Everything Ulster - Election 2005

ANOTHER attempt to DUPe Unionists appeared in today's Newsletter. At the same time as some DUP supporters liberally accuse the Ulster Unionists of arrogance, it was interesting to read Christopher Salford's article, in which he tries to frighten the unionist electorate into voting for his party. He writes a Newsletter article called "DUP are only serious option for unionists." (If that isn't arrogance... what is?)

I beg the question, far from the only serious option - are the DUP a serious option at all?

What Salford is basically saying is "If you don't vote for us, Sinn Fein have won," going on to warn that if voters don't "rally to the DUP" we should "prepare for a very smug Gerry Adams on May 6." I'm well used to the DUP spouting rubbish like this, but what scares me is that suddenly it seems to be working!

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RECENTLY retired PSNI superintendent Barney Fitzpatrick is to stand against Sinn Fein's much publicised former RUC officer, Billy Leonard in Coleraine's Skerries ward in the forthcoming local elections in May.

Fitzpatrick says he is 'astounded' that an ex-colleague would represent a group that has murdered their former colleagues. He points out that the same group has hindered murder investigations (including the recent Robert McCartney case) and provided political cover for the IRA following the Northern Bank raid.

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