The people of Northern Ireland are unique.
Frankly, they may be the only people left in the United Kingdom who still truly understand what it means to be British.
Not as a slogan.
Not as a flag for convenience.
But as an identity forged through loyalty, sacrifice, resilience and history.
That community bond matters.
And to understand just how catastrophically the Government has handled this situation, consider this:
Loyalists, Unionists and Nationalists are coming together.
In Northern Ireland.
That sentence alone should stop every official in Stormont & Whitehall dead in their tracks.
Because when communities with such deep historic divisions find common cause, it tells you something profound.
The public can see what the Government refuses to admit.
This is not a “community tension” problem.
It is a failure of leadership, border control and public safety.
I’ve spent a lot of time recently in Northern Ireland, and the patriotism here is something else.
Watching the bands today of the apprentice boys in Ballymoney was incredibly moving, every beat of the drum carried pride, passion, and a deep sense of loyalty. Loyalty to their culture, their heritage, their history, and to this great land.
You can feel it in the atmosphere, in the people, in the way they stand and represent who they are.
It makes you think… England could learn a lot from the men and women of Ulster.
What appear to be anti-terrorism units aducting teenagers off the streets in Ballymena. Where are these children's human rights and why were such tactics not used on the criminal gangs?
There are serious questions that have to be answered by the Justice Minister, the PSNI CC, and the Policing Board, in relation to the use of unmarked vehicles, disguised as work white workers' vans. These vans were used to target teenagers,
@real_eire The UK government sending UK police to another part of the UK? Shocker. You people amaze me. Our troops are still here, do you think they all just disappeared😂