FrancieBrady wrote: » Seemed a bit niggardly of Martin and the coalition not to renew the role. Maybe it wasn't fully embraced by the holder...he didn't make much of an impact in fairness. But even saying that...there are quite a few in that house that make little impact.
dd973 wrote: » Hypothetical question, supposing No Deal Brexit turns out disastrously for the U.K, economic meltdown and the rest. The Scots decide to leave the union and become independent. The Union Jack wouldn't even exist in it's current state anymore, what would in effect the most recalcitrant sections of the Unionist population be fighting for or against? How can they be loyal to a state that no longer really exists? I don't think England & Wales really appeal to them as such.
BloodyBill wrote: » Thats a possibility alright. However the opposite is probably whats going to happen. There ll be no Economic meltdown. The Scots remain put as they have since 1700 or so and Northern Ireland remains put aswell. In Ireland we always do this 'What if ' and its always 'what if the UK fails?'...eat eat.
BloodyBill wrote: » Thats a possibility alright. However the opposite is probably whats going to happen.
Junkyard Tom wrote: » Are Republicans being held to a higher standard?
downcow wrote: » Serious lack of understanding here. We are a union of countries who want to be in a union If one country decides it doesn’t want to belong any longer, it will get the blessing of the other 3 to go. We will help and assist in any way we can and their will inevitably still be a special relationship. I don’t see any threat associated with it, just a different relationship. A bit like a child that moves away.
downcow wrote: » Disgusting attack on the vigil to young Noah. No comparison in to situations.
Fionn1952 wrote: » All three are funerals with significant numbers in attendance during a period where social distancing is required. Regardless of any feelings on the people involved, there is a clear and obvious comparison. You could be critical of the use of the poor young lad's funeral for political point scoring, but you are unequivocally wrong to state there is no comparison.
downcow wrote: » Zero comparison. One is ordinary people remembering a young boy who they had spent a week looking for. The other was the deputy first minister who had been fighting against ordinary people visiting the grave of their loved one, attending a funeral of one of the most evil terrorists in ni Laughing, Ira men with their arms around her shoulder, etc
FrancieBrady wrote: » So Covid knows to stay away from one and not the other. Cool story!
downcow wrote: » Do you see no difference in the deputy first minister flaunting the rules and ordinary people doing it. This 10x worse than Dominic Cummings driving his family 100miles
Fionn1952 wrote: » The comparison is literally right there, Downcow. Your distaste for one doesn't change the fact that they were both heavily attended funerals, with insufficient social distancing during a global pandemic. There are certainly differences to point out - like I said, I'm not making any sort of judgement call on either, I'm putting that aside to point out that THERE ARE FACTUAL COMPARISIONS. This isn't even remotely disputable!
FrancieBrady wrote: » Does Covid knows to stay away from one and not the other? If it does, then there is a difference. SF got some aspects of the funeral wrong, no doubt. The PSNI will assess it and we'll see, how wrong they got it.
downcow wrote: » Well I heard on the news today that in 24 hrs since SF funeral there have been over 70 applications for bands to parade their own areas on the twelfth
downcow wrote: » Do you realise that every party from the SDLP to Alliance and the Greens are calling for her to step aside. The arrogance and sense of privilege of SF knows no bounds
FrancieBrady wrote: » 'We think SF were wrong so we are going to do wrong as well?' Trust the OO. That made me chuckle.
downcow wrote: » 86 and rising by the hour. I am pretty sure not one of them are orange order, but sure why let the truth get in the way of a good story. I haven't checked but pretty sure they are all young peoples bands
RobMc59 wrote: » The opportunity to get their gurning gobs in the newspapers was too much to resist!
FrancieBrady wrote: » Not upfront OO maybe. They are too late for the 12th anyhow...28 days notice is required I thought. Seriously...they are lambasting SF and now want to do something that was cancelled because it was dangerous? Feck me.
Fionn1952 wrote: » The veneer of curiosity you joined the forum with is pretty much dust in the wind at this point, Rob.
