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Unelected EU Commissioner says 75% of our laws are made in Brussels

Kilsally on May 21, 2014, 9:24 pm

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Further to my piece about the European Free Alliance (SNP / Plaid) claiming 70% of our daily lives are governed by rules from the EU a video on Vimeo has European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding claiming 75% of laws originate from the EU. Elected MEPs cannot initiate legislation, propose legislation or even repeal legislation. All that is done by the unelected EU Commission. — Roger Da Costa (@rog_ukip) May 21, 2014 The choice is clear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAtAligq_Vc KilsallyIT Technical Manager …

70% of laws made by EU claims European Free Alliance (SNP & Plaid)

Kilsally on May 10, 2014, 7:11 pm

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In the first Nigel Farage vs Nick Clegg debates the Deputy Prime Minister claimed only 7% of our laws were made in the EU. In the second debate Farage countered this and Clegg changed his assertion was about ‘Primary laws’. However in 2003 Nick Clegg said “Probably half of all new legislation now enacted in the UK begins in Brussels.” Now the European Free Alliance which includes the SNP & Plaid Cymru have released a video for the 2014 elections …

Opinion: Time for UK wide Unionism

Kilsally on May 9, 2014, 9:36 am

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Elections are coming and two recent polls have Sinn Fein inline to win 3 European seats in the Republic and 1 in Northern Ireland. I highly doubt the recent debacle & arrest of Gerry Adams over the abduction, torture and murder of Jean McConville will seriously affect Sinn Fein`s electoral prospects. Where then does this leave Unionists? We can count on Sinn Fein press releases talking about being the only party with MEP`s across the whole of Ireland, the only party advancing an …

Gerry Adams letter to Gerry McGeough contradicts his recent comments on OTR`s

Kilsally on March 1, 2014, 9:03 pm

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Gerry Adams recent press release on the Sinn Fein website states: In recent days there has been deliberate misrepresentation about the OTR issue and the provision of letters by the British government. “Unionist leaders have intentionally engaged in hyperbole and feigned anger over an issue that has been on the political and public agenda since the Good Friday Agreement negotiations. “The fact is that there was no agreement between Sinn Féin and the British government on how to resolve the …

US Department of Health to debate `gay blood` ban

Kilsally on December 4, 2013, 3:36 pm

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Whilst Edwin Poots is still underfire over the `gay blood` ban being `irrational`, new statistics from Northern Ireland and the Republic have revealed that despite being a tiny proportion of the overall population, men who have sex with men account for over half of all new HIV cases. The US Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability which also has a permanent deferment `gay blood` donations by men is to discuss the issue …

Scottish sex worker campaigning against Lord Morrow`s anti-trafficking bill

Kilsally on November 18, 2013, 10:21 pm

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With the DUP`s Lord Morrow anti trafficking bill getting widespread support, one escort has lobbied the PUP and is campaigning against the bill asserting that it will drive sex workers underground and put them in more danger. The CARE website has a detailed analysis of Lord Morrow`s Bill and state: That the Bill is essential because it closes the gap between the very limited changes proposed by the Northern Ireland Executive to make Northern Ireland compliant with the EU Anti-Trafficking …

Birmingham Bomb victims meet one of the Birmingham Six

Kilsally on November 18, 2013, 7:00 pm

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Tonight at half seven, BBC West Midlands are running a documentary on the Hambleton family and the Justice for the 21 campaign which is seeking for the Birmingham bomb case to be reopened. As part of the documentary they meet Paddy Hill, one of those originally convicted of the bombings before having their convictions quashed. Our protest yesterday in Camden for the visit of Gerry Adams pic.twitter.com/Lcjb97tC0F — Justice4the21 (@Justice4the21) October 20, 2013 The programme can be seen on Sky …

Updated: European Parliament rejects abortion as a `human right` – Sinn Fein & Labour support motion

Kilsally on October 22, 2013, 3:00 pm

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The European Parliament has today voted by 351 MEPs in favour of referring the resolution by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality back to committee, with 319 voted against. Fianna Fáil MEPs oppose EU parliament’s attempt to make abortion a human right: http://t.co/jEakLwqUF1 — Paul Anthony Ward (@PaulAnthonyWard) October 22, 2013 The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Union (which includes Irish Labour, UK Labour and the SDLP) passed a draft report last month declaring that abortion …

Query: Why are the EU and Republic of Ireland flags at the Lough Erne G8 resort?

Kilsally on June 15, 2013, 7:41 pm

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Just out of curiosity I noted both the EU and Republic of Ireland flags flying at the Lough Erne resort in County Fermanagh on the local news earlier today. Now the G8 leaders countries are the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Japan, France, Russia & Italy. Apparently the Presidents of the EU Commission and European Council also attend which explains the EU flag but sort of defies the logic of the `Group of eight`. Ireland currently holds the Presidency of the …

No Dogs, No Irish….No Terrorists?

Kilsally on June 3, 2013, 7:49 am

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Two years ago today Ann Travers, sister of IRA victim Mary, met with Peter Robinson over the appointment of Mary McCardle (one of those involved in her sister`s murder ) to a highly paid Stormont Special Adviser position. Today Twitter is awash with raging Sinn Fein activists aghast at the possibilty of discrimination being perpetrated against rapists, murderers & bombers as Jim Allister`s SPAD bill looks likely to be voted through. New SDLP political leaflet… #Stoops #SPAD #Parody twitter.com/JamieShawSF/st… — Jamie Shaw …

Radical Independence & The Jamaican, Ugandan & Pakistani UKIP candidates

Kilsally on May 18, 2013, 11:18 am

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With all the furore over the Radical Independence protest at the UKIP press conference in Edinburgh (ahead of the Aberdeen Donside Scottish by-election on June 20) I couldn`t help but notice the rather vociferous use of the words Nazi, Racist, Bigot, Scum & Fascist aimed at Nigel Farage. The Belfast News Letter website has a good video of Farage talking in the Edinburgh pub prior to the protest. The protest has been deemed largely a student protest and sure enough two …

British & Irish flags at new Korean War Memorial for Ulster troops

Kilsally on May 2, 2013, 7:44 am

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Royal Irish Regiment, Royal Ulster Rifles Association, Royal British Legion and The Irish Association of Korea working in cooperation with the Irish Embassy and the Somme Association were in South Korea recently to unveil a new memorial to Irish Veterans (largely from the British Army but also US & Commonwealth forces) of the 1951 Korean War. The Irish Embassy website has a good article on current attempts to catalog all troops of Irish descent involved. How many Irish died in …

Sinn Fein undermining the sanctity of marriage

Kilsally on April 29, 2013, 10:30 am

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A sign of the times. Sinn Fein under attack…from Catholic Priests. “While Sinn Féin support remains high in the Catholic community, they do not, however, have the support of Catholics who are committed to the cause of life and marriage….Catholics understand therefore, that a vote for Sinn Féin is a vote for the weakening of the institution of marriage and the right to life for all the unborn.”” And the DUP being praised..by the same Catholic Priests. Fr. Owen Gorman, …

Futile Border Poll campaign to launch

Kilsally on April 29, 2013, 9:43 am

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What is presumably a Sinn Fein border poll initiative is to launch on Friday with mock polls planned for Crossmaglen and Creggan Upper (in County Louth) We are officially launching our campaign on Friday – come along if you’re available! twitter.com/UnitedIreland/… — United Ireland(@UnitedIreland) April 28, 2013 Presumably taking a leaf out of the People`s Pledge EU Referendum Campaign who held their own polls in certain constituencies last year. Of course the credibility of holding such a border poll in …

If you live in a glass house, don`t throw stones…at UKIP

Kilsally on April 29, 2013, 7:46 am

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Much ado about Ken Clarke`s comments on `UKIP clowns, closet racists and fruitcakes` over the weekend. It is amazing however what turns up when you Google various configurations of the words Labour, Tory, racist, nazi & BNP. For example, BNP leader Nick Griffin’s father was a Welsh Tory aide to Ian Duncan Smith in 2001, who discussed ‘voluntary repatriation of immigrants’ . Add to that a raft of Labour and Tory members defecting to the BNP and vice versa, lots of …

Health Protection Agency report backs up Edwin Poots

Kilsally on February 1, 2013, 2:14 pm

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Last year there was some controversy over Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots refusing to lift the permanent ban on men who engage in gay sex from giving blood. Many wanted NI to come into line with the rest of the UK which insists the donor must not have had gay sex within the last 12 months. Recent reports by the HSA & The Lancet reinforce the reasons why blood donor organisations worldwide all have similar high risk categories who …

Orangeman`s take on call for a border poll

Kilsally on January 22, 2013, 7:55 pm

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So Gerry Adams finally launched Sinn Fein`s border poll campaign at the weekend after rallying support from Irish-Americans last year. Tánaiste Eamonn Gilmore responded saying it was `unwise and ill timed`. The Ulster Unionists & Alliance are against the idea (despite David Trimble previously advocating one in 2003, which Alliance opposed). The SDLP seem to be consistent with their backing for a poll but query Sinn Fein`s timing and suggest that firm proposals would be needed before any poll. The TUV leader …

UUP Leader calling for parents that send children to faith schools to pay twice?

Kilsally on June 21, 2012, 12:24 pm

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Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has said that faith schools should be privately funded and that tax payers should only fund one system. He made his statements whilst addressing a UUP conference on poverty. State funding for Catholic Schools was introduced by UUP prime minister of Northern Ireland, Terence O’Neill, (initially 80% funding but eventually 100%) What I mean by a single education system is this: the taxpayer funds one system. Yes, there will be parents who choose to go to an …

No condemnation of Roman Catholic Church or medical opinion but plenty for `homophobic Unionists`

Kilsally on June 19, 2012, 3:23 pm

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This week has seen Nationalist politicians falling over themselves to condemn Ulster Unionist peer Ken Maginnis and DUP Health Minister Edwin Poots as homophobic bigots. Maginnis on the Nolan show opposed gay-marriage and referred to homosexuality as deviant behaviour although he tempered his argument by saying “If my next-door neighbour is homosexual, I will treat him with the same day-to-day respect as I will treat the neighbour on the other side.” The Audio Boo can be heard here. The SDLP`s Colum …

Not just Belfast without water

Kilsally on December 28, 2010, 7:58 pm

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Seems to be a lot of news on the lack of water in the City but very little mention of rural problems. Personally here in the backwaters outside Coagh in rural Tyrone (near Cookstown), we have been without running water for over a week. The problem seemingly being frozen underground pipes outside the property running through the garden. We have managed to get by – filling containers from our neighbours water supply (they had their own problems with frozen pipes …