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History's verdict on Paisley awaited



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AFTER 40 years in the political spotlight – something of a record in British politics – Ian Paisley is to stand down as First Minister of the Northern Ireland Assembly. He will also resign as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, which he founded in 1971.
History may pass a harsh judgment on Mr Paisley, for years known as the "abominable No-man" for his resistance to any accommodation with Northern Ireland's Catholic community or nationalist politicians. Yet against the odds, it was he who used his i...



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  • Last Updated: 05 March 2008 1:29 AM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Leader comment
 
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donald,

glasgow 05/03/2008 04:05:43
We all ken baboot Onionist historians.
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donald,

glasgow 05/03/2008 04:06:38
We all ken baboot Onionist historians.
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donald,

glasgow 05/03/2008 04:07:58
Eretta. Baboons should be "aboot".

 

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