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Mark

CAUTION IS NOT THE WORD I WOULD USE

Ref final paragraph.

The description I would use about the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú's performance today would include terms such as :

- failing in its publicly funded duty to report factual news fairly and without favour;

- toadying to the DUP/Sinn Fein Fascist Coalition; and

- generally gutless.

The good done by Darragh MacIntire's Spotlight has been undone at a stroke.

I won't waste my time by continuing because cowardice is a disease that's almost incurable.

Susie
Carryduff

Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú BOLDLY FAILS TO GO, WHERE OTHER JOURNALISTS HAVE GONE...

Susie -

I entirely agree with your comments. I was wondering if the senior editor of Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Northern Ireland has been 'nobbled' by 'Mr Smoothie'(the SoS), through the NIO in case it upsets the sensitivities of those involved in the so-called 'peace process' (whatever that may be).

Pandora

TAKING US BACK TO 1912...

Mark

I note you said that Arlene Foster argued that 'concern over the control of security went back to the founding fathers of Northern Ireland'. Is Mrs Foster making reference to that Irishman with a broad Dublin accent, Edward Carson, in his outstanding abilities in organising the Ulster Volunteer Force and his opposition to Home Rule?

Pandora

Mark,

We are only 19 days into this year and what a year it has been so far. First up was the movie "Iris and me" as told by Peter Robinson. In this we learned that Iris had been cheating on hubbie with another man and when Peter found out he went to work. Then came the best programme I have ever watched - Spotlight. What a programme. With all the repeats and rubbish that the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú broadcast on a constant basis I was beginning to wonder whether the TV License was worth the fee. Thanks to Darragh McIntyre and his team all is forgiven. What a scoop and what a programme. My life will never be the same!!

Since Spotlight I thought that we would get a resignation from the First Minister and a fresh Assembly election. Instead we have got the usual tripe. The media in the aftermath of Spotlight were gagging for a resignation. I can only imagine the DUP press machine has been in overdrive. Instead of more revelations and blood spilt the media has now switched to the Adams family. While I welcome that it cannot deflect attention away from Peter Robinson and the DUP.

The DUP are now in a position where they must do a deal or they will be wiped out. The old chestnut "community confidence" has now been replaced with "a deal or no salaries or expenses". The DUP are that much in turmoil that Arlene Foster at Question Time referred to her arch enemy twice. For years the battle with the DUP was Sinn Fein, now it is TUV. While I am on the issue of Question Time do the MLA's not realise that people can see them. We have people on the DUP bench stretched out as if they are exhausted. Last Monday, when the world's media were watching Ian McCrea was sprawled out like Shrek!! It was simply a disgrace. All we could see what a face and huge belly. Ian put it away!!

Sinn Fein is in a strong position in the Assembly and in negotiations with the DUPers but they are in crisis. Gerry Adams has blatantly misled the public on what happened over his brother. First Gerry kicked his brother out of Sinn Fein, then after it was revealed that he was standing for the Dail and was a treasurer in West Belfast Gerry now admits he never kicked his brother out.

Where in this planet do we find an honest politician?

Stormontspy

Stormontspy,

Swelyn Black would make a great politican; look at the honesty of the man in releasing all of this wonderful news to us!
How boring this new year would have been if not for the 'irisgate' affair told by Swelyn.

However, as Peter Robinson pointed out in an interview with liam Clarke if I remember correctly; maybe Swelyn isnt so great after all?
If Swelyn had of stood up to iris, maybe we wodnt have found all of this out!

However, id still vote for the guy!

Thelocalboy,

What did Peter say about my hero Selwyn?

Stormontspy

Spy,
Taken from the interview;

Clarke: Is there anything you want to add?

Robinson: You never asked me about Selwyn Black (Iris Robinson’s former adviser who was the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú’s main source). I am told by the ones at Stormont that I met him once. He was her adviser. Does that not give him a responsibility to advise her on the very matters which he thought were of such significance that he had to go public on them. Should he not have been telling her ‘I am not prepared to do it’. Is that not what you would do? Should he not have been telling her ‘I am not prepared to do it’? If he was not satisfied that his advice was being taken should he not have gone to the other parties to indicate that he was concerned about the steps that had been taken?

Why does somebody inveigle themselves into every part of someone’s private life, present themselves as a friend, sit down and pray, giving them spiritual advice, talk about all the psychological issues involved, present yourself to want to go along to visit her mother in hospital and then betray. He clearly had been gathering information on her as he went along.

