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  • Fax_Benson0

    Like lots of English people, I'm embarrassingly ignorant about NI politics but, does this have to be such a bad thing?

    A region that does get overlooked by westminster politics is getting some much needed infrastructure investment. Actual elected NI politicians are going to have at least some influence over Brexit talks and the future of the Irish border issue.

    The DUP sound like total dongbags but they actaully give a fuck about the future of NI, which is more than the Tories do. This shitty deal isn't their doing, they just got what they wanted out of the negotiations. Maybe put Foster on the brexit team?

    • You should learn more about your colonies Fax. What about Canada?oey
    • agree with the first sentence. not sure I understand the second.Fax_Benson
    • it was just a not so funny joke. don't think too much about it.oey
    • peace process plus the anger felt after the tories money tree comments. its fucking tax payers money to prop up a failing govt notfadein11
    • support for NI.fadein11
    • what anger? that the tories used one their stupid catchphrases? or that NI got some cash for important stuff?Fax_Benson
    • you don't want them to have it?Fax_Benson
    • erm - that they said there wasn't more money for the NHS (hence their intentions to sell it off piece by piece) yet magically find 1.5billion to savefadein11
    • shitty Theresa May's ass. Oh come on - you get it. N.Ireland should have that moneey anyway if needed not as part offadein11
    • a deal to save a fucking shit failing govt. if you don;t see it you are in the minority.fadein11
    • NHS etc.fadein11
    • austerity when it suits them. fucking clowns.fadein11
    • that was a lie on the day it came out and people have been angry about it for over a year. nout to do with the DUP deal.Fax_Benson
    • I have friends in N.Ireland and they are v.scared for the future now.fadein11
    • eh? what was a lie? I am talking about the election campaign - nothing to do with a year ago. What are you talking about? The referendum?fadein11
    • you've got your wires crossed badly - that was about the lies that 350m after leaving EU would go into NHS. No not that - nothing to do with that.fadein11
    • http://www.independe…fadein11
    • keep up :)fadein11
    • I agree with all of that and also that the deal, now done, doesn't HAVE to be a catastrophe and at least gets the gvmt investing, however grudginglyFax_Benson
    • let's hope more billions magically appear over the next few months eh.fadein11
    • quite.Fax_Benson
    • The DUP only care about certain parts/people in NIlowimpakt
    • yepfadein11
    • They took advantage of split in the progressive vote and made gains but still only 38% of the vote overall here. It's just scandal after scandal with the DUPkingsteven
    • They frequently exploit rules in place to maintain peace to veto any progressive law, to take anon donations from saudis to pay for leave campaign advertising,kingsteven
    • and to maintain their seats even though they are constantly fucking up fiscally (they just lost 480mil through a miscalculation) and caught taking back-handers.kingsteven
    • and because they killed off the other unionist parties (another move to make sure they maintain first minister position) 38% vote share means 62% hate them.kingsteven
    • oh and also homophobic, sexist, fundamentalist christian dickbags that don't have to account for any other viewpoint because they win seats on sectarian lines.kingsteven
    • nice bunch apart from that though?Fax_Benson
    • @kingsteven - you have just said exactly what a good friend of mine in NI said on hearing the news. Hope things don't get bad.fadein11

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