Little Ulsterism in North Down

The rejection of the UUP/Conservative pact by North Down party chairman Mark Brooks has led to his defection to the DUP, coming on the heels of Our Lady of North Down's rejection and UUP defections to the reactionary TUV, it seems like a case of small u unionism and "Little Ulsterism".

Yes the DUP, TUV, Lady Sylvia want to represent the union it’s just they'd prefer to spend as little time as possible in London especially in government. What I'm baffled by is they seem to believe that they're taking a principled stance; really they just want to maintain their own little fiefdom in Northern Ireland.

“The Conservative Party was responsible for the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985, the removal of our own Stormont government before, and it is my feeling that they cannot be trusted on this occasion either.”

Trying to paint the Tories as type of imperial power taking over their turf is short sighted, backward and irrational, but then Ulster nationalism is a little far-fetched. I can understand of course, imagine being part of a UK government? In London? Playing a full part within the Union representing Northern Ireland is hardly what Ulster Unionists should be seen doing.

Red Sylvia and her North Down rejectionistas seriously need to prioritise they're big U-Unionism. But maybe the failing, broken, washed up Labour Party would've been more like the thing?

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." Confucius