Arlene Foster announces resignation as DUP leader and NI first minister

[Still Waters]

Arlene Foster announces her resignation as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and as NI first minister after an internal revolt.

Mrs Foster said she would step down as DUP leader on 28 May and as first minister at the end of June.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56910045

 

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This is an interesting read, for everyone with an interest in religion and sexuality as well as politics :17 quotes from DUP politicians that are actually real | indy100 | indy100

Edited April 28, 2021 by ted hughes

[Dreamer screamer]

2 hours ago, ted hughes said:

This is an interesting read, for everyone with an interest in religion and sexuality as well as politics :17 quotes from DUP politicians that are actually real | indy100 | indy100

  

[stevewinn]

excellent speech thank her for her efforts, and we move on.

[TigerBright19]

3 hours ago, ted hughes said:

This is an interesting read, for everyone with an interest in religion and sexuality as well as politics :17 quotes from DUP politicians that are actually real | indy100 | indy100

Really saying what the silent majority probably thinks (certainly the older generations).  Nothing really startling at all.  Voicing an opinion without generic PC conformity is healthy.  Imagine a future society with no quotes.  Scary.

 

[acute]

5 hours ago, ted hughes said:

This is an interesting read, for everyone with an interest in religion and sexuality as well as politics :17 quotes from DUP politicians that are actually real | indy100 | indy100

Those quotes are not really surprising. The DUP has a conservative agenda.

I can never forgive them for propping up the Tory government.

 

Edited April 28, 2021 by acute

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On 4/28/2021 at 9:45 PM, acute said:

Those quotes are not really surprising. The DUP has a conservative agenda.

I can never forgive them for propping up the Tory government.

 

Conservative candidate:

Frontrunner in race to replace Arlene Foster as DUP leader is a 'creationist who believes the world was created 6,000 years ago' Frontrunner in DUP leadership race 'believes earth is 6,000 years old' | Daily Mail Online

Edited April 30, 2021 by ted hughes

[RAyMO]

1 hour ago, ted hughes said:

Conservative candidate:

Frontrunner in race to replace Arlene Foster as DUP leader is a 'creationist who believes the world was created 6,000 years ago' Frontrunner in DUP leadership race 'believes earth is 6,000 years old' | Daily Mail Online

Yip some in the closet of 41 or so that pick the new leader, feel their problems were for not being hard-line enough on abortion and same-sex marriage.

From what I am hearing and reading these issues are not reasons that 30% of their voters have deserted and in fact a more hardliner may encourage more jumping ship to more centralist parties Ulster Unionists or alliance. 

Hopefully they will go for a hardliner, before they realise their run of missteps is continuing.

1. supporting Brexit pre referendum (misinterpreting the implications for NI)
2. supporting Brexit post referendum when NI had voted against it
3. Not supporting May's NI backstop (would have avoided Irish sea border)
4. trusting Boris Johnson (Many DUP supporters now view him as a traitor)
5. not realising that sooner or later they will have to deal with constitutional position of NI and a Border Poll (the party's previous leader plus one of the favourites for the leadership have both argued that heads need removed from sand)

Edited April 30, 2021 by RAyMO

[RAyMO]

On 4/28/2021 at 9:45 PM, acute said:

Those quotes are not really surprising. The DUP has a conservative agenda.

I can never forgive them for propping up the Tory government.

 

A generous description. 

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Harry Enfield as William Ulsterman: