CAMERONIAN FANTASY....

Did you read that the Conservative Party has been holding secret talks with the Ulster Unionist Party in an effort to restore a link shattered 30 years ago? Under the new arrangement, Ulster Unionist MPs would take the Tory whip and be offered posts in any future government. It would pave the way for the Conservatives to fight seats in Northern Ireland for the first time since the early days of the Troubles. When the deal is finalised this autumn the Tories will have an extra MP at Westminster – the UUP's sole representative, Lady Sylvia Hermon. So far. so good. I approve of more conservative thinking in Northern Ireland but see four big problems with this one. 1. There is a large old fashioned socialist element within the Ulster Unionist Party who have yet to come across a problem that they didn't believe throwing more money... [read full story]