@SJAMcBride Edwin Poots was quoted as the “King Pin” for going back into government and accepting the Protocol. If he had any decency, he would have stood firm, but JD offered him speaker as a carrot, and it worked!
@stephenirwin80@SJAMcBride Don’t forget, Jim Wells did the honourable thing and resigned from DUP. Jim was always honest and transparent, but that didn’t suit DUP, so they villified him. Shame on them!
Jeffrey Donaldson’s political crimes pale into insignificance when viewed in light of his actual crimes & the harm done to his victims.
It is right that the primary focus must always be on his victims, but it is also right that there is scrutiny of how- and why- he committed the political betrayal he did.
In a detailed article @SJAMcBride has analysed the politics of it all, setting out Donaldson’s catalogue of political lies, which are now to be viewed alongside his evil double life.
His treasonous betrayal of unionism & his demonstrable lies were the foundation of the Donaldson deal on Surrendering the Union, which he cooked up with @chhcalling & @JulianSmithUK. This is the foundation upon which the Union-subjugating Executive sits.
Who could forget the lying, indignant Donaldson ranting from the green benches dismissing all those of us who called out his lies & deceit?
Or, the Government establishment lauding him. There he stood at Hillsborough, delighted to be selling out those who had put their trust in him.
Donaldson is where he belongs, in prison. A stain on unionism. The DUP should have turfed him out for his political crimes in January 2024, but they rightly moved quickly once his actual wicked crimes came to light a short time later.