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In the debate over individual rights vs collective responsibility the libertarians have now the advantage. Those who believe that wealth, privilege or patronage will protect them from life's challenges will go further in the pursuit of more wealth, privilege or patronage.
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It's just possible that people in Northern Ireland are becoming increasingly aware of the difference between politicians who want to solve problems and reduce collateral damage and those who want to create bigger problems irrespective of the consequences of collateral damage.
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Two of the people in this photo voted for the Protocol "to get Brexit done" the other two backed
@BorisJohnson
to the hilt describing the Protocol as "serious, sensible and stable" Not a principle between them.
@benhabib6
@J_Donaldson_MP
@ArleneFosterUK
@CatharineHoey
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Here's
@J_Donaldson_MP
in
@News_Letter
blaming the Protocol for UK not reducing VAT on energy costs because the EU doesn't permit it. And here's a list of countries reducing VAT on energy costs.
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A thread on
@duponline
@J_Donaldson_MP
@paulgivan
threats to collapse Stormont. No one in London, Brussels or Dublin is listening, they didn't listen the first time they issued it, nor the 2nd, third, fourth or latest.
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The
@duponline
@J_Donaldson_MP
are driving the union off the edge of a cliff,
@JamieBrysonCPNI
@JimAllister
et al are sitting in the back seat urging them to go faster
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Not many in North Antrim travel 1st class on BA, fewer do their Christmas shopping in Fortnum and Mason. True man of the people, rich people that is.
@BmenaGuardian
@BMoney_Times
@News_Letter
@BelTel
Ian Paisley Jr in BA First Class lounge at LHR with his Christmas presents from Fortnum and Mason
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would you look at the face on Emma and Jnr, like they were told they were getting a free holiday and it turned out it was Butlins
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Given the information contained in
@SJAMcBride
@BelTel
front page story I have written to
@ElectoralCommUK
in relation to Anne Donaghy's role as Deputy Returning Officer. Only a full public inquiry will unearth all that was wrong with
@mea_bc
governance from it's formation.
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There are times
@duponline
hypocrisy surprises even me.
@PaulGirvanMP
asks question in parliament about limiting the impact of foreign donations in UK politics as the seat beside him remains vacant due to his colleague being suspended for acting as a lobbyist for a foreign power
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If
@JimAllister
and Alex Easton rejoin
@duponline
before signing in tomorrow then DUP and SF have 27 seats. DUP would have greater votes hence 1st Minister. How important is it to Jim?
@SJAMcBride
@AlexKane221b
@BenLowry2
@brendanhughes64
@mickfealty
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Listening to
@JimAllister
on
@BBCgmu
there's a very simple lesson that some unionists have yet to learn, if we don't share this place we will lose this place. If you don't want Westminster to take decisions, man up. Don't want an Assembly, Westminster will take decisions anyway.
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Apparently the Downing Street cat has been called in to number 10 to be briefed on the
#BrexitDeal
. Must be the turn of
@DUPleader
soon.
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The end of an era
@News_Letter
as
@AlexKane221b
steps down, a calm, rational voice many in unionism have listened to but too few have tried putting his words into action. I hope the paper can avoid drifting to the right in an effort to appeal to populist irrationality.
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Over 40 years in unionism, through strikes, protests, boycotts, I've listened to a lot of people like Jamie. Most of them better qualified legally than he. They all had one thing in common, the rarefied air of the legal environment is in no way representative of the real world.
Jamie Bryson says DUP leader is ‘demonstrably wrong’ over EU single market claims
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Here
@BeattieDoug
absolutely nails today's reality, if unionism can't recognise this then unionism in NI will be responsible for the demise of the Union. Unionism in Northern Ireland represents about 1.5% of the UK population, we don't have a veto
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This pontifical arsehole is losing us the union
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A very honest and clear message from
@AlexKane221b
in the
@BelTel
Unionism needs to hear the same from politicians who championed Brexit
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Each year on Easter Sunday I travel to Dublin to remember those who gave their lives in defending our country against those who raised rebellion in a time of war. No travel this year but remembrance continues
@PoppyLegion
#wewillrememberthem
@uuponline
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In case anyone has forgotten the nurses here is what
@little_pengelly
had to say about their pay rise
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I said years ago that the decade of centennaries would create more issues in the Republic than in NI. Given how the memory of those Irishmen who served in the RIC 100 years ago is being treated how would those who served in the RUC or UDR be treated in a future UI.
