Politics in NI and the history of paramilitary organisations

QuestShield

My perspective being from Dublin was probably as skewed as people living in London in many ways, but I was embarrassed at the constant news reports you'd see on BBC or whatever showing Irish terrorist arrested, IRA below up pub, centre of Manchester levelled.. you name it.
These guys did not represent me yet I know a lot of Irish got grief in the UK, and I noticed a lot of anti-Irish thicko stuff popping up on the British shows, where it seemed barely 5 minutes went by without some snarky comment about the Irish. Also Ian Paisley was pretty much reviled in my house, my mother was a staunch Catholic, my dad current care less about religion. I couldn't give a crap about this Catholic/Protestant nonsense, or the Battle of the bloody Boyne. It's all in the past.
To be honest I'd view the North as a bit backward in some ways, I had a girlfriend from near Newry and I'd go up to visit her. In some areas she'd tell me not to speak in case I'd be attacked. Ridiculous.
Great to see the likes of Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness taking part in the peace process though.

tapzilla2k

John Major's interview on the World at One is worth a listen, snippet of it -
BBC Radio 4 - World at One, Sir John Major: I am 'wary' about DUP deal

Fred Quimby

I thinks it is generally accepted that Corbyn met members of the IRA and gave them encourgement.  thus keeping the troubles going.  That is according to Sean O'Callaghan.

One very good reason for the DUP to side with the Tories.

Fred Quimby

Not in north down as Sylvia rules the roost

Dony

In keeping with the thread title....

UDA's political wing defends DUP election endorsement

Fred Quimby

Dony, let this thread die a death.  Otherwise the good folk of Ulster will be blamed for everything.

IronGiant

Can people please not post unless they have something educational to add?

tapzilla2k

People really should listen to John Major's World at One Interview, instead of harping on about the past (you can argue until the cows come home over Corbyn and his actions in NI, and a whole host of other things). The Peace Process is in trouble now and it requires our upmost attention and impartiality from the Government to ensure it does not fail. We have I feel ignored Northern Ireland for too long now. I'm not interested in political point scoring, peace is the only thing that should matter.

Just to be clear my position has always been that it is a democratic choice for the people of Northern Ireland to decide if they wish to remain part of the UK. If they ever arrive at a point where they decide to have a referendum on the issue.

Dony

What did I miss?

Fred Quimby

Probably my post. lol. Found it a little odd, that SF and Mr Adams have failed to back the Republics new leader in the Dail, possibly because he is openly gay.