Good to know: possession of weapons, explosives and membership of a proscribed terrorist organisation is treated as little more than a misdemeanour in NI
SF says Emma Little-Pengelly has serious questions to answer after reports that she told a young woman Jeffrey Donaldson was "a danger" to her. PBP's Gerry Carroll says the deputy First Minister should step aside while the "full truth is investigated".
https://t.co/bNaiXuojC8
@washingtonpost tbf, if killing 10's of thousands of kids hasn't 'drawn their ire', I'm not sure harrassing their brown Palestinian/Lebanese brethren will add the final straw
‼️ The stages of UK diplomacy on Palestine are:
1. Israel has the right to defend itself.
2. Something appears to have happened to some Palestinians.
3. We are waiting for a court to tell us whether it was a crime.
4. No, not that court.
5. Or that one.
6. Actually, Judge, this is for ministers to decide, not the courts.
7. Ministers are deeply concerned…
8. …deeply concerned about members of the public protesting about what is happening.
9. While we establish who did the concerning thing, we will continue the arms-export carve-outs.
10. Strong decisive action is now needed - Ban a few pro-Palestinian protest groups and arrest a few grannies for terrorism.
11. We are aware of concerning reports about the concerning thing.
12. We have raised the concerning thing with the people accused of doing it.
13. Britain’s commitment to the rule of law is resolute.
14. Israel has the right to defend itself. Return to stage 1.
@NewtonEmerson The idea that all liability for current and future pension payments will immediately switch to the Irish gov with no UK contribution is for the birds, and deliberately misleading
A DUP MP has said that she was “proud to stand alongside” Orangemen at Drumcree in Portadown today, following a decision not to march to police lines on the Garvaghy Road for the first time in 25 years.
https://t.co/pq9ZprJbTW
https://t.co/pq9ZprJbTW
As I get ready to pass on the torch to the next Labour leader and Prime Minister, here are my thoughts on our first two years in government.
What we've done, and more importantly, who we have done it for.
Read my latest Substack.
https://t.co/CuS0d4jOWm
no wonder there's no replies allowed - we're to be condemned on a sensationalist hypothetical that empirically didn't happen? An acquitted Donaldson would have been just as vilified - outside the media which features this quantum position. Unless its just click bait?
"If you want the measure of our society, imagine if the jury in Jeffrey Donaldson’s trial had reached a not guilty verdict.
"In the wake of his conviction, many have been asking what the DUP and the Ulster Unionist Party knew about his behaviour.
"I have a different question: was anybody waiting quietly in the wings to support him if he walked free from Newry courthouse?"
Read Sarah Creighton: https://t.co/hGfIzehBez
I've decided to leave this platform and my Department will too.
A platform originally designed for free speech and expression now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate.
It isn't healthy for our democracy or our communities and I don’t want to support it.
@AlexKane221b@hilarybennmp All true - but a mandatory coalition of - lets be frank - enemies can never be forced to co-operate. I can't think of a rejigged format that would resolve that. Direct rule/joint authority doesn't/won't work. I don't think NI can afford to be Irish. We may suck it up!
@Michael55287926 As Unionism declines, they will increasingly call their terrorist lapdogs onto our streets. If they can't provoke an appropriate response from the security forces, they'll bait Nationalists hoping for one
This is a perfect example of the Government and media ‘Manufacturing Consent.’ Ireland is its people. The Public is Ireland! The sentence below is utter shite. Don’t fall for it.