Tag Archives: Danny Kinahan

A Toxic Environment

So after midnight. And bonfires are burning. You may think that this is all about HATE. Turns out its ….CULTURE. What exactly can Society do about it? Well …nothing. Because its loyalist CULTURE and we are contractually obliged by the … Continue reading

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Profile: South Antrim

Candidates: DUP: Trevor Clarke. Pamela Cameron. Paul Girvan. UUP: Adrian Cochrane Watson. Paul Michael. Stephen Aiken. UKIP: Robert Hill. TUV: Richard Cairns. Alliance: David Ford. SDLP: Roisin Lynch. Sinn Féin: Declan Kearney. Green: Helen Farley. Conservative: Mark Young. Independent: David … Continue reading

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Westminster Election 2015: South Antrim

The Results: Rev William McCrea lost the seat to Danny Kinahan. McCrea comes from the nasty wing of DUP. Few outside the Party will miss him. A seat in the “House of Lords”? Or just more time for the Free … Continue reading

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Congratulations Mike Nesbitt

On Saturday Mike Nesbitt (81% of the votes cast) defeated John McCallister (19%) and is the new Leader of the UUP. It wasnt close….81% is an overwhelming endorsemment and from the UUP perspective …..that kind of endorsement (81-19) is much … Continue reading

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McCallister, Kennedy…..Nesbitt?

Three nominations for Leader of the UUP. And most posts on the subject seem to involve the words “poisoned chalice”. Certainly the UUP Assembly Party is not a happy ship and the wider membership are in near despair. For the record … Continue reading

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So Farewell Then Tom Elliott

Tom Elliott, Leader of the UUP resigned tonight. He was elected to the position in the summer of 2010. Perhaps not surprisingly…….seemingly twenty per cent of the UUP voters who elected him were from his Fermanagh-South Tyrone constituency. Elliott is … Continue reading

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