Restoration of Stormont

Slideshowbob

Is the cash for ash scandal forgotten about then?

Scoundrel

Slideshowbob wrote: »

Is the cash for ash scandal forgotten about then?

There's a report due out on that soon that'll be the end of Foster i'd say.

ancapailldorcha

BluePlanet wrote: »

Apparently Jeffrey Donaldson is out claiming the win that the DUP will have a veto over the Irish language, because that's the important stuff - stopping the IL.

https://www.derryjournal.com/news/politics/dup-has-veto-over-irish-language-standards-says-jeffrey-donaldson-1-9197648

I suppose that it's all they really have. I mean, they've just undermined the foundation of the UK which is their entire raison-d'etre so they have to present something as a win to their base.

I don't know if this is true or not but that's how I'd read it.

James Brown

BluePlanet wrote: »

Apparently Jeffrey Donaldson is out claiming the win that the DUP will have a veto over the Irish language, because that's the important stuff - stopping the IL.

https://www.derryjournal.com/news/politics/dup-has-veto-over-irish-language-standards-says-jeffrey-donaldson-1-9197648

Talk about reconciliation.
Just looking to get a rise out of the troops.

beggars_bush

Have unionists got a problem with Scots Gaelic?

As in the protestants and Presbyterian in Scotland who speak Scots Gaelic

WomanSkirtFan8

FrancieBrady wrote: »

It's the bottom line really. It's only heading one way...to a normal society.

Indeed. You only have to look at the results of the recent UK General election to see the evidence of an emerging nationalist majority in North, South and west Belfast.

weemcd

Seems Northern Ireland aren't getting nearly the amount of money in a handout they were expecting. 1-2 billion instead of 5. With Brexit beginning I think this will be the status quo from now on. London's purse strings will be tied and I'd expect anyone who recieves EU subsidies to be the first casualty - farmers and infrastructure investment spring to mind.

Much of this has to sit with Dodds and Foster, their histrionics during their confidence and supply agreement have left them shunted and disowned. Discarded and useless to the Tories.

Also decades of financial mismanagement in Northern Ireland has come back to bite the entire Stormont executive. They have not made a good start this week.

RHI incoming, and Brexit. Hold on tight.

beggars_bush

weemcd wrote: »

Seems Northern Ireland aren't getting nearly the amount of money in a handout they were expecting. 1-2 billion instead of 5. With Brexit beginning I think this will be the status quo from now on. London's purse strings will be tied and I'd expect anyone who recieves EU subsidies to be the first casualty - farmers and infrastructure investment spring to mind.

Much of this has to sit with Dodds and Foster, their histrionics during their confidence and supply agreement have left them shunted and disowned. Discarded and useless to the Tories.

Also decades of financial mismanagement in Northern Ireland has come back to bite the entire Stormont executive. They have not made a good start this week.

RHI incoming, and Brexit. Hold on tight.

How soon will the blame game start?

SF will stay quiet until after the GE down south

weemcd

beggars_bush wrote: »

How soon will the blame game start?

SF will stay quiet until after the GE down south

It's inevitable, I think you're right though SF will probably keep their nose clean for about a month. But trust when RHI enquiry does come out they will hound Foster. Would bet 50/50 on a collapse after that if she doesn't step down.

FrancieBrady

weemcd wrote: »

It's inevitable, I think you're right though SF will probably keep their nose clean for about a month. But trust when RHI enquiry does come out they will hound Foster. Would bet 50/50 on a collapse after that if she doesn't step down.

In fairness Conor Murphy signalled this before the parties reached a deal and is not being silent now either.

https://www.thejournal.ie/stormont-funding-package-4967540-Jan2020/

maccored

weemcd wrote: »

It's inevitable, I think you're right though SF will probably keep their nose clean for about a month. But trust when RHI enquiry does come out they will hound Foster. Would bet 50/50 on a collapse after that if she doesn't step down.

she deserves to be hounded and she should have already stepped down

Nika Bolokov

Ulster scots has it's own quiz book you can get on Amazon.

It is therefore a true language and warrants holding up democracy in Northern Ireland.

maccored

"Forenenst" is a word my dad used to use a lot. Never realised it was ulster scots til relatively recently:

http://www.ulsterscotsacademy.com/words/hamely-tongue/f/fornenst.php