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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on April 06, 2021, 01:37:34 PM

Title: Northern Ireland
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 06, 2021, 01:37:34 PM

While in some senses this has a relationship to the Brexit thread, It's too serious and more complex  to me to just be placed there. These issues were known before Johnson's deal.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56646392

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 07, 2021, 09:15:48 PM

And more rioting. This is extremely worrying.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56669508

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 07, 2021, 09:20:23 PM

And more attacks on police


https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1208499/?__twitter_impression=true

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 07, 2021, 10:49:22 PM

The lying incompetent corrupt racist thug that is PM, or his office anyway, tweeted this 'I am deeply concerned by the scenes of violence in Northern Ireland, especially attacks on PSNI who are protecting the public and businesses, attacks on a bus driver and the assault of a journalist. The way to resolve differences is through dialogue, not violence or criminality.'

Pity that his lies about the deal are in part why we are here, and he was told about the danger. But he's too cowardly to own his incompetence

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: Anchorman on April 08, 2021, 08:51:18 AM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on April 07, 2021, 10:49:22 PM

The lying incompetent corrupt racist thug that is PM, or his office anyway, tweeted this 'I am deeply concerned by the scenes of violence in Northern Ireland, especially attacks on PSNI who are protecting the public and businesses, attacks on a bus driver and the assault of a journalist. The way to resolve differences is through dialogue, not violence or criminality.'

Pity that his lies about the deal are in part why we are here, and he was told about the danger. But he's too cowardly to own his incompetence

     


The useless detritus who styled himself 'minister for the union' seems to be an expert in achieving its' dissolution.

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: Gordon on April 08, 2021, 12:38:06 PM

One wonders at the nous, or lack of it, of the Tories in not realising, or perhaps not caring, that Brexit was always going to be a risk to over 20 odd years of relative (even if fragile) peace in NI at the point they decided to backtrack to get their 'deal' and effectively introduce a sea border. The DUP have showed they are no better by getting into bed with the Tories to support May in 2017, and get some dosh, and in supporting Brexit even though the vote for Remain in NI was a clear majority - and now they complain at what the nasty Tories have done to them in the name of Brexit.

Hard to see how this works out well.

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 09, 2021, 11:29:15 AM

Patrick Kielty doing Mystic Meg in 2018


https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1045782711816708096.html

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: Aruntraveller on April 09, 2021, 02:13:36 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on April 09, 2021, 11:29:15 AM

Patrick Kielty doing Mystic Meg in 2018


https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1045782711816708096.html

That is pretty darned good. That is if anything about this whole mess can be considered "good".

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 10, 2021, 09:07:57 AM

And it continues


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56696889