tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post7762339150501340279..comments2023-11-03T08:40:03.424+00:00Comments on Jude Collins: Concern with bread-and-butter. Oh, and flags too.Jude Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02255073034338282041noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-89037163195766510232013-02-26T15:24:07.057+00:002013-02-26T15:24:07.057+00:00"Why did he bother.." well if you were t..."Why did he bother.." well if you were to take the conspiracy theory version - which I am - unionists have never been great at selling their crap to anyone outside of their support base and largely just cover their ears, close their eyes and sing la la la la, as far as international opinion is concerned. Therefore all his fine words was some dumb ass, warped way of taking "the moral high ground" (chuckles) before the fleg circus they were about to unleash - as a fair part if not quite all of the backlash was accounted for in their little scheme. As perhaps "reaching out to taigs" beforehand might afford them some type of political cover for bringing us back to the 60s.<br /><br />Well needless to say in this particular theory, their latest "clever device" didn't work. I can only hope the next "clever device" will be calling SFs bluff on the border poll. As the good Dr said, stop trying to be so clever...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-81478226109172349612013-02-26T12:18:52.182+00:002013-02-26T12:18:52.182+00:00Villiers sometimes looks so unenamoured of the job...Villiers sometimes looks so unenamoured of the job here, you suspect she'd really like to let rip and echo Reggie Maudling's famous rant on the plane back from here [circa 1970]'What a bloody awful country' Not sure if she's a fan of Scotch whiskey though. All the fine talk from Robinson in speeches pre-December 3rd, [there's another anniversary and contentious flash point ready for next winter], has washed away like snow of a ditch. Why did he bother> [Madraj55] Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com