG job?

Sure isn’t there a statue of a terrorist who accepted arms from the U.K.’s enemy in front of Stormont?

No firm commitment on dates yet – but there will and should be in all our interests. Progress on some of SFs agenda but not in the way they would want on everything. A sensible compromise…..you can see why Allister is upset.

Now can we please all get on with real life and things that really matter to people here like jobs and health and selling as much as we can to all those Southerners taking advantage of the low pound!!!

PS what’s the betting that we see Catriona sidelined soon? They wont want anything derailing the new cosier atmosphere

Not a judicial appointment by any stretch of the imagination:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney_General#United_Kingdom

I would assume his role is similar to the one in the Republic’s namely as “the adviser of the Government in matters of law and legal opinion”.

Show one thing in that document – just one – that isn’t supported by documentary evidence.

DUP members / supporters should be very cautious about calling opponents liars.

“If the First Ministers don’t have a role in the appointment of senior judges why have they issued a letter saying they are minded that Larkin be invited to become AG?”

AFAIK the AG isn’t a senior judge neither is it an answer to my question. Was your point that it is a senior law official?

As for the AG stuff it is one of the lines I’d personally like more information on.

2012 – former IRA POW Gerry Kelly has taken over as Minister of Justice. One of his first actions on taking office was …. hee hee!!

http://www.jimallister.org/default.asp?blogID=1154

Compare what he said in that document with your incessant whinging about Larkin and indeed your earlier comments in this discussion regarding the JAC – apparently appointed by OFMDFM – shown to be nothing more than a TUV lie.

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You are right it is much too soon to decide if there are winners and losers.
It is much more important to see if this is good for Northern Ireland and Ireland as a whole.

If the First Ministers don’t have a role in the appointment of senior judges why have they issued a letter saying they are minded that Larkin be invited to become AG?

“It is most certainly true. Look at the letter ”

How is it true? It says the JAC will make appointments etc and that is appointed by the LCJ and Lord Chancellor not McGuinness.

“Is it true or false for Jim Allister to assert that McGuinness will have a hand in judicial appointments?”

It is most certainly true. Look at the letter