Tag Archives: Sinn-Fein

Gerry Adams And The Spanish Peace Process

Posted on March 22, 2006 by levee

Did you not know? Not content with bringing peace to these Emerald Shores, the venerable Gerry Adams has been applying pressure on other terrorist groups to come in from the struggle, wipe their feet and get involved in politics. According … Continue reading →

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Time To Cut Back MLA Salaries?

Posted on February 24, 2006 by levee

Well, this one’s been up for a few weeks. I’ll admit I forgot that the poll was there for a while! Having said that, 87 people had their say on the matter… All counted, we have a slim majority (51%) … Continue reading →

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How Much Do You Know About Peter Robinson?

Posted on February 17, 2006 by levee

El Blogador has posted a very interesting biography of the DUP‘s Deputy Leader, Peter Robinson. What an eye-opener! I’ll be the first to admit I don’t have an encyclopedic knowledge of Northern Irish politics, or its ‘personalities’, but seeing a … Continue reading →

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Poll: Should Northern Irish MLA's Lose Their Salaries?

Posted on January 15, 2006 by levee

On to more serious matters for this week’s poll. ‘Big’ Peter Hain’s threatening to crack down on playground politics by taking away our politicians’ pocket money. What do you folks think? Will a loss of salary sharpen Unionist appetites for … Continue reading →

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Better Cancel The Trip Home, Boys

Posted on January 12, 2006 by levee

The airline industry will be reeling this evening with the news the Peter Hain has finally and sensibly withdrawn the On The Run legislation. Flights to Ireland are most likely being feverishly cancelled as you read this. Of course, the … Continue reading →

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Poll Results: The Denis Donaldson Affair

Posted on January 8, 2006 by levee

After a truly stunning 20 votes (none of which were mine, BTW), the people have spoken on our first ever poll. Almost half of you believed this to be the work of the dreaded Securocrats, an evil, lurking menace whose … Continue reading →

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No Room For Dissent In Sinn Fein?

Posted on November 25, 2005 by levee

Yes, folks. I know I’ve been laying the boot into Sinn Fein lately. It’s not as if I’m alone in doing that. After all, it does seem that the British Government is pulling out all the stops to make life … Continue reading →

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