Noel Mc wrote: ↑Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:51 pm
Our assembly, which sits in Stormont has been vacant for well over a year. Again, I imagine if that was the Scots, it might get more coverage.
Yep, this is completely insane. As I understand it from one of my best friends who lives over there, funding for schools etc is kind of grinding to a halt because nothing's getting done? (I may be misremembering it slightly but she definitely said something along these lines.)
I followed the NI elections last March, and found it fascinating - though at the time just thought it was a good thing cos the DUP didn't have enough MLAs to block stuff like gay marriage with Petitions of Concern? Massively enjoyed watching political pundits/gobshites belatedly falling over themselves to learn about NI's politics after our ridiculous snap election
When I was reading up on them last March, I think only 2 of them were in favour of NI having the same abortion laws as the rest of the UK (Greens and PBP). With the referendum result in the south, I'm interested to see if Sinn Fein or any of the other parties will advocate for it.
Brexit is the funniest though. Regardless of which way you voted, I wonder if any thought was given to the only land border the UK has with another country?
I did, but generally speaking I think even most of the obsessive Remainers had no interest in NI until it became convenient ammunition after the vote
Politics aside, you guys have
the best accents of all time.
"There's leaders, and there's followers, but I'd rather be a dick than a swallower" - Aristotle
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