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Alliance Justice Minister Would Be A Corruption Of Democracy
Published on 2010-02-08 12:53:00
It's hilarious, nay, discomfiting how people can keep a straight face when talking about the possibility of the Alliance Party being handed the Justice Ministry.By what stretch of creativity could it be possibly justifed to hand an Executive post to a fringe party with nio right to be there?The people of the north went to the polls in 2007 to elect an administration based on the understanding that Executive posts would be allocated by d'Hondt. There was no Justice Ministry at the time, so it was
A Tory/ Ulster Unionist/ DUP Pro-British Front?
Published on 2010-01-20 15:33:00
The shady talks that took place in England over the weekend would seem to suggest that despite claims by the Conservative Party that they want to offer an alternative to the tribal politics of Northern Ireland, there may be scope for a Pro-British Front to be formed.Presumably the aim of such a move, were it to happen, would be to share the electoral spoils among unionist parties by way of pacts in constituencies such as South Belfast and Fermanagh/ South Tyrone.Frankly, if there were to be pact
Merry Christmas From El Blogador!
Published on 2009-12-23 03:33:00
It's been a quiet enough year here on in El Blogador, but we've reached our fifth Christmas.I'd like to thank everyone who has visited El Blogador in 2009, and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
