Show threadGreen Party NIFeb 26

No human being is illegal. People seeking safety deserve dignity and due process - whatever their paperwork says.

We will always stand for human dignity over fear-mongering. ✊
#NoHumanBeingIsIllegal #HumanRights #NIPolitics

No human is illegal - just 0.14% of NI are asylum seekers, yet they’re scapegoated while real issues fester. Join the Greens for dignity & human rights for all: https://greenpartyni.org/join.

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Orange MenaceJan 4

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/04/ballymena-northern-ireland-riots-immigrants-homes-attacks

Much of Ballymena is still run by gangsters. The well-off residents of the Bible Belt will look the other way and keep their heads down, and still vote for the politicians who give tacit support to gangster rule.

#NIPolitics

Ballymena riots six months on: fear, formidable obstacles and official silence

After attacks on immigrants’ homes, groups patrol the streets to intimidate potential victims, who try to keep a low profile

The Guardian
Orange MenaceNov 20

‘Meanwhile, in Northern Ireland, decision-making was "chaotic" and affected by “political machinations”’

It’s a quote from the Covid Inquiry, but could be applied to anything to do with NI government.

#CovidInquiry #NIPolitics

Green Party NIJul 23, 2025

We teach democracy at school but lock young people out at the ballot box. Time for change? What do you think?

#VotesForUnder18s #NIPolitics #VotesFor16YearOlds

Green Party NIJun 13, 2025
How many more racist attacks will it take before NI Executive stops making excuses and starts protecting minority communities? Broken promises, half-built homes, and ignored hate crime reforms are putting lives at risk. Watch the truth they don’t want to face. #NIPolitics #EndRacism #Accountability
Show threadJdeBPMar 24, 2025

@Ronnierobins @georgetakei

How has your 'phone not spontaneously caught fire after writing that? (-:

#NIPolitics

localzukFeb 6, 2025

Surely, if the veterans didn't break the law, then they have nothing to fear? Isn't that the usual argument?

Fighting to prevent justice is an odd hill to die on.

#UKPolitics #NIPolitics

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/british-army-northern-ireland-government-echr-paul-young-b1209415.html

British Army veterans of Northern Ireland Troubles march on Westminster

They have urged the Labour Government to not repeal the Legacy Act.

Evening Standard
Show threadJdeBPDec 22, 2024

Amusing side-note:

The E.U.'s own motivation for this is in part to do with accumulated dross in the regulatory system: multiple overlapping and old classifications.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52022PC0748

So sticking with the copied old E.U. system from 2008 (which the H.M.G. responses say would be the result of a #StormontBrake) would be to leave N.I. law as being more complex and expensive "red tape" for businesses to cope with than current E.U. law is.

#Brexit, eh!

#chemistry #NIPolitics #UKPolitics

EUR-Lex - 52022PC0748 - EN - EUR-Lex

Show threadJdeBPDec 22, 2024

The effect on actual N.I. to G.B. trade is minimal; with no indication that conforming N.I. chemical suppliers/distributors will violate any U.K. regulations.

Not conforming will, however, impact them far more greatly than any re-training and label adjustments costs will. It will collapse their off-island market drastically.

It does seem that the DUP is a cut-their-noses-off-despite-their-own-faces party oftentimes.

#chemistry #NIPolitics #UKPolitics #StormontBrake #DemocraticUnionists

Show threadJdeBPDec 22, 2024

The impact on #NorthernIreland businesses is basically the same as on all E.U. chemical industry businesses: re-train to learn about the new categories, adjust product and container labels (if applicable), and make sure the fonts and WWW sites are compliant. It's an entirely level playing field in that respect; and as is pointed out, businesses have to spend on maintaining and updating labels *anyway*.

#chemistry #NIPolitics #UKPolitics #StormontBrake