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Belfast port celebrated as hopes rise for lower corporation tax
The House of Lords was the suitably grand venue for the London launch of Alf McCreary’s magnificently illustrated tome Titanic Port, a history of Belfast Harbour. Before I got a chance to take a good look at my copy, my ears pricked up when the chairman of the harbour commissioners Len O’Hagan said hopes were high [...] read our review » -
Round up of Tuesday’s Political Studies Association conference
If you want to get a flavour of the proceedings at the Political Studies Association conference on its opening day, then the Storify collation below will bring you some of the images, tweets and sounds of the day. Particular highlights included: the Opening Plenary with David Blunkett, Peter Riddell and Matthew Flinders; and the late [...] read our review »
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The Earl Bishop
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 »
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Comment on Lady Hermon’s “difficult place”
on 1 March 2010 at 8:26 am
[b]Lady Hermon: I won’t walk away from North Down[/b]
Monday, 1 March 2010
“When I say I love this constituency I really love this constituency,” she said. “It was my constituents who gave me a light at the end of a very dark tunnel after Jack died and I intend to continue to serve this constituency in some capacity.
“I just have to, as Jack would have advised, you just have to take time to think. It is not my intention to walk away from North Down. They have been very loyal to me and I want to return that loyalty to them.
Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/lady-hermon-i-wonrsquot-walk-away-from-north-down-14702987.html#ixzz0gt6XIYOC
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Comment on Lady Hermon’s “difficult place”
on 28 February 2010 at 2:44 pm
Lady Hermon could be in a new cabinet if she wins the ND seat as an Independent Unionist and takes the Labour whip. Looks like Labour will be in government for another 5 years, be it a hung parliament.
What would Sir Reg Empey, UUP chairman David Campbell and all those UCUNF supporters in the Ulster Unionist Party think if Gordon Brown appointed Lady Hermon as Secretary of State for NI to replace Shaun Woodward MP in a new parliament?
[b]Gordon Brown on course to win election[/b]
[i]GORDON BROWN is on course to remain prime minister after the general election as a new Sunday Times poll reveals that Labour is now just two points behind the Tories.The YouGov survey places David Cameron’s Conservatives on 37%, as against 35% for Labour — the closest gap between the parties in more than two years
It means Labour is heading for a total of 317 seats, nine short of an overall majority, with the Tories languishing on a total of just 263 MPs. Such an outcome would mean Brown could stay in office and deny Cameron the keys to No 10.[/i]
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7044185.ece
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Comment on Leinster Says No
on 20 February 2010 at 6:13 pm
“a united Ireland shall be brought about only by peaceful means with the consent of a majority of the people, democratically expressed, in both jurisdictions in the island.”
What would happen if United Ireland Republican/Nationalist parties Sinn Fein and SDLP decided to merge with Ireland’s Fianna Fail and Unionist parties UUP & DUP merged with the UK Conservative Party prior to the coming 2011/12 Stormont assembly elections?
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Comment on Nesbitt resigns from Victims’ Commission to run in General Election
on 18 February 2010 at 2:05 pm
‘I know that unionists in BW voted Hendron to keep Adams out (remember Adams decrying the result as ‘depriving the real people of /West Belfast of their seat” as if Prods are somewhat imaginary people), but why only the once and not since?’
Because after the 1998 GFA Gerry Adams and the shinners have become outright winners against the SDLP in WB.
Since then SDLP candidate Alex Atwood does not pull enought votes from the republican/nationalist electorate that voters from WB Unionists would not make a difference.
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Comment on Will Nesbitt make DUP electoral victim..?
on 18 February 2010 at 1:50 pm
Another porky pie by David Cameron
After their big promise by Cameron and his NI shadow secretary of state there would be 18 Tory nominations for the Westminster election, can they please explain why the NI Conservatives cannot find enough candidates to come forward to be nominated now? Just like the Tory leader promised and then reneged his own party members and the British electorate he would have a referendum on the Lisbon treaty if elected to government he has now acted similar with the NI electorate.
Mike Nesbitt can win back seat for UUP, says man who lost to Iris
‘Mr McNarry said the prospective new candidate was not facing a Conservative challenger. “There are a number of constituencies where Conservatives have not come forward,” he added. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/mike-nesbitt-can-win-back-seat-for-uup-says-man-who-lost-to-iris-14686714.html#ixzz0frzNPmlu
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Comment on Nesbitt resigns from Victims’ Commission to run in General Election
on 18 February 2010 at 7:43 am
‘It is hypocritical, in the extreme, for anyone from those parties to oppose a link to the Conservatives with any other party.’
II, agreed, if the SDLP really wanted to promote themselves as true green Irish Nationalists who support a 32 county Ireland then they should cut the party whip link with the UK Labour Party and link up with Fianna Fail or Fine Gael ‘The United Ireland Party’.
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Comment on Nesbitt resigns from Victims’ Commission to run in General Election
on 18 February 2010 at 7:32 am
‘I do not want the TUV to have influence, more votes would give them that influence.’
PF, for nationalists to vote for Paisley in NA to help keep TUV from winning the seat is smart. In predominately republican West Belfast Unionists voted for SDLP candidate Joe Hendron to help keep Gerry Adams from becoming MP in the 1992 Westminster election.
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Comment on Nesbitt resigns from Victims’ Commission to run in General Election
on 18 February 2010 at 2:22 am
There is no reason why the SDLP should “come” into the main flow of UK politics.
FJH, the SDLP already have been into the main flow for 40 years, and they even
‘Swear Oath of Allegiance (or Affirmation) http://www.parliament.uk/site_information/glossary.cfm?ref=oathofa_7554
when they take their seats in the House of Commons.
SF MP’s refuse to take the oath and therefore are content to forfeit the right to sit in UK Parliament
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Comment on Nesbitt resigns from Victims’ Commission to run in General Election
on 18 February 2010 at 2:01 am
SDP….is presumably a typo.
Apoligies, should be Lib Dems.
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Comment on Nesbitt resigns from Victims’ Commission to run in General Election
on 18 February 2010 at 1:37 am
‘Labour is a non runner here.’
Agreed FGH, but so are the Conservatives. At least the Tories have tried over the past 20 years to seek election without much success for local council, assembly, and this 2010 election they are trying to get an MP elected under a UCUNF umbrella.
If SDP & Labour want Norn Iron to leave their sectarian past behind and come into the main flow of UK politics its about time they followed the Conservatives put up candidates for election.
Maybe the SDP will think about having and electoral pact with Alliance sometime in the future.
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