Local Election

Zola.

All the leaflets are coming through the door now, does anyone think that SF & DUP will be weakened in this?

I can see DUP being weakened more than SF, but both probably remaining strong as their staunch voters probably will see it as a fearful opportunity for 'them uns'

qwert_yuiop

I'm hoping people before profit score well. We could do with some alternative types in stormont.

Mistral001

When the election was announced, I thought that it was going to be just a re-run of all the last elections, but I think now it could be the election which is different to recent ones.

The UUP and SDLP will do better I think, since they have had continuity of leadership for a while now and seem to be getting their act together as a result of that. Whether that will translate into many if any extra seats or a change in control of the Assembly is a different matter.

The Greens could do well because of the environmental aspects of the HIT affair.

Zola.

Whats the HIT affair?

qwert_yuiop

Zola. wrote: »

Whats the HIT affair?

The RHI I'd say. HIT are the company who produced bob the builder, RHI are more a fireman Sam affair.

BigAl94

I genuinely despair - there is hardly a one in any of the parties who I would trust to run this country! Although it pains me to say it from a unionist background, I believe an all Ireland solution is the only long term workable option. I always said it would take 3 generations to work through NI issues and we aren't through the first one yet!

RikM

Is that "3 generations" as in 60 years, or 3 generations buried (somewhere over 100 years)

BigAl94

The latter!

Mistral001

Zola. wrote: »

Whats the HIT affair?

Sorry I forgot the 'S' !

belfastgirl23

I can't listen to the election campaigning at all. Hearing Arlene Foster trying to worm her way out of corruption charges is had enough and the constant blaming of Sinn Fein and 'it's cos I'm a woman' punchline is even worse. Our own mini Trump in action, even when her name is written across the (hugely costly) mistake she refuses to take responsibility for it. Feels like she's taken unionist politics back 30 years to the message that the only important policy position is to keep the taigs out. I'm just really hoping the electorate don't back her. Admittedly I'm not a natural DUP voter but I had a respect for Paisley and Robinson who at least understood that the role of First Minister had to be about something more than party politics.

Also on the 'is it cos I is a woman' issue - how come the DUP only sent an election leaflet to my husband? Do they just presume male head of household??

I'm probably going with the greens this time.

baldelectrician

I have family over there and the lack of decent politics is costing NI dear


Westminster is rubbing its hands- imagine if both sides teamed up and asked for infrastructure investment (I have seen the roads and the motorway in the city centre that stops at a traffic lights and then goes straight on to another motorway)


The place is falling about their ears and they cant agree the colour of manure