“we could end up with an absolutely fantastic society..”

| Readers 6

On Monday regular Slugger commenter, loftholdingswood, predicted “further announcements later in the week from the mainstream” [the ‘good’ UDA? -Ed] in response to the South East Antrim UDA’s Beyond Conflict document.. and today, as reported by the BBC, Frankie Gallagher of the ‘good’ UPRG announced that – A pamphlet outlining ways of transforming loyalist areas is set to be published. Added link belowHere’s the reported comment from Mr Gallagher

“If we applied the same type of resource and the same type of structures to help loyalism move on – that republicanism successfully dealt with – I think we could end up with an absolutely fantastic society where there would be no paramilitarism.

Time to get that chequebook out, Mr Hain.. yet again..

Adds The BBC report also states

It follows a consultation within working class Protestant areas and includes the views of UDA members.

Added link to a previously asked, and still relevant, question – “the basis of a civilised society?

Discover more from Slugger O'Toole

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Recent posts

Brian O'Neill

US Midterm Elections sees a Blue wave as Democrats take Congress and the Senate…

Dan McGinn

From Now On, Everything Changes..

Peter Emerson

Go East, Old Man IV: A ballot where nobody votes no

We are reader supported. Donate to keep Slugger lit!

For over 20 years, Slugger has been an independent place for debate and new ideas. We have published over 40,000 posts and over one and a half million comments on the site. Each month we have over 70,000 readers. All this we have accomplished with only volunteers we have never had any paid staff.

Slugger does not receive any funding, and we respect our readers, so we will never run intrusive ads or sponsored posts. Instead, we are reader-supported. Help us keep Slugger independent by becoming a friend of Slugger. While we run a tight ship and no one gets paid to write, we need money to help us cover our costs.

If you like what we do, we are asking you to consider giving a monthly donation of any amount, or you can give a one-off donation. Any amount is appreciated. 

Give a monthly donation Give a one-off donation