Friday 24 July 2009

A 'Pan-Unionist' celebration?

DUP leader Peter Robinson has called for a 'Pan-Unionist celebration of the Ulster Covenant', but either he is slightly out of touch, or he is being wilfully blind.

He said: "I believe that such an anniversary belongs to everyone in the Unionist community and that the Unionist parties should co-operate in organising a series of events to commemorate this special and significant anniversary. I will therefore be writing to Reg Empey to seek out ways in which both Unionist parties can work together to jointly organise a series of events to celebrate this important date in Unionist history. I hope to see a working group formed to that effect."

Note that the event 'belongs to everyone in the Unionist community', but that he wants to set up a working group with only the UUP!

The elephant in the DUP's living room – Jim Allister's TUV – is studiously ignored. And thus Robinson simultaneous demonstrates two things: he is still running scared of Allister, and he is not actually interested in 'pan-unionism'. Both show that unionist splitting and infighting will continue into the run-up to the various elections due in 2010 and 2011, to nationalism's advantage!

6 comments:

hoboroad said...

Some of those boys that signed the Ulster Covenant signed in there own blood! Most of those in the DUP would faint at the sight of there own blood how times have changed!

hoboroad said...

In 1977 Loyalist Terrorists and politicans got together to call a Loyalist strike.Ian Paisley said he would retire from politics if the strike failed.Well the RUC and British Army stood up to them unlike in 1974 and the Strike failed.Did Ian Paisley retire from politics no he did not Ian Paisley the honest man you can trust?

hoboroad said...

In the 1980's the UDA the UVF and Ulster Resistance got together for a Arms Deal. They robbed a bank in Portadown County Armagh to finance the deal. The suppliers of the Arms were the South African Government the weapons were smuggled into N Ireland from the Middle East. The UDA part of the shipment was seized and later on so was most of the UVF's share. The Ulster Resistance share of the shipment remains untouched. It includes Automatic Rifles pistols and rocket launchers.

MICHAEL COLLINS FAN said...

HORSEMAN KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK-FASCINATING READING

hoboroad said...

More trouble in North Down with flags I see. Loyalists put up flags in Helen's Bay the local people who live in the Village pull them down then ten car loads of loyalist's show up to intimidate and scare the locals. I see they are also saying they will put up flags in leafy Cultra now as well. The whole thing is going to end in tears. Where is the local MP standing on this issue?

Watcher said...

Hoboroad said:

"In 1977 Loyalist Terrorists and politicans got together to call a Loyalist strike.Ian Paisley said he would retire from politics if the strike failed.Well the RUC and British Army stood up to them unlike in 1974 and the Strike failed.Did Ian Paisley retire from politics no he did not Ian Paisley the honest man you can trust?"

Not quite Hoboroad, old boy, but at least you're trying! The main reason for the failure of The '77 strike was lack of co-operation by the power workers who were vital to the strike's success. In fact they were ordered out by The UDA and agreed to go, but only under a total power shutdown scenario. NOW GET THIS: Paisley turned them down because he feared for the lives of pensioners and children during a full shutdown! Needless to say Loyalist Paramilitaries were less than thrilled by this. Paisley wasn't called 'The Grand Old Duke of York' for nothing you know.

Oh, and the other problem was that The Official Unionists and parts of Orangeism weren't involved either.

The interesting outcome of this strike was that Roy 'butcher' Mason escalated SAS and other military initiatives against The IRA. Perhaps the strike wasn't a failure after all?