@BeattieDoug
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Mr Bryson is being given extensive media coverage to call for those politicians who created the crisis to continue to inflict suffering on the general population until someone else fixes the problem they created. In the real world that isn't happening.
@uuponline
@SJAMcBride
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@UTVNews
Hard to know if
@J_Donaldson_MP
is warning of violence or threatening it. Once you turn it on it's hard to turn off, destroying your own community in response to bad polling figures shows just how weak unionism is with
@duponline
at the helm.
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This from
@AlexKane221b
has been crystal clear for a few years, there is a direction of travel leading to a border poll. The context is clear, the outcome is not, though unionism under
@duponline
@J_Donaldson_MP
is doing everything it can to ensure the union is lost.
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A footnote to Lady Sylvia's decision not to run. When
@uuponline
were engaging with
@Conservatives
10 years ago it became clear that doing so would mean losing Lady Sylvia. We had a choice. As someone involved in that process at the time, we made the wrong choice.
@AlexKane221b
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This narrative about "liberal unionism" is used too often as a derogatory term and in no way defines the transformation of
@uuponline
A more accurate term would be modern unionism, aware of the issues and challenges of today's society, seeking solutions and building foundations.
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This morning
@NewtonEmerson
sums up, in one sentence in
@thesundaytimes
unionism's future under the leadership of
@duponline
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@BenGoldsmith
@herdyshepherd1
Insulting attack on people driven to industrial levels of intensification by government backed big retail sector and an agrochemical industry intent on turning soil into a bio- sterile chemical soup. Food isn't cheap to produce, only cheap to sell when farmers impoverished
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It could have been different but
@duponline
have never progressed beyond being a protest movement. Sitting at the back offering only opposition never taking responsibility. It was easy to back
#Brexit
to be against something, much harder to understand the consequences.
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First chance to meet granddaughter Clara Sophie, be good to make the world a better, safer place for her generation.
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@AlexKane221b
Unionism doesn't know if there is one Jimmy Nesbitt or 50,000 and unless we find out what would attract them to back the Union we'll be in a world of hurt.
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So in this morning's other news I woke up a grandad congratulations to Darryll and Donna on the arrival of baby Nicholl
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@bbctheview
@JimAllister
@MarkCarruthers7
For over 40 years
@JimAllister
has misled unionism as to what is possible, he offers our children and grandchildren nothing but whinging about his failures. Unionism needs leaders focused on the next 30 years not the past 30 years.
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So
@TUVonline
are now TUV No Sea Border, suppose
@uuponline
could have gone with UUP No Sea Border, No poverty, No educational underachievement, No under resourced Health Service etc, but the box on the ballot paper is very small. Real politics is about tackling all the issues
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So
@WelshGuards
play "God Bless the Prince of Wales" better known in these parts as "Derry's Walls" can only imagine the contortions
@StephenFarryMP
is going through
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Headline nails it
@BelTel
@SuzyJourno
@duponline
clearly putting party before country, to those who argue for unionist unity, unite behind this?
Wrecking this place because you screwed up every decision since you became the largest unionist party is the height of nonsense.
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Great weekend seeing both grandkids Clara and Eilidh
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#Brexit
was a disaster, championed by those with no interest in the Union, only in creating the circumstances where more profits could be generated. Before the referendum leaving the Single Market was ruled out as a consequence as it was economically disastrous.
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Given the state the world is in and the perilous future we face couldn't
@J_Donaldson_MP
@duponline
recognise that a functioning Executive is the bare minimum we need now. Hope
@BeattieDoug
lifts the phone.
@uuponline
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So that's the end of my political career, many thanks to the people of Ballymena for allowing me to serve you for the past 5 years. I wish you all the best for the future. Now on to the next challenge.
