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A weekly round-up of politics related news stories that have caught the ever critical and cynical eye of Mr McGuckin at Lagan College.
Welcome to my new politics blog entry, where I basically give my tuppence worth about political news stories or events in NI, UK and the US that have risen above the media dirge and caught my notoriously limited attention span. I hope you will find my ramblings in some way informative, if not mildly entertaining, at least! You do not necessarily have to agree with me or my assertions, of course, and some of you may just simply enjoy being irritated by me on a weekly basis, which is great! Happy reading!
“The danger of the blogosphere is reading only those you agree with.” - Molly Ivins (American Journalist)
They say a week is a long time in Politics, and the last week has been no exception! There has been a lot going on, both in the UK and the US, as well as in little ole Norn Iron! So, where does one start?
Well, there’s no place like home, as they say, so, let’s start right here in Northern Ireland/North of Ireland/Ulster/Occupied 6 Counties...okay, I’m not doing that every week, so let’s just go with Norn Iron or NI, shall we?
N. IRELAND POLITICS
Tweet of the week (or should that be twit?) has to go to SF MLA and ex-MEP, Martina Anderson, for her ill-conceived social media post regarding the proposed pension payments for Troubles victims. In a now deleted tweet, she said the £800m would primarily go to “those involved in Britain’s dirty war in Ireland.” Or, to “..those involved in collusion.”
Given that the proposed payments cover many victims from both Protestant/Unionist and Catholic/Nationalist backgrounds, her assertions simply don’t stack up and are a clear distortion of the reality. The tweet has illicited widespread condemnation from all political quarters, and even had some SF representatives voicing their discomfort. Whatever legitimate reservations they may have about how the victims pensions are to be distributed, this was no way to articulate them! Martina, of course, has a bit of previous for this sort of thing, and is increasingly being regarded as the ‘embarrassingly rude old auntie’ type figure within the Party. Quick, hide the sherry!
Welcome to my new politics blog entry, where I basically give my tuppence worth about political news stories or events in NI, UK and the US that have risen above the media dirge and caught my notoriously limited attention span. I hope you will find my ramblings in some way informative, if not mildly entertaining, at least! You do not necessarily have to agree with me or my assertions, of course, and some of you may just simply enjoy being irritated by me on a weekly basis, which is great! Happy reading!
“The danger of the blogosphere is reading only those you agree with.” - Molly Ivins (American Journalist)
They say a week is a long time in Politics, and the last week has been no exception! There has been a lot going on, both in the UK and the US, as well as in little ole Norn Iron! So, where does one start?
Well, there’s no place like home, as they say, so, let’s start right here in Northern Ireland/North of Ireland/Ulster/Occupied 6 Counties...okay, I’m not doing that every week, so let’s just go with Norn Iron or NI, shall we?
N. IRELAND POLITICS
Tweet of the week (or should that be twit?) has to go to SF MLA and ex-MEP, Martina Anderson, for her ill-conceived social media post regarding the proposed pension payments for Troubles victims. In a now deleted tweet, she said the £800m would primarily go to “those involved in Britain’s dirty war in Ireland.” Or, to “..those involved in collusion.”
Given that the proposed payments cover many victims from both Protestant/Unionist and Catholic/Nationalist backgrounds, her assertions simply don’t stack up and are a clear distortion of the reality. The tweet has illicited widespread condemnation from all political quarters, and even had some SF representatives voicing their discomfort. Whatever legitimate reservations they may have about how the victims pensions are to be distributed, this was no way to articulate them! Martina, of course, has a bit of previous for this sort of thing, and is increasingly being regarded as the ‘embarrassingly rude old auntie’ type figure within the Party. Quick, hide the sherry!
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