Reflections on the SDLP conference and Alasdair McDonnell’s speech
After Delores Kelly naughtily referred to opposition in her deputy leader’s speech, all ears where pinned to see whether party leader Alasdair McDonnell would reciprocate. But there wasn’t a single mention. Instead there was a critique of other parties that would have been better left to a more sharp-tongued colleague and little to inspire party members other than references to past influence and bright ideas that took more than ten years to deliver. Don’t get me wrong; the mood in …