Clarke: Did he never say to her 'hold on, this isn't the right way to do things?

Robinson:I have no knowledge of it all.

Clarke: He could hear you talking in the background when he called her and he believed you were telling her what to do in relation to the repayment of the money.

Robinson:He said I was telling her ‘that’s not the way to do it’ whatever it was “it needs to be done properly’. I would have thought Spotlight, if they had wanted to, could have very easily said ‘he did absolutely everything you would have expected her to do’. I was telling her ‘you don’t do these things, that is the way you do it.’

The whole interview can be found here:

Thelocalboy,

Thanks for that. I am not surprised that the DUP will try and blacken Selwyn's name. Does Peter really think that Iris does what people tell her?

Stormontspy

Mark,

Jeffrey is visible at Stormontspy but not audible. Has he lost his voice or have the DUP put a sock in his mouth!!

Stormontspy

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Mark

NORTH DOWN TALES WAGGING THE UNIONIST DOG

And there's me thinking that Reg had gotten the UUP back on track. That Lady Hermon could ever be considered for Justice Minister leaves me discombobulated.

This is a woman who has risen high in her law career (so we're told) and in Parliament, all without leaving a trace except as a political loose cannon. This is a woman who has played the political prima donna for years. This is a woman who has proved to be a constant embarrassment to the Party. This is a woman who has behaved like a political delinquent for years.

I would offer Reg some advice. It's now time for him to give Sylvia a political ASBO: ALRIGHT SYLVIA, BOG OFF!

And discombobulation doesn't begin to describe my reaction to the news that Mike Nesbitt may be in the frame to stand as a replacement for Lady Hermon. [I'm beginning to wonder whether illegal substances are being dished out free in North Down.] This is a career opportunist who, along with his three Commission colleagues, has been an abject failure as a Victims' Commissioner. Other than being an extremely costly piece of window dressing somebody tell what the Commission has achieved. Enough said.

Remember Reg, you don't want the "waste of space" legacy that attaches to your predecessor. If either of the above is near the actualité, then I'm afraid you're joining Trimble in his political limbo, from which there is no return.

Susie
Carryduff

Susie,

As always you exercise my dictionary and your right in your postings.

Lady Hermon leaves me discombobulated too. If she is not a "Tory" then what is she? We all know the UUP and the Tories have merged so she needs to clarify her position. I wonder who will be the UUP candidate that is put forward for the North Down seat to take on the Tory candidate Ian Parsley. Win or lose their will be serious repercussions.

As for the Victim's Commission what a joke. Another quango to give people a job and take them off the dole queue!!

Stormontspy

#5 thelocalboy

You talk about Swelyn Black
"releasing all of this wonderful news to us!"

Had thought that the original sources were the intercept electronic
messages between Black and "lady" Daphne Trimble!

David's revenge ?

Reading again the diary Puzzlin' Evidence,
Robinson's plight was known pre 14.6.09.

Stormontspy.

Did anyone find out how Willie McCrea's day at the High Court go ?

Grownups fighting over a song !!!

Cheers

spin

I think the moderators on this blog have a power problem, they hide in the shadows and refuse truths that do not name anyone directly. I can just imagine their office now, empty doughnut boxes strewn around, alongside mouldy, polystyrene coffee cups. The smell of body odour obvious to others, oblivious to them. Get real you fools.

#9

Maybe he's up in North Belfast washing taxi's!!!

Stormontspy,
wel..why didnt'nt Selwyn stand up to Iris? I understand where Peter is coming from here. He (Selwyn Black) said in spotlight that he feels used and hurt; although he allowed himself to be used by not telling Iris NO?
However, these events would still have occured? Although maybe then we would not have heard all of Iris' antics? Selwyn allowed himself to be walked on.

Susie,
I do love your imaginiation of coming up with these headlines. A career as the next Alaister Campbell awaits you perhaps? It is quite obvious..that the DUP could do with abit of Alaister's help right now!

spinspamspun7,
Yess, I would be quite sure that David Trimble must be feeling quite smug right now. 'lady' Trimble never did anything like this!..that I am aware off?

thelocalboy,

If Selwyn did stand up to her he would have lost his job. I wonder how many advisors do "odd jobs" for their Minister....

Stormontspy

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