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I would like to see the Better Together campaign if there was a referendum in Norn Iron. Apart from the British doing their best to ignore the ugly side of British nationalism, I don’t think they are that keen on their other northern neighbour.
The UK of England, Wales and Northern Ireland doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Over to you, Flashman.
Jess
The Fragmented Queendom
Odis
Funnily enough the most devastating critique of Paisley, I’ve read so far, came from Kevin Myers in the Sunday Times(14/09/14). His testimony (briefly summarised) was that Paisley was a nasty, lying ****.
Mr. T.
He’d know better than most as he was a correspondent in Norn Iron Hi during the ‘troubles’.
Ed
There’s an explanation for that. Myers as a young journalistic cub did his best to lick up to Paisley. He was rebuffed every time. That’s where the animus comes from. The London Times gave a devastating obituary too, said Paisley was a crook.
Ultach
His other son is Kyle Paisley, who is a pastor with a Free Presbyterian congregation in England.
16 is exactly half of 32. He would probably see it as a deliberate subtle insult from republicans.
Ultach
Check out the Irish News opinion pages, 18 and 19. Moderate nationalists of an SDLP hue (e.g. Brian Feeny) have been very short on praise and long on condemnation. The shinner end of nationalism (e.g. Jim Gibney), on the other hand, has been gushing in praise, glossing over all the deaths many feel would not have happened but for his rhetoric. Ironic considering his personal friendship with John Hume and Hume’s undoubted influence on him during long inflight conversations between Belfast and Brussels/Strasbourg, where he saw the benefits of former enemies cooperating (loathe as Paisley would have been to admit that).
According to some of the older members, the septuagenarians, of the Clampers family, Paisley only mellowed in his older years due to pressure from his wife as the wife didn’t want their kids and grand kids to be experiencing the hate that Ian himself did, and that she didn’t want that to be the family legacy……
Clamper gossip or what…. anyone?
Ultach
Eileen definitely was a huge influence on him according to Paisley buffs (e.g. O’Moroney, O’Malley), throughout his career and in several directions. He always acknowledged the Irish Unionist tradition right from the early days.
I would like to see the Better Together campaign if there was a referendum in Norn Iron. Apart from the British doing their best to ignore the ugly side of British nationalism, I don’t think they are that keen on their other northern neighbour.
The UK of England, Wales and Northern Ireland doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Over to you, Flashman.
The Fragmented Queendom
Funnily enough the most devastating critique of Paisley, I’ve read so far, came from Kevin Myers in the Sunday Times(14/09/14). His testimony (briefly summarised) was that Paisley was a nasty, lying ****.
He’d know better than most as he was a correspondent in Norn Iron Hi during the ‘troubles’.
There’s an explanation for that. Myers as a young journalistic cub did his best to lick up to Paisley. He was rebuffed every time. That’s where the animus comes from. The London Times gave a devastating obituary too, said Paisley was a crook.
His other son is Kyle Paisley, who is a pastor with a Free Presbyterian congregation in England.
The News Letter is the paper read by mostly Protestants up north, so you’d expect as much.
For balance here’s a piece in The Irish News which is the paper read by mostly Catholics up north. The piece is subtly titled :)
“Bigoted Hangover From 17th Century”
http://www.irishnews.com/news/-bigoted-hangover-from-17th-century-1379820
16 is exactly half of 32. He would probably see it as a deliberate subtle insult from republicans.
Check out the Irish News opinion pages, 18 and 19. Moderate nationalists of an SDLP hue (e.g. Brian Feeny) have been very short on praise and long on condemnation. The shinner end of nationalism (e.g. Jim Gibney), on the other hand, has been gushing in praise, glossing over all the deaths many feel would not have happened but for his rhetoric. Ironic considering his personal friendship with John Hume and Hume’s undoubted influence on him during long inflight conversations between Belfast and Brussels/Strasbourg, where he saw the benefits of former enemies cooperating (loathe as Paisley would have been to admit that).
According to some of the older members, the septuagenarians, of the Clampers family, Paisley only mellowed in his older years due to pressure from his wife as the wife didn’t want their kids and grand kids to be experiencing the hate that Ian himself did, and that she didn’t want that to be the family legacy……
Clamper gossip or what…. anyone?
Eileen definitely was a huge influence on him according to Paisley buffs (e.g. O’Moroney, O’Malley), throughout his career and in several directions. He always acknowledged the Irish Unionist tradition right from the early days.
Cheers Ultach !
An anagram of his initials is PRIK.