“Leaving Sinn Féin is like leaving the Mafia.”
Not my words, but those of independent Councillor Dessie Ward – who left Sinn Féin in March of this year. The Irish News reports today that he’s complained of having been threatened and harrassed since he resigned from the party. “There were various reasons why I left the party,” [Cllr Ward] said. “But I tried not to go into too much detail at the time becasue I wanted to leave on a positive note.” “But from the day and hour I left the …