It would have been better had Labour reported the matter to the Police themselves.

Personally speaking, I find it more effective by stating the leader of the council is a friend of mine and I doubt he'd be too pleased if I made dual contact with him as well as the local press.

I note that Cuadrilla announced that it had produced the first natural gas from its site in Lancashire.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46076860

I suppose this was inevitable.

I agree, they have been digging a hole for themselves.

I saw the pictures not a oil strike that is for sure.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...ck-say-friends


https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...cs-entitlement

Dave is far more happy on the pig farm. :03:

I doubt the electorate will ever forgive him or Gideon for that matter when they scarpered after the referendum result didn't go their way.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-46083327

I'd be very interested in understanding precisely what if any solution can be found that would be acceptable to both parties at the negotiating table.

I admit I see no pragmatic solution for the Irish question. Except that the Uk withdraws from Northern Ireland entirely and leaves it to the EU as a separeate entitity, or unified with Ireland. But I do not even know whether or not the Irish would even want the latter. The Troubles did not exist for no reason.

Maybe an invitation for the Irish to finally come back to their senses and leave all this religious and historical bolliwocks (my word, I like the sound of it :) ) and provoking parades behind once and forever.

Ah, wait, did I ask for reason there? Okay forget what I said, I just had a mental blackout, but now its over. If you think I had a point, then just wait until next football weekend and visit the hooligan scene, then you know immediately what speaks against it: simple primitive tribalism.

Northern Ireland is an integral part of the UK and whilst a majority of those living there wish it to remain so there will be no break up of the Union.

The answer lies somewhere in the area of customs oversight without a 'hard' or 'physical' border.

As I've said from day one, I believe there will be some form of agreement.

Is this so? I know that a majority of the Northern Irish have voted against Brexit, like the Scots. Thats what I read to be reported at least, I do not know any Irish myself. And while the Protestants are the majority still, birth rates show that Catholics grow against them and the balance is shifitng in favour of the Catholic side. And the Catholics prefer union with the Republic of Ireland.


So the deciding question is what the Northern Irish rate as more important: remaining to be part of the UK or remaining in the EU.



And I think this is what should decide it. Not some written rule on an ancient paper. I stick to my line in these issues, like I argued the same way about the issue of Catalunya.



Are there any polls done answering this question with representative statistics?

The whole Irish issue is far to complex for today's politician's and I mean ours and the EU. One day Ireland will be united and my money is on Southern Ireland, their birth rate is higher for a start.

At present, the Good Friday Agreement is adhered to and a majority in Northern Ireland (agreed, mostly protestant) have voted to remain as a part of the Union but yes, that may change in the future and successive governments have reiterated their committment to the principle of majority rule. The same goes for the likes of Falklands and Gibraltar but all could change in the future.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46091134

The heat/temperature in the kitchen appears to be rising and imo the EU are poking their noses into matters that they shouldn't.

Let the Irish sort it out without outsiders butting in.

Too be honest why do we hold on to NI? Strategic land, oil, minerals, no none of them. I just get this feeling there is something behind the scenes we are not told about.