Yeah, you
You follow me around the forum like a lovesick puppy dog, and it’s pitiful to watch
I think your ire goes back to the time I correctly predicted Aodhan O’Riordain would lose his seat when you said he’d definitely retain it
You’ve been sore ever since
Off to bed . In 2016 I went to bed and expected no Brexit and HRC to be next POTUS . In 2004 I went to bed and expected John Forbes Kerry to be POTUS .
I now expect Jeremy Corbyn to be Prime Minister of the UK tomorrow morning
That would have required Obama, Biden, and about four or five other people to all be assassinated
Typo changed before you posted
Ashman 1 Sidney 0
The Flatty/ChairmanDans of the world have taken over the universe. We just have to wait and see what happens now I suppose
You got a good extra 4 hours out of the election there in fairness
There’s a typo in your post
Nothing new there mate
It’s sort of strange that the Union Jack has traditionally been like a red rag to a bull in Ireland, whereas the English flag hasn’t really been viewed with the same hostility
Yet my impression is that in England, British identity has sort of morphed into a more inclusive, almost liberal thing, whereas English identity and English nationalism seems very scary
Yet while British identity is becoming less threatening and more inclusive, in England it seems to me that those of a British identity are perhaps more amenable to Scottish, Welsh and Irish self-determination and possible Scottish and Welsh independence and Irish unity. ie. they are those most amenable to splitting the UK apart
For all the claims that those of an English identity don’t care about the Union, I don’t buy it - I think when push comes to shove, those of an English identity will still prove the most Unionist of all, because as a right-wing idea, English nationalism is inherently tied up with colonialism - except it’s colonialism over Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
It’s just another version of having your cake and eating it
We will see what happens when Johnson refuses IndyRef2
Scotland and England’s relationship is about to get very fraught indeed
2022 seems to offer a nice symmetry
It’s time to Get Independence Done
Alliance have taken North Down, Sylvia Hermon’s seat. DUP were favourites for that and confident they’d take it.
That’s a big shock, great stuff
DUP surely on a max of 7 now?
East Belfast
Strangford
Lagan Valley
Upper Bann
East Antrim
North Antrim
South Antrim
East Derry
8 actually
Looks like Finucane will dump Dodds and Long’s in with a shout in E Belfast so possibly 7 but I think Robinson may hang on v Long
Hang on. If Pengelly gets dumped in S Belfast which looks likely that would mean SF have W and N Belfast, SDLP would have S Belfast leaving only E Belfast with a Unionist rep. Now that’s significant!
And if Long wins, no Unionist MP in Belfast at all
A win for Tottenham Hotspur as Chingford stays blue. Well done Iain Duncan Smith.
Whats becoming quite striking is the boggers have taken over England. All the cities heavily backing Lab and all the rural countryside backing Boris.
Looks like Finucane has done for Dodds & Claire Hanna has ousted the gunrunner’s daughter. DUP down to 8. If Gildernew holds Fermanagh S Tyrone Unionist reps in a minority.
Talk is that Gildernew looks she might be just ahead, 800 or so
You can almost smell a United Ireland. Probably the best way to get there is an independent NI first propped up by the EU, and once nationalists have the majority gerrymander the fuck out of the place so Loyalists will forever be a minority. Treat them with the respect they deserve of course as a minority.
That will soften their cough.