The last comment re Internet Control by the way is for the benefit of Chris Donnelly, if by any chance he's reading- he's gripped by the same nasty dose of paranoia apparently.
Anonymous said…
I have a confession to make. I used to actually be someone who would have supported the Tory Party at election time: but exposure to you two clowns has turned me right off.
Oh and another thing, Jim Nicholson can whistle for my number 2 vote!
Then you must be a very shallow person indeed to allow your politics to be influenced either way by 2 blogging clowns;)
Gary said…
Nothing rattles my cage more than the damage done to the Union by the two Unionist parties and their constant bickering, if you want Unionist voters to be turned off, then that's the way to go.
Things do get a bit childish at times but they are two different parties and it is to be expected that there is differences of opinion on almost all subjects except the Union. That's healthy surely in a democracy?
The electorate in NI should be given the widest choice possible at elections; if that means a bit of debate, banter and argument than we'd get in a one-party state, then so be it.
Russia Blog is getting excited about Euro 2008. Indeed it is drawing parallels between Guus Hiddink and Peter the Great in terms of successful Russo-Dutch exchanges of expertise. Meanwhile, in Moscow, fans have been taking to the streets in order to celebrate the national team’s achievements.
The Iranian author, Vali Nasr, has written an interesting book called The Shia Revival: How conflicts within Islam will shape the future . Its argument is exceptionally pertinent at a time when European governments are edging toward arming Sunni extremists in Syria. Nasr portrays Shiism as the more liberal, palatable strand of Islam and a religion for underdogs. He makes his point persuasively, although putting a progressive gloss on the regime in Iran and Hezbollah does undermine his thesis. A lot of the material is focussed on Iraq, where there is a Shia majority, which was suppressed during the presidency of Saddam Hussein. The leading cleric, Ayatollah Sistani, is depicted as a moderating influence, who opposed retaliation as Sunni extremism threatened to cause sectarian civil war. The book’s opening chapter provides an erudite and fascinating history of factions within Islam. The split dates back to the origins of the faith and a dispute over the prophet Mohammed’
Former BBC employee Brian Walker has overrun Slugger O’Toole lately with countless poorly structured, poorly written posts. It is possible quickly to recognize and avoid these by subjecting each Slugger piece to a cursory inspection and identifying those which feature characteristic lack of paragraphing and a tenuous grasp on the technicalities of linking source articles. Although I generally evade Walker’s posts by this method, occasionally (and unfortunately) I have persevered and found that their content is as unrewarding as the style in which they are written. Today, for instance, I inflicted upon myself Brian’s thoughts on a mooted Fianna Fail / SDLP merger . In actual fact, he is right to welcome news that the Southern Irish party has dropped this proposal from its agenda; however, the logic by which he arrives at this conclusion is parochial nonsense. To summarise, Walker believes that pursuing realignment with larger parties, whether they are from the rest of the UK or fro
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The main boss at Conservative HQ has been asked about that, they wouldn't authorise one unfortunately- even threatened to throw us off the payroll.
Chekov,
All the best for tonight, but don't forget the conference call with Internet Control at 10 am- heavy day of smearing ahead I suspect.
The last comment re Internet Control by the way is for the benefit of Chris Donnelly, if by any chance he's reading- he's gripped by the same nasty dose of paranoia apparently.
Oh and another thing, Jim Nicholson can whistle for my number 2 vote!
Things do get a bit childish at times but they are two different parties and it is to be expected that there is differences of opinion on almost all subjects except the Union. That's healthy surely in a democracy?
The electorate in NI should be given the widest choice possible at elections; if that means a bit of debate, banter and argument than we'd get in a one-party state, then so be it.