Ian Parsley (described on Wikipedia as a “politician, business man and linguist”) fought the 2009 European Election for Alliance Party. In 2010 he was fighting for UUP_UCFNPU (or whatever) at Westminster, before being a Conservative Party member. Having canvassed in several constituencies for Alliance in Assembly 2011, he has announced that he is back in the Alliance fold…again.
So I don’t know how I should react to Mr Parsley contributing to “a nationalist only” thread on Slugger O’Toole-Stratagem.
Is he signing up to SDLP or Sinn Féin?
There is probably an easy explanation for all this. I think he collects Party membership cards.
Keeping An Eye On the Czar of Russia 
I saw that btw FJH and was reminded immediately of Mark Lamarr on Never Mind the Buzzcocks; he was talking about Richard Blackwood’s career and said something where the sentiment could possibly be applicable to IJP also:
‘A man who can list on his CV rapper, comedian, presenter, actor, writer – all after the word ‘failed’. Superstar fantasist Richard Blackwood. Or as I think of him, Won’t Smith.’
A bit harsh on my part?
Probably 🙂