They only received 553 votes, that’s 0.1% share of ballots cast.
But he has an adviser from Northern Ireland so he’ll understand Northern Ireland right? Right?
Literally not a brain cell devoted to thinking about Northern Ireland
Why would Starmer need to visit NI during the campaign, as the opposition candidate?
Labour don’t stand in NI for very good reasons. They don’t want to get involved and they wouldn’t get the support anyway.
It would be a waste of resource.
He’s now the PM, he’ll obviously do his visits and pledge his case for retaining NI as part of the UK as is his obligation.
The Labour-SDLP “partnership” has to be one of the most pathetic pieces of political fiction by supporters of either party.
he meant he got a man date, not mandate.
He’s got himself a blind date with a Fermanagh farmer called Marty. They’re going line dancing in Augher and then for a curry half and half
They intervene occasionally. The family planning reforms were one example.
It was largely labour MPs who spearheaded the reforms and implementation via Westminster in response to the ongoing deadlock and reluctance of one of the ruling parties to broach the issue.(Although none of the reforms actually appear to have been implemented on the ground a number of years later)..
SDLP formed from the remnants of labours Ni branch when they withdrew from direct involvement in the 1970s. Since that time labour have classed sdlp as their sister party.
Gerry Fitt was apparently a fairly formidable labour Ni figure with broad grassroots support across legacy divides.
He kick-started the drive to reform the state in the early 60s via drawing attention to and seeking to address and reform legacy structural problems left over from the time of NIs creation toward a more modern state unencumbered by the dogma’s of the past.
The reform movement took a dark and violent militant turn. He fell out of favour due to his refusal to endorse or support sectarian violence or various terror atrocities.
Ultimately Driven out from his Antrim road home though by the IRA (after living for years on figurative eggshells behind a chain link fence and a small handgun by his side due to attacks on his home, attempts on his life and members of his family being threatened).. [link](https://youtu.be/w72bJTMxHwA?feature=shared&t=38).
No wonder they withdrew from direct involvement and ceded things to a more home spun sister party.
Caught a snippet of one of the election night segments about his connection to Ireland. Went through all the government positions he held etc but then mentioned that one of his closest advisers is a man from Cork, he honeymooned and holidays here and when he plays 5-a-side footie with his mates every week he wears a Donegal GAA jersey.
He’s coming over to announce work on Casement will begin Monday.
Good man Ciarán
Has there ever been a labour X Ni party collaboration? Like dup and conservatives
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He’s right, we gave the Tories a kicking here!
They only received 553 votes, that’s 0.1% share of ballots cast.
But he has an adviser from Northern Ireland so he’ll understand Northern Ireland right? Right?
Literally not a brain cell devoted to thinking about Northern Ireland
Why would Starmer need to visit NI during the campaign, as the opposition candidate?
Labour don’t stand in NI for very good reasons. They don’t want to get involved and they wouldn’t get the support anyway.
It would be a waste of resource.
He’s now the PM, he’ll obviously do his visits and pledge his case for retaining NI as part of the UK as is his obligation.
The Labour-SDLP “partnership” has to be one of the most pathetic pieces of political fiction by supporters of either party.
he meant he got a man date, not mandate.
He’s got himself a blind date with a Fermanagh farmer called Marty. They’re going line dancing in Augher and then for a curry half and half
They intervene occasionally. The family planning reforms were one example.
It was largely labour MPs who spearheaded the reforms and implementation via Westminster in response to the ongoing deadlock and reluctance of one of the ruling parties to broach the issue.(Although none of the reforms actually appear to have been implemented on the ground a number of years later)..
SDLP formed from the remnants of labours Ni branch when they withdrew from direct involvement in the 1970s. Since that time labour have classed sdlp as their sister party.
Gerry Fitt was apparently a fairly formidable labour Ni figure with broad grassroots support across legacy divides.
He kick-started the drive to reform the state in the early 60s via drawing attention to and seeking to address and reform legacy structural problems left over from the time of NIs creation toward a more modern state unencumbered by the dogma’s of the past.
The reform movement took a dark and violent militant turn. He fell out of favour due to his refusal to endorse or support sectarian violence or various terror atrocities.
Ultimately Driven out from his Antrim road home though by the IRA (after living for years on figurative eggshells behind a chain link fence and a small handgun by his side due to attacks on his home, attempts on his life and members of his family being threatened).. [link](https://youtu.be/w72bJTMxHwA?feature=shared&t=38).
No wonder they withdrew from direct involvement and ceded things to a more home spun sister party.
Caught a snippet of one of the election night segments about his connection to Ireland. Went through all the government positions he held etc but then mentioned that one of his closest advisers is a man from Cork, he honeymooned and holidays here and when he plays 5-a-side footie with his mates every week he wears a Donegal GAA jersey.
He’s coming over to announce work on Casement will begin Monday.
Good man Ciarán
Has there ever been a labour X Ni party collaboration? Like dup and conservatives