(UK of GB and) NI General Election 2015

[Chucky Arla]

I don't get it. Why would visiting the garden mean you know anything about anything in the North?

You opted for Alliance, theres a waste of a vote. They just exist to try to piss of unionists and nationalists alike.

[Sebastianbourg]

There's a two minute gap between Nadkor's post (the one in which she says you're a woman) and the one in which I said Fionnuala sounds quite mythological to me. The part in which I said I should change he to she was an edit (the post has 2 edits one in which I added the change from he to she and one in which I put he and she in italics). Do you really think two minutes is enough to read her post, look Fionnuala up, translate Saoirse and then write a post?

[Sebastianbourg]

I don't get it. Why would visiting the garden mean you know anything about anything in the North?

You opted for Alliance, theres a waste of a vote. They just exist to try to piss of unionists and nationalists alike.

I voted for Alliance because both sides seem a bit to radical for my taste. That's why I'd like a leftist but unionist party.

[Fionnuala_Saoirse]

There's a two minute gap between Nadkor's post (the one in which she says you're a woman) and the one in which I said Fionnuala sounds quite mythological to me. The part in which I said I should change he to she was an edit (the post has 2 edits one in which I added the change from he to she and one in which I put he and she in italics). Do you really think two minutes is enough to read her post, look Fionnuala up, translate Saoirse and then write a post?

Stop for your own sake. This is getting too sad to watch.

[Chucky Arla]

I don't get it. Why would visiting the garden mean you know anything about anything in the North?

You opted for Alliance, theres a waste of a vote. They just exist to try to piss of unionists and nationalists alike.

I voted for Alliance because both sides seem a bit to radical for my taste. That's why I'd like a leftist but unionist party.

What 'radical' part of SF policies do you dislike?

[Sebastianbourg]

There's a two minute gap between Nadkor's post (the one in which she says you're a woman) and the one in which I said Fionnuala sounds quite mythological to me. The part in which I said I should change he to she was an edit (the post has 2 edits one in which I added the change from he to she and one in which I put he and she in italics). Do you really think two minutes is enough to read her post, look Fionnuala up, translate Saoirse and then write a post?

Stop for your own sake. This is getting too sad to watch.

Remember I might be drunk.

[Sebastianbourg]

I voted for Alliance because both sides seem a bit to radical for my taste. That's why I'd like a leftist but unionist party.

What 'radical' part of SF policies do you dislike?

Maybe radical isn't the best word but my dislike of Sinn Féin is mainly due to the fact that they're Irish nationalists; they're free to have their opinion but I can't possibly agree with them.

[Chucky Arla]

What 'radical' part of SF policies do you dislike?

Maybe radical isn't the best word but my dislike of Sinn Féin is mainly due to the fact that they're Irish nationalists; they're free to have their opinion but I can't possibly agree with them.

What policies beyond their support for a United Ireland offend your sensibilities?

What radical DUP policies for that matter?

[Sebastianbourg]

Maybe radical isn't the best word but my dislike of Sinn Féin is mainly due to the fact that they're Irish nationalists; they're free to have their opinion but I can't possibly agree with them.

What policies beyond their support for a United Ireland offend your sensibilities?

What radical DUP policies for that matter?

1) Apart from their support for a United Ireland and their apparent support of Basque independence (my parents are Basque) I support the majority of their social and economic proposals;
2) The DUP is eurosceptic, and they're economic and social conservatives.

[Chucky Arla]

What policies beyond their support for a United Ireland offend your sensibilities?

What radical DUP policies for that matter?

1) Apart from their support for a United Ireland and their apparent support of Basque independence (my parents are Basque) I support the majority of their social and economic proposals;
2) The DUP is eurosceptic, and they're economic and social conservatives.

You're just not able to give specifics I suspect

[Sebastianbourg]

1) Apart from their support for a United Ireland and their apparent support of Basque independence (my parents are Basque) I support the majority of their social and economic proposals;
2) The DUP is eurosceptic, and they're economic and social conservatives.

You're just not able to give specifics I suspect

Sinn Féin policies I support:
-Their opposition towards European austerity policies (I support the EU but it needs to reform it's economic policies)
-Increasing capital gains tax
-Their support of placing a cap on public sector pay at realistic rates.
-Legalising same-sex marriage

DUP policies I don't support
-Their apparent support of creationism
-Opposing abortions for victims of rape (although Sinn Féin doesn't support liberalising abortions either)
-Their opposition of the Good Friday Agreement

[Tayrona]

I'd say so. But, the UUP is significantly more eurosceptic, and arguably slightly more right wing. The key word there is slightly.

Again, why not just vote for the Northern Ireland Conservatives? Jesus.

I'd prefer to vote for a party with a chance of representation.

[Chucky Arla]

I wonder how much damage the DUP refusal to support a gay candidate will cause

.......

Yeah who am I kidding, it'll probably give them a boost.

[Benian Republic]

The cause is gone.

The cause never dies until all goals are achieved.

Just saw this and I applaud.

[Chucky Arla]

Oh god and one of their main policies is to support symbols of the union. Still riling up the divisions there lads? Good work.

[Devvo Mate]

I just assumed she used Fionnuala as some sort of symbolism to represent Ireland and Saoirse to say she wanted Ireland to be free.

lmao

this entire page is gold, were you having a breakdown or something?

[Napkiraly]

Bilbo Baggins supports Labour. I don't think any further discussion is needed.

[Chucky Arla]

Bilbo Baggins supports Labour. I don't think any further discussion is needed.

They don't run though.

[Napkiraly]

Bilbo Baggins supports Labour. I don't think any further discussion is needed.

They don't run though.

Ah my bad. Thought this was general UK thread. Just noticed the NI specific.

[Devvo Mate]

If I was from NI I dunno what I'd do, prolly vote Green or spoil my ballot or something. I'd never vote for the Unionist parties or Sinn Fein in a million years, and don't know enough about the SDLP or Alliance to have an opinion on them

[Chucky Arla]

If I was from NI I dunno what I'd do, prolly vote Green or spoil my ballot or something. I'd never vote for the Unionist parties or Sinn Fein in a million years, and don't know enough about the SDLP or Alliance to have an opinion on them

If you don't vote for DUP, SF, SDLP or Alliance it's a wasted vote really so you might as well spoil it. Of those four SF are the only ones getting anything more progressive past the DUP

[Angleter]

I wonder how much damage the DUP refusal to support a gay candidate will cause

.......

Yeah who am I kidding, it'll probably give them a boost.

What have they done? Deselected a candidate after finding out they're gay?

[Devvo Mate]

If you don't vote for DUP, SF, SDLP or Alliance it's a wasted vote really so you might as well spoil it. Of those four SF are the only ones getting anything more progressive past the DUP

Yeah I don't buy that as a reason to vote for parties though, same reason I've never voted Labour. Don't care if they're less bad than the Tories, still shite.

[Chucky Arla]

I wonder how much damage the DUP refusal to support a gay candidate will cause

.......

Yeah who am I kidding, it'll probably give them a boost.

What have they done? Deselected a candidate after finding out they're gay?

http://i.imgur.com/EWSUcPx.jpg

[Greater-London]

Based on my rudimentary knowledge of Northern Irish politics the Alliance party, I seem to remember their being a unionist party which wasn't a conservative party but its name escaped me.