Hain 'can remain honest broker'

[RogueTrooper]

It would seem that the 'boys who like to say NO!' have some dificulties with Tony Blair's choice for Secretary of State for Northern Ireland...

snip...

Dr Paul Dixon, a lecturer at the University of Ulster specialising in Labour's Irish policy during the Troubles, said he had uncovered evidence of Mr Hain's support for Irish republicanism up until the time that Labour got into government.


Every single member of this Labour government, if you go back 20 years, has made the most extraordinary 180 degree turn
Brian Feeney
Political commentator
"Peter Hain is probably the most partisan secretary of state for Northern Ireland ever. Since 1972, he has been a critic of British policy towards Northern Ireland," he said.

"During the 1980s he consistently supported a withdrawal policy, which was against the Labour official policy of Irish unity by consent.

"During the 1990s, Peter Hain's position continued to echo that of Irish republicanism."

...snip

Hah! Hah! And with them all so keen on direct rule. Be carefull what you wish for...

[Maeve]

1. There is only one response to this...

:rofl:

on edit--I'm still waiting to see which way things are going to go, but I have had hopes that Hain will get things moving. And I never understood people who would rather be ruled than have local control in their own affairs...

[Henny Penny]

2. I'm sure this is yet another way of encouraging the

Unionists to go back into govt with SF.

[two gun sid]

3. It seems to me that the only acceptable choice for the unionists....

is Maggie Fuckin' Thatcher. When are these crybabies gonna get serious about peace and a political solution in regards to Northern Ireland? What will be their excuse when the 'Ra disbands?

[RogueTrooper]

4. Remember

they are cut from the same cloth as the Religious Right. They don't need facts.

[two gun sid]

5. You are so right....

Paisley holds a degree from Bob Jones University.

[Henny Penny]

6. That might be true for some of the more extreme Paisleyites

but I don't think it is a fair description of all unionists. They have come along way in the last decade, its just that started round about where the white South Africans were during apartheid, so they still have a way to go.