Irish Current Affairs.

[aguero93:20]

Govt to give the DUP a veto on the NI Protocol deal. Think we have seen this movie before. Source @reuters.

May as well just chuck it in the bin now then, they've only got a one word vocabulary after all. Why should they get a veto on it? They're not the biggest political party in Northern Ireland or even the only unionist party after all.

 

[BobKowalski]

May as well just chuck it in the bin now then, they've only got a one word vocabulary after all. Why should they get a veto on it? They're not the biggest political party in Northern Ireland or even the only unionist party after all.

It‘s more about internal Tory politics and less to do with NI. If the DUP veto it the Govt will claim they listened to the people of NI - well, 30% of them anyway. And if by some miracle the DUP give it the green light (hah!), then it heads off the ERG mob.

Basically, NI like the rest of the UK, are being held hostage by around 30% of the electorate and nothing will change as the Tory support is firmly embedded in that 30%.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Fuck the self serving Tory cunts.

 

[bluethrunthru]

It‘s more about internal Tory politics and less to do with NI. If the DUP veto it the Govt will claim they listened to the people of NI - well, 30% of them anyway. And if by some miracle the DUP give it the green light (hah!), then it heads off the ERG mob.

Basically, NI like the rest of the UK, are being held hostage by around 30% of the electorate and nothing will change as the Tory support is firmly embedded in that 30%.

which is exactly why talk of a return is such pie in the sky for the moment. We will have to demonstrate that we have completely binned off that fringe forever - why would 27 member states want to enter into protracted negotiations with us only for Brexit to resurface 5 years later. Before we have a sit down we will have to show that will never happen - going to PR in the GE system may be a start then introducing legislation making it clear and beyond doubt the UK will never have a binding referendum on anything in future it can only be indicative and when one is held it cannot be won 61% to 49% - there would have to be a certain level of voter turn out and a bar of size of win established to make it work

 

[aguero93:20]

n one is held it cannot be won 61% to 49%

You'd bloody hope not. Certain sign of vote fraud that.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

May as well just chuck it in the bin now then, they've only got a one word vocabulary after all. Why should they get a veto on it? They're not the biggest political party in Northern Ireland or even the only unionist party after all.

There was a reason that Starmer asked that the Commons get a vote on any deal.
Lots of Conservatives are likely to end up voting against the deal.
Which is of course why Sunak ducked the question and won't put it to a vote.

 

[wolviedinho]

Only way out of this shit is for the whole of the uk to rejoin Europe. Blame Northern Ireland stating the troubles might start up again. Free goal for anyone brave enough to stick their head above the parapet. Nothing will change here for at least another 50-100 years. Still got the same twats in charge. It’s been bliss having the civil servants run the place and not the usual self serving wankers.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

The way to get the DUP back in the Northern Government is to stop paying them until they start doing their jobs again. Nowhere else can you refuse to do your job and still get paid.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Only way out of this shit is for the whole of the uk to rejoin Europe. Blame Northern Ireland stating the troubles might start up again. Free goal for anyone brave enough to stick their head above the parapet. Nothing will change here for at least another 50-100 years. Still got the same twats in charge. It’s been bliss having the civil servants run the place and not the usual self serving wankers.

There is another way.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

But it would piss the DUP off even more.