Direct rule

[st333ve]

direct rule is outrageous!!!!!!!
its a shut up and do what we tell you government.
everyone in northern ireland is refused democracy

The main problem with Direct Rule Ministers is that they are interim appointees with no mandate and accountable to nobody in the north. Their ability to deliver has no impact on their political futures. Further, their decisions are circumscribed by a broader agenda and policy imperatives that have nothing to do with the people of the north. They have flatly refused to listen to either the genuine concerns raised by democratically mandated politicians or the local expertise of community and voluntary organisations.

Direct Rule is therefore a liability to all of our society -- nationalists and unionists alike.

so why do unionists favour this so much, what are the benifits?

even if the assembly gets up and running, its almost useless as direct rule will still apply. the people of northern ireland are being treated like puppets and refused democratic rights .

[S.Down]

I admire your energy.



..so what are you talking about again?

[Jozer]

"So why do Unionists prefer this so much"?

Because the alternative is direct rule from Dublin.

[Pidge]

everyone in northern ireland is refused democracy

As much as someone in Sussex is...

[Dexy]

everyone in northern ireland is refused democracy

As much as someone in Sussex is...

which has given rise to Sussex locals turning to local radicals out of their feelings of disenfranchisement. Beneath David Cameron's cuddly exterior lurks an armelite-wielding thatcherite anxious to destroy our way of life. At least that's what Tony says. trust him, he's a regular guy...