@uuponline
@BmenaGuardian
@mea_bc
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If, as Prime Minister, you have to stand in front of a world audience and deny your country isn't corrupt because of the actions of your party colleagues, you have a problem, a big problem.
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I suspect it is in their DNA to seek the comfort of opposition, not a productive opposition genuinely committed to articulating a positive alternative but a negative, bitter, twisted, angry opposition committed to the undermining of everything, angry men being paid to be angry.
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@katielfrank
@johnmooreni
The point is many countries have said the door is open, UK still telling Ukrainians to fill out a form.
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Unionism must learn that simply following those who lack the ambition to lead society in a positive direction will deliver a unionism that appeals to no one and which will be scorned by those we wish to remain in a union with.
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The call by
@allianceparty
for a boycott of a local company in favour of a competitor based in the Irish Republic represents the latest economic illiteracy promoted by the party. The development of their all-Ireland economic project is designed to cost local workers their jobs.
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The challenge for unionism is that if we deny our citizens equal citizenship with the rest of the UK those who seek specific rights can obtain them in the future by voting for a United Ireland. Defending the Union will require tough choices, it will not get easier.
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When the Protocol came into prominence the
@duponline
championed it, until it's impact was explained to them by
@uuponline
People like
@benhabib6
have no interest in NI, the Protocol is an integral part of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Ben wants a No Deal
#Brexit
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There may be some in unionism who welcome the likelihood of Article 16 being implemented, likely this will happen post COP26, please be aware it's not being done for NI. It covers up so many deficiencies in this Government's preparation it's worth doing it irrespective of cost.
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How to justify a £100,000 free holiday without mentioning £100,000, free or holiday.
@BmenaGuardian
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The event wasn't "banned" at the last minute, it never fell within current guidelines and organisers hoped to be given exemptions because of who they are. It's not okay for the rich and powerful to believe rules don't apply to them.
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One of the fundamental problems with political unionism is the failure to understand politics. Here again
@duponline
spokesperson Peter in
@News_Letter
, believes the next election is only about the Protocol. Voters care more about health, education, climate change, economy etc
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Having wrecked
@duponline
(who were silly enough to stand beside him while he cut the tripe out of them)
@JimAllister
and
@TUVonline
will attempt to blame
@uuponline
for where they are. The 21st century is here, we need politicians who have the answers to the issues we face.
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In the past, when men angrily called for "principled" stands and robust action, others languished in prison. Today people languish in hospital corridors, they languish in homeless shelters, they languish in poverty, that is the real world.
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@RidgeOnSunday
No mention of
#LongCovid
and the fact we do not yet know the long term consequences for young people who have mild symptoms initially.
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@CharlesTTHF
@carlbaker
Surely the Trusts with the best performance are not the Trusts needing additional resources
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The
@duponline
men in grey suits have brought unionism to this, with ignorance and arrogance they have followed the eccentric and corrupt through Brexit and beyond. Anchored to the past they have no idea what the future of our children requires of political parties
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@SJAMcBride
@MargaretCan
Serious questions over why, given the circumstances and need for Departmental intervention, a senior civil servant was not seconded to fill the role.
@NIAuditOffice
must get serious about holding this organisation to account for the waste of public money
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The presence or otherwise of Stormont matters little in the world of trade agreements and in particular to those
@Conservatives
whose libertarian free market ideology demands that no cause interfere with profit, not environmental regulations, not workers rights and not the Union
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Congratulations to
@_leah_smyth_
on her appointment as Deputy Mayor of
@ANBorough
have a really good year
@uuponline
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@dgmoore75
@LordAshcroft
@Conservatives
@brexitparty_uk
@Nigel_Farage
@TiceRichard
the peerages offer is disgusting
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If Unionism gets behind
@duponline
then the Union will be lost, society wants to move forward, under
@duponline
unionism is anchored to an ideological mirage far removed from reality.
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A message for loyalism,
@duponline
will wind you up, they will urge you to protest, they will publicly call for calm while privately urging you to take direct action, they will condemn the police when you are arrested,
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Devastating news that
@LyraMcKee
was murdered last night. I loved seeing her comments on Twitter. We followed each other for some time and her strength and determination to achieve was always impressive. She represented the future of this place, she was killed by the past.
