tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post9036163404661295701..comments2024-03-28T13:48:12.219+00:00Comments on Alan in Belfast: (Unexpected) Silence and the perception of what is being saidAlan in Belfast (Alan Meban)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-76745086956396639142010-01-05T23:20:30.738+00:002010-01-05T23:20:30.738+00:00I agree with that -- also interesting that Robinso...I agree with that -- also interesting that Robinson did not go to the funeral today (citing family reasons, which seems reasonable enough, given the Iris situation). <br /><br />I've written a longer reflection on Robinson's silence and the importance of symbols and narratives in NI politics at http://www.gladysganiel.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05427550586013794752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-27003351681378455562010-01-03T15:55:15.625+00:002010-01-03T15:55:15.625+00:00Sure.Sure.Paul Robinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-63553578236609501652010-01-03T14:18:14.120+00:002010-01-03T14:18:14.120+00:00For me, the difficulty is that unless the civil se...For me, the difficulty is that unless the civil service Office of FM and DFM are incompetent - highly doubtful - then the offer of a pre-prepared statement was refused or ignored or never heard.<br /><br />It's the death of a very high profile figure who was in post for a long time and meant a lot to a significant proportion of the population.<br /><br />It was a bad slip up - or a poorly-judged omission.Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-53451007025651136822010-01-03T10:58:47.807+00:002010-01-03T10:58:47.807+00:00IMHO, if we want to honour the memory of Cahal Dal...IMHO, if we want to honour the memory of Cahal Daly, we all would do well to cultivate the virtue of magnanimity. It's easy to talk about peace when it comes to terrorism and the like; it's harder to practice peace when it comes to more mundane matters. But it's the little things that are important, like not drawing attention to the failings of the DUP, even (and especially) when those failings are hurtful.Paul Robinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-9390231233846446712010-01-03T08:35:37.146+00:002010-01-03T08:35:37.146+00:00Is fear of the TUV really so prevalent?Is fear of the TUV really so prevalent?AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.com