tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post2688091926121413813..comments2023-10-22T11:57:34.718+01:00Comments on A Pint of Unionist Lite: "England's difficulty could be Ulster's", Scotland's and Wales' "opportunity"*O'Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02531858236570346203noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-27053590702882174092010-05-09T22:15:12.038+01:002010-05-09T22:15:12.038+01:00Andrew, no, it’s not news. The disturbing fact tha...<em>Andrew, no, it’s not news. The disturbing fact that over 160,000 voters still need convincing. </em><br /><br />I rather think those 160,000 voters know fine well what the DUP are about, and they like it. The blanket term "unionist" has always been a cover for both integrationism and Ulster Nationalism, and a wide spectrum in between. The problem with UK Unionism was that it took andrewghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363738196403434636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-12310672562139595202010-05-09T15:56:53.779+01:002010-05-09T15:56:53.779+01:00“Everyone keeps acting surprised when the DUP turn...“Everyone keeps acting surprised when the DUP turn out to be Ulster Nationalists and not "proper" Unionists.”<br /><br />Andrew, no, it’s not news. The disturbing fact that over 160,000 voters still need convincing. <br /><br /> <br /> MancUnionist said...<br /> <br />“It might be electoral calculation rather than Unionist principle that draws them back from that particular brink, butO'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531858236570346203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-3940561386917756522010-05-09T13:26:50.194+01:002010-05-09T13:26:50.194+01:00The Unionist suffered a huge defeat, Robinson and ...The Unionist suffered a huge defeat, Robinson and Reg Empeys defeats were humiliating. Im not a Unionist,I am a nationalist from Antrim I feel I must point that out, however it does not taint my view on politics. Its about time we take our power back from Westminster, there is much to benefit from being in control of your own destiny, dont you think?<br /><br />It was a rubbish night for unionismStephen Pol Haydonhttp://insulanobilis.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-90448403433511945862010-05-09T04:35:47.320+01:002010-05-09T04:35:47.320+01:00I think you might be overstating it to say that th...I think you might be overstating it to say that the Rainbow Coalition could govern 'with ease'. I reckon the Liberal Democrats and the smarter heads in Labour realise that having their government entirely dependent on regionalist MPs during a time of swinging budget cuts would devastate them in England. It might be electoral calculation rather than Unionist principle that draws them back Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532639584338090676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-89937606385965911022010-05-09T00:27:09.586+01:002010-05-09T00:27:09.586+01:00The Maths work out as 191 English Labour MPs, 43 E...The Maths work out as 191 English Labour MPs, 43 English Lib Dems and 1 English Green - with an opposition composed of 297 English Conservatives.<br /><br />Or put another way roughly 10 million people will be enforrcing legislation, that in large part do not apply to them due to devolution, on 50 million.<br /><br />Hardly democratic or progressive.eeorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657816556456124166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-4446546770780870482010-05-08T23:05:43.316+01:002010-05-08T23:05:43.316+01:00England, the biggest member of the United Kingdom....England, the biggest member of the United Kingdom. Westminster, the seat of the Union.Owen Polleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567787385096905811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008037633121035579.post-60538573563572472542010-05-08T21:57:07.805+01:002010-05-08T21:57:07.805+01:00Everyone keeps acting surprised when the DUP turn ...Everyone keeps acting surprised when the DUP turn out to be Ulster Nationalists and not "proper" Unionists. You'd think it would be common knowledge by now...andrewghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363738196403434636noreply@blogger.com