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It was easy to subcontract defence of the Union to
@DavidGHFrost
so easy they failed to grasp what he delivered. So irresponsible were they that they rushed enthusiastically to embrace the Protocol. Only when others pointed out their foolishness did they change their view.
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@RBlackPA
@CatharineHoey
@BeattieDoug
Remarkable that someone who admits voting for the Protocol, knowing she was sacrificing NI "to get
#Brexit
done", sharing a platform with
@J_Donaldson_MP
who welcomed the Protocol, gets to call out the man who pointed out the dangers from the start
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After the referendum, in the absence of any idea about what
#Brexit
meant, leaving the Single Market became the Holy Grail of Brexiteers. Unionism under
@duponline
faithfully followed those who funded them during the campaign.
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Bringing down Stormont has more to do with
@duponline
internal politics, as the past year has shown they are so committed to protest and disruption that even their own party is not immune.
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@SJAMcBride
Absolutely devastating for those who believe in teaching children about the real world we live in
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The Union isn't the preserve of any political party, it can't be broken by any political party. It belongs to the people, through making the Union work for the people by improving their lives we will preserve it. Any thing which hurts our people damages the union.
#unionofpeople
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my views on the consequences of the recent election and the challenges for unionism.
@AlexKane221b
@SJAMcBride
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Their actions are not without consequences, collapsing Stormont for purely selfish reasons means collapsing legislation vital in addressing climate change, improving health, improving the lives of the most vulnerable. Irresponsibility comes at a price others pay.
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The breaking of trade agreements creates the turmoil in which he profits, he invests in those who will help him achieve those ends.
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The calculations
@duponline
make is that collapsing Stormont will be seen as strong action to be rewarded in subsequent elections. But elections to what, if the Protocol remains is Stormont ever coming back, if it comes back what role will
@duponline
play.
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Every day that
@duponline
refuse to govern is a day closer to ending the union. Unionism must have the capacity to multi task, deal with the Protocol, improve health and well-being, better education, social housing, lift people out of poverty, the list is long.
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Seriously questionable editorial from
@News_Letter
this morning. There is no scientific dispute about the scale of climate change nor the extent humans have had an impact. There is non-scientific dispute led by the fossil fuel industry to try and delay action.
@MichaelEMann
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It was easy to join with the
#Brexit
crowd, to be agitators, to be with the protesters against Europe to shout from the back. Then after it was easier to sell their influence than do the hard work of holding
@Conservatives
to account.
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In theory democracy works, in practice it throws up irrational anomalies like these, masks have a role in limiting transmission, doesn't stop these eejits voting against the wearing of them.
@uuponline
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Contemptable stunt by
@duponline
if this recall was legally possible why wasn't it done 1000 days ago.
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For unionism the choice is direct rule or devolution, those who call loudest for equal citizenship are those who would rebel against it most strongly. Consider their apoplectic rage when Parliament makes a decision they disagree with, multiply that in every aspect of life.
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@sesquiotic
@thekeenanwire
@OntScienceCtr
I lived in St Denis Dr for a couple of years in the 90's that area is a precious natural resource. Ford is a vandal
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This is the man
@duponline
take their orders from. Their obsession with taking power without ever taking responsibility has created a right wing corrupt movement. They have sacrificed the union for personal wealth and position.
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Both
@DUPleader
and
@NigelDoddsDUP
have legal backgrounds. They know the phrase "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth". They should reflect on their recent comments and whether they have met this standard.
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Bringing down Stormont gains nothing in terms of removing the Protocol, it is irresponsible to believe that
@BorisJohnson
will tear up the TCA with the EU, it is even more irresponsible to tell the public that he will.
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The hatred in the response to this tweet shows how twisted some in our society are.
Asked by
@StephenNolan
whether he is confident NI will get the extra ventilators it needs to meet the Covid19 peak
@RobinSwannMoH
replies "Stephen, I am praying to God, we do"
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Unionism in NI represents 1.5% of the UK population, that's the real world we live in. After the next election the UK will move closer but not rejoin the Single Market, the economic need is clear across the UK. The challenges in NI will be reduced.
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