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AS an unrepentant Fenian Squinter has always found it odd being lectured on morality over the years by members of the DUP who are “pretty repulsed” by gay people or believe them “worse than paedophiles” and “poofs”. Similarly, when DUP members enter the arena of intellectual debate, it’s odd being expected to take seriously people who believe that the Earth is the same age as David Attenborough and Noah’s Ark is historic and scientific fact. And in recent weeks as the party hysterically denounced Michelle O’Neill he’s found himself wondering 1) whether there was any alternative to the DUP donning red berets and forming a paramilitary force which went on to import industrial amounts of illegal weaponry which are still sloshing around and 2) whether any of our esteemed broadcasters will ever ask the DUP that question. More oddities have been emerging by the day in recent times. Squinter had thought the oddest one was a column in the Belfast Telegraph shrilly denounc
disturbance it s creating, which is huge. it s not really about whether there were poke bowls or dairylea triangles at a party. as a result of this, i was always surprised when i came back to westminster full time at the start of this year how many people in the conservative party would openly speculate to you about when borisjohnson wasn t prime minister and who could take over from him. and i was really surprised that this early in his prime ministership. that s a never ending he westminster conversation, who s the next prime minister. because they all want to be it! as a newbie, i was surprised how easy it was to get people to talk about it, but it s actually become even easier this week! yeah, because it s a real serious conversation now, right? so it s not frivolous leadership speculation, which you re right, politicians in all parties love and adore. they love talking about themselves sorry, but it s true. they love talking about their own ambitions, and often very noble ambiti