It’s Thursday night and for all you who take a perverse pleasure in watching the bias that is such a distinguishing feature of Question Time, let the fun begin. Tonight the programme comes from here in Northern Ireland – although I was not given an invite for some reason. The good news is that they do have an IRA gunman on the panel, so the scent of cordite should hang over the audience. With half-wits such as Arlene Foster and bumbling Ken Maginnis, along with Mark “Where’s my Party” Durkan, expect this one to even worse than normal.
watching the news at ten now – I see those nasty jews are in trouble again :S
David,
Hope you will guide us through the intricacies of N.I. politics !
But, the score looks like :-
Lefties 4 ( including bore )
Righties 2
I won’t even be watching.
David
If I can reiterate Grant’s request – any heads up on these unknown panalists would be gratefully recieved. Alan Johnson, the ex postie union bloke, is the only one I recognise.
Martin 10:32
Come on , it wouldn’t be the same without your pithy Anglo-Saxon comments and , you never know, there might be a nice Irish girl in the front row !
Ken Maginnis is a senior Ulster Unionist, a liberal, an appeaser of terrorism.
Arlene Foster bailed out of the Ulster Unionists to join Paisley’s DUP. She is a careerist uber principles. I think she considers herself a political heavyweight, she is a lawyer. She’s as light as a feather in my view.
Conor Murphy is a convicted IRA terrorist. Now he’s a smiling politician. The victims of IRA terrorism lie in their graves.
Mark Durkan went to University with me. A soppy liberal who considers himself a natural wit! Problem is, he is not funny.
Brace yourselves…
Force the banks, eh? How about hanging the bankers?
The first question was put by a plant – a liberal law lecturer 😉
1st questioner was alright
here’s hoping the unionists will speak the truth…
am liking what kevin maginnis is saying…
I bet the whole show is scripted with respect to the audience and questions asked. Answers given by each panelist can be expected before hand given the questions, so bar the random audience comments, it’s all a scripted affair.
Ah bugger – is it before McGuiness’s booze kicks in?
not bad from Ken!
goog start from Ken – zilch response from the audience
David Vance – how do they select the audience?
caveman – carefully. They vet, they manage, they put the feelers out to the reliable channels. That’s why I can spot the faces in the audience.
on the panel tonight
alan johnson, labour
andrew lansley , conservative
arlene foster DUP
conor murphy, sinn fein,
mark durkan , sdlp,
kevin maginnis, uup, unionist
since the unionists were willing to sell the country down the river on the 42 day detention stuff, i’m not sure if i can classify them as “right” or “left”… more like “whats it in for me”
and lawnsley is a bit of a wet tory – so i guess theres zero right wing representation on tonight. besides maybe kevin maginnis , the uup guy.
much as i disagree with his sectarianism and unionims, i cant fault his politics when it comes to economics.
Patronising and boring from Lansley. Merkel did brilliant work yesterday = basically saying Brown’s a knob.
yeah – i knew it – lansley is a “wet” tory.. the kind that thatcher hated utterly…
Arlene – a vision in pink with a zero understanding of banking. Thank god she is..erm….a Minister in the local government.
i wonder if any of them will point out that Northern Ireland GDP is about 70 per cent government expenditure.
of course they wont.
That tree must have taken some damage as she fell down it.
Essex CC have established themselves as a lender!!!
archduke – no chance, they are professional beggars.
Genuinely hacked off dude in the audience.
while the bbc harps on about the “occupied territories” in Israel , here we have the bbc doing a full programme from the occupied territories of Ireland.
oh how the Israelis must be laughing at this…
dont worry David – just pointing out THEIR internal hypocrisy…
Is not the real interest rate now negative, given that the nominal interest rate is practically zero and inflation is running at about 4.5%?
So basically all the money savers have in bank accounts are losing value faster than they are accruing value.
Economist – spot on!
Oh god – the conservative wants to have confidence in gorbals Mick. Pathetic.
just to make myself utterly clear – i have no problem with NI being part of the UK.. thats the peace agreement.. so my side has to shut up and just get on with it.
i accept that – it was put to a vote, and all of ireland voted on it.
still doesnt take away from the actual fact that britain invaded ireland.
yeah – thats the sound of Rabbi’s and IDF soldiers rolling around in the background in laughter when they hear the next Jeremy Bowen sermon from the BBC mount.
IRA spokesman concerned about police raids. Mmmm, dog bites man.
yeah – he’s a wet david..
thatch would have had him for breakfast.
what the f**k is cameron doing to the tory party??
David Vance | Homepage | 04.12.08 – 11:00 pm
in fits of laughter here… jeez now THAT was funny.
Diluting it, triangulating, making those who value conservative values despair.
Is johnson on drugs. The Damian Green raid is the opposite of a police state???
Arlene’s fine forensic mind on display. Great stuff. An idiot.
David Vance:
IRA spokesman concerned about police raids. Mmmm, dog bites man.
Maybe he doesn’t understand why the police didn’t kneecap Damian Green.
oh dear god .. now all the english politicians are all getting all hot and bothered about damian green.
DUP girl seems non plussed.. of course she would – they have their own parliament in NI.
damian green is of NO RELEVANCE TO NORTHERN IRELAND WHATSOEVER…
urrgh.. a bit arrogant.. alan johnson talking about the “conservative party” now -a party that never stands for election in NI. and neither does labour.
what a joke.
Johnson has been a twat for years. He used to be higher education secretary when I was at uni. I thought he was a complete twat then banging on about political ideology ahead of practical sense. He hasnt changed.
Tories are alligned with the UUP aren’t they?
no mention of the fact that brown made his name by recieving leaks from the civil service
why are they talking about issues that are of no relevance to northern ireland?
lets be honest here…this smacks of imposing what the beeboids think IS important on these NI politicians… but it matters not a bit to their electorate.
Alan Johnson reminds me of Swiss Tony – talking bollox is like making love to a beautiful woman.
Wonder if Mark Durkan would support government releasing all information they have on Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness? In the interests of transparency, of course.
Anyone watch the Royale Family. Durkan and Craig Cash – never seen in the same room. You work it out?
Ken’s woken up again!
KPW,
The elephant in the room and NO ONE even mentioned it.
The FOI Act could have been used by the Home Sec on Green.
Dick the Prick | 04.12.08 – 11:07 pm
yeah – in like the last WEEK or so..
how brave.. after 30 years of fucking war…
i’ll tell you whats fucking brave – my father taking in a 17 year old UDA volunteer , on the run from the IRA, and my dad pleading with the local brigade to save his life.
THATS bravery.
young lad was pardoned.. mistaken identity..
and my family were Republican.. we werent unionist. young lad was on the run in south…
dimbleby – “if damain green is found guilty”
fucking ignorant prick
Time to join the Euro!
god – i long for question time that is 90 per cent right wing.. just for a change…
libertarian v social conservative v national security hawks v the tiny little corner reserved for the left wing moonbats…