Allister's eve of poll message
12 February 2008
In an eve of poll message Traditional Unionist MEP, Jim Allister reflected on how the prospect of an election in Dromore had caused Ian Paisley to rediscover the existence of IRA/Sinn Fein and its illegal Army Council.
“Last week he slipped into republican-speak about “the north” and “great days for Ireland”, but this week he’s in the familiar election-speak of IRA/Sinn Fein. Of course, the fact that the DUP has happily chuckled its way through 9 months of government with IRA/Sinn Fein rather undermines their rediscovered antipathy to the Army Council. If IRA/Sinn Fein, with its illegal Army Council, is unfit for exercising policing and justice powers – and they are – then, equally, they are unfit to hold any government office.
In this by-election a cross section of Unionism from a DUP heartland will give its verdict on the Chuckle Coalition. I’ve been encouraged greatly by the response on the doors and the public identification with our cause of many former DUP workers. Though we start from nothing, I believe tomorrow the Traditional Unionist vote will surprise and discomfort many. That truly would be “a great day for Ulster”.
In Keith Harbinson we offer an excellent candidate of real calibre and ability. I urge the voters of Dromore to give him their support.”
