How have the mighty fallen!
27 July 2010
Statement by TUV Leader Jim Allister
"Confirmation by Ian Paisley that he would meekly accept IRA Commander McGuinness as First Minister is not in itself surprising, considering it was he who gave us McGuinness to rule over us as part of the Chuckle Brothers routine, but it is a sad commentary on how far Ian Paisley has departed from his previous stands that the man he once described as one who 'fomented the conflict and brought it into being' is now an acceptable First Minister. The utterly unacceptable prospect of McGuinness as First Minister would be a reaping of what Ian Paisley and the DUP have sowed.
"It must never be forgotten that part of the Paisley legacy is the very prospect of a Sinn Fein First Minister, because it was his and the DUP's connivance at the legislative change in the St Andrews Bill which made it possible. When this dastardly change went through Parliament in November 2006 there was not a squeak of DUP protest. Instead they colluded in the handing over of the title deeds to the office of First Minister.
"The other striking feature of Ian Paisley's contribution in today's News Letter is the obvious discord with the present DUP leadership, epitomised by his jibe about how things were different on his watch."
