http://www.leftfootforward.org/2010/04/election-focus-dup/ Left Foot Forward is a political blog for progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy developments. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.leftfootforward.org/2010/04/election-focus-dup/comment-page-1/#comment-14767 Election Focus – DUP « The best Labour blogs Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:44:50 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=10975#comment-14767 [...] More… [...] [...] More… [...]

]]> http://www.leftfootforward.org/2010/04/election-focus-dup/comment-page-1/#comment-14323 Ed Jacobs Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:24:47 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=10975#comment-14323 Sure the point though is that this election is going to be as much about the contest within unionism as much as between unionists and republicans. The UUP's electoral pact with Cameron has hardly been universally welcomes across the party; Peter Robinson continues to have questions over his head concerning land sales whilst the TUV are looking forward to building on their European Election successes. In a profile of the DUP (other parties will be profiled next week), it was a fact that the polling shows Sinn Fein ahead of the main unionist party in Northern Ireland. Sure the point though is that this election is going to be as much about the contest within unionism as much as between unionists and republicans. The UUP’s electoral pact with Cameron has hardly been universally welcomes across the party; Peter Robinson continues to have questions over his head concerning land sales whilst the TUV are looking forward to building on their European Election successes. In a profile of the DUP (other parties will be profiled next week), it was a fact that the polling shows Sinn Fein ahead of the main unionist party in Northern Ireland.

]]> http://www.leftfootforward.org/2010/04/election-focus-dup/comment-page-1/#comment-14256 John77 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:45:55 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=10975#comment-14256 The Poll to which you link show Unionists having 42% against 21% for Sinn Fein, with the balance split between non-sectarian Alliance, partially non-sectarian SDLP and others. Surely all reasonable people prefer Alliance, SDLP and UUP in that order over Sinn Fein and DUP? Please do not suggest that it is DUP vs Sinn Fein lest people choose DUP as the less murderous of two appalling choices. The Poll to which you link show Unionists having 42% against 21% for Sinn Fein, with the balance split between non-sectarian Alliance, partially non-sectarian SDLP and others.
Surely all reasonable people prefer Alliance, SDLP and UUP in that order over Sinn Fein and DUP? Please do not suggest that it is DUP vs Sinn Fein lest people choose DUP as the less murderous of two appalling choices.

]]> http://www.leftfootforward.org/2010/04/election-focus-dup/comment-page-1/#comment-37202 Left Foot Forward Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:39:17 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=10975#comment-37202 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Election Focus – DUP: http://bit.ly/aHxJ5Y</span></span> Election Focus – DUP: http://bit.ly/aHxJ5Y

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