It is really not looking good Ian Paisley. A certain sort of sentimentalist invests far too much hope in the DUP. As can be seen from the Government's record since 2017, at best that party has the standard Irish view of the English as morally and spiritually beyond help.
The English want to teach their children that there are 57 genders? Well, that is just what the English do? The English want to pay for women from Northern Ireland to have abortions? Likewise, just so long as it happens in England and not in Northern Ireland. And so on.
If the Big Man had been dead even slightly longer, such as if the referendum had been held now, then the DUP would have campaigned, however "reluctantly", for Remain. In a referendum between Remain and anything like the Withdrawal Agreement, then it would now do precisely that.
But as for the sectarianism, with its links to racism and paramilitarism (at least one DUP openly owes her election to the Loyalist paramilitaries among whom her father is a legendary figure), the DUP is hardly unique in that. Margaret Hodge somehow retains membership of the Labour Party despite having gone on television and said that the only racism these days was against Jews. There are no other victims of it, apparently. It is time for Marc Wadsworth to declare that he will be a parliamentary candidate against Hodge at Barking.
Jeremy Corbyn called her out when she was running Islington's children's homes as brothels, and she has never forgiven him. That is what this is all about. Never forget that. And notice that the charge of anti-Semitism was also used by the late Lord Janner against any and everyone who ever questioned him about anything, including his sexual abuse of children. His mates in the House of Lords are still using it on his behalf even now.
He bequeathed his seat in the House of Commons to Patricia Hewitt of the Paedophile Information Exchange, and she in turn passed it on to Liz Kendall, a signatory to today's letter against Chris Williamson. Meanwhile, Janner's daughter is the latest self-appointed "community leader" that British Jews have to endure, "Senior Rabbi" and anti-Corbyn fanatic, Laura Janner-Klausner.
Anyone may convert to Judaism, just as anyone may convert to Catholicism. Neither is any more a "race" than the other is. Now, imagine that the Labour Party cared as much about Catholics, who are Britain's largest minority and around two thirds of whom either already vote Labour or could at least be persuaded, as it did about Jews, who are one of Britain's smallest minorities and at least two thirds of whom would simply never consider voting for anyone other than the Conservative candidate for anything.
Of course, the Conservative Party is no great friend of the Faith, either. There are Labour MPs with the same views on the supposedly touchstone issues as Jacob Rees-Mogg has, but they are no more going to become Leader than he is. Jacob Rees-Mogg or anyone of his beliefs has never stood any more chance of becoming Leader of the Conservative Party, nor ever will, than Ronnie Campbell has ever stood of becoming Leader of the Labour Party, or ever will. Just as no one of those beliefs will ever be the Presidential nominee of either main party in the United States.
But imagine that there were as many Catholics in the news and current affairs media as there are Jews. Or imagine that there were any of the rapidly growing Haredim, of whom none of the "official" Jewish bodies is remotely representative. Where would that leave the definition of "the centre ground" as neoliberal economic policy, identitarian social policy, neoconservative foreign policy, and yet somehow also zero carbon emissions, as if there could be war without industry?
Where would it leave the hegemony of Freedlandism-Finkelsteinism, in which all mainland British parties are New York liberal, and the rest of us can like it or lump it? The DUP has certainly done nothing to change that, but then why would it? It sees the English as "just like that, anyway". The Irish often do. And the DUP is utterly, utterly Irish.
Another hung Parliament is coming, however, and we need our people to hold the balance of power in it. A new party will be registered before the House of Commons rises for the summer recess, even if I have to pay for it myself, ongoing lawfare or no ongoing lawfare.
And I will stand for Parliament here at North West Durham even if I can raise only the deposit, which I could do by going pretty overdrawn, although that was not how I was brought up. I would still prefer to raise the £10,000 necessary to mount a serious campaign, but I am no longer making my candidacy conditional on having done so. In any event, please email davidaslindsay@hotmail.com. Very many thanks.
Jeremy Corbyn called her out when she was running Islington's children's homes as brothels, and she has never forgiven him. That is what this is all about. Never forget that. And notice that the charge of anti-Semitism was also used by the late Lord Janner against any and everyone who ever questioned him about anything, including his sexual abuse of children. His mates in the House of Lords are still using it on his behalf even now.
He bequeathed his seat in the House of Commons to Patricia Hewitt of the Paedophile Information Exchange, and she in turn passed it on to Liz Kendall, a signatory to today's letter against Chris Williamson. Meanwhile, Janner's daughter is the latest self-appointed "community leader" that British Jews have to endure, "Senior Rabbi" and anti-Corbyn fanatic, Laura Janner-Klausner.
Anyone may convert to Judaism, just as anyone may convert to Catholicism. Neither is any more a "race" than the other is. Now, imagine that the Labour Party cared as much about Catholics, who are Britain's largest minority and around two thirds of whom either already vote Labour or could at least be persuaded, as it did about Jews, who are one of Britain's smallest minorities and at least two thirds of whom would simply never consider voting for anyone other than the Conservative candidate for anything.
Of course, the Conservative Party is no great friend of the Faith, either. There are Labour MPs with the same views on the supposedly touchstone issues as Jacob Rees-Mogg has, but they are no more going to become Leader than he is. Jacob Rees-Mogg or anyone of his beliefs has never stood any more chance of becoming Leader of the Conservative Party, nor ever will, than Ronnie Campbell has ever stood of becoming Leader of the Labour Party, or ever will. Just as no one of those beliefs will ever be the Presidential nominee of either main party in the United States.
But imagine that there were as many Catholics in the news and current affairs media as there are Jews. Or imagine that there were any of the rapidly growing Haredim, of whom none of the "official" Jewish bodies is remotely representative. Where would that leave the definition of "the centre ground" as neoliberal economic policy, identitarian social policy, neoconservative foreign policy, and yet somehow also zero carbon emissions, as if there could be war without industry?
Where would it leave the hegemony of Freedlandism-Finkelsteinism, in which all mainland British parties are New York liberal, and the rest of us can like it or lump it? The DUP has certainly done nothing to change that, but then why would it? It sees the English as "just like that, anyway". The Irish often do. And the DUP is utterly, utterly Irish.
Another hung Parliament is coming, however, and we need our people to hold the balance of power in it. A new party will be registered before the House of Commons rises for the summer recess, even if I have to pay for it myself, ongoing lawfare or no ongoing lawfare.
And I will stand for Parliament here at North West Durham even if I can raise only the deposit, which I could do by going pretty overdrawn, although that was not how I was brought up. I would still prefer to raise the £10,000 necessary to mount a serious campaign, but I am no longer making my candidacy conditional on having done so. In any event, please email davidaslindsay@hotmail.com. Very many thanks.
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