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Arlene has retreated to “No Surrender” message

Posted By: February 07, 2017

A ‘word cloud’ showing the most frequently used terms in Arlene Foster’s speech shows that Gerry Adams and Sinn Fein were heavily name-checked John Manley. Irish News. Belfast. Tuesday, February 7, 2017A “word cloud” showing the most frequently used terms in Arlene Foster’s speech shows that Gerry Adams and Sinn Fein were heavily name-checkedWHEN Arlene Foster warned of a “brutal” election, she […]

DUP will never agree to Irish language act, says Foste

Posted By: February 06, 2017

The DUP will never agree to an Irish language act, its leader has said. BBC NI. Belfast. Monday, February 6, 2017 Arlene Foster said that perhaps there should be a Polish language act instead because more people in Northern Ireland spoke Polish than Irish.Alluding to Sinn Féin demands, she told a party event: “If you feed a crocodile it will keep […]

Northern agenda largely about Arlene Foster vs Michelle O’Neill

Posted By: February 06, 2017

“Cash for ash” controversy badly hit DUP leader’s political value ahead of election “…DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds took the Orange card out of his wallet last week.” Gerry Moriarty.Irish Times. Dublin. Monday, February 6, 2017 Donald Trump and Brexit are modern examples of what Winston Churchill after the second World War famously called “violent and tremendous” international changes. But will that global volatility […]

Nesbitt: Calls for Foster to quit were not opportunist

Posted By: February 06, 2017

Mike Nesbitt has denied that political opportunism motivated his calls for Arlene Foster to quit at the height of Stormont’s green energy scandal.Mike Nesbitt said the RHI scandal had dropped Stormont’s reputation  from the gutter to the sewer.News Letter. Belfast. Sunday, February 5, 2017The UUP leader has faced questions over why his demand came in the wake […]

Parading disputes – they haven’t gone away you know

Posted By: February 06, 2017

Claire Simpson. Irish News. Belfast. Monday, February 6, 2017Visiting Belfast city center at lunchtime on Saturdays can be a disconcerting experience.A few weeks ago I waited for a friend outside the city hall just as a small group of loyalist flag protesters gathered. To be honest, more than four years on from the widespread protests, some of them violent, against Belfast […]

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