After Dave
My whistle stop visit to the Tories is coming to an end - Dave has spoken and the travelling circus is already pulling up its tent poles and getting ready to move out of town.
"Bono" who BBCNI interviewed a few years ago as he was 'bigging up' Tony Blair and Gordon Brown appeared here in the form of a video greeting. Paying tribute to people's charitable instincts he argued that was what put the "Great" in "Great Britain". So maybe he didn't read the last blog....
The Cameron speech, as predicted was a fairly sombre address designed to convince people he is a fit leader for tough times. He drew on his bereavement with the death of his son Ivan to reflect on his personal committment to the tests ahead. On the link with the Ulster Unionists, there was nothing new (he has used the line about being a passionate unionist before) but the UUP activists here will be glad to have got a mention.
As I prepare to leave Manchester, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness are heading in the opposite direction for yet more talks at Downing Street. With the DUP leader pledging to stop negotiating on the future policing budget, hearing loss and legal aid, and implying that Sinn Fein are prepared to settle for less than the DUP on these topics tonight's trilateral meeting could prove difficult.
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Mark,
David Cameron's speech today proved that he in my opinion will be the next Prime Minister. Gordon Brown is tired and finished. What the country needs is someone who knows what the problems are knows how to fix them. The most important things that we need are family and community values. The most important reason why Gordon Brown needs axed is because he is prepared to spend money on the interest on our debt than on schools, more than on law and order, more than on child poverty. It is time to go back to traditional values. Gordon Brown promised to end boom and bust. He ended boom by misleading the public on banks and has made his wealth while everyone else is bust.
Stormontspy
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Cameron thinks of himself as Moses !
Looking back after a long climb up !
Don't drop the tablets,Dave !!!
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MARK
sorry this is off message.
Fao stormountspy et al.
Post conference entertainment,log "Blether with Brian"
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#12 gonephishing
Superb piece.
Please allow.
Good to share.
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spinspamspun,
Thanks for pointing that out. It was very enjoyable.
Stormontspy
PS Policing and Justice talk's in London - PR Stunt by the PR Party (DUP).
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