people fetishizing a united ireland miss how genuinely astonishing the GFA is as an achievement
March 17, 2026 at 6:19 AM
people fetishizing a united ireland miss how genuinely astonishing the GFA is as an achievement
Hard eye roll. Policy Exchange puts out a report which conveniently erases the UK Govt's GFA commitments on the ECHR and The Telegraph rush out stories that the experts have spoken, even as the plain wording of the GFA gives a lie to this. Patrick Minford syndrome lives on.
August 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Hard eye roll. Policy Exchange puts out a report which conveniently erases the UK Govt's GFA commitments on the ECHR and The Telegraph rush out stories that the experts have spoken, even as the plain wording of the GFA gives a lie to this. Patrick Minford syndrome lives on.
going to again state that the GFA is an actual miracle
American veneration of the IRA is really fucking gross.
"Zombie" was about a bombing that killed a 3 year old and a 12 year old.
March 18, 2026 at 9:42 PM
going to again state that the GFA is an actual miracle
Just heard Andy Burnham say his job was to defend the GFA. Remind me again what it was that wasn't on the table last month?
September 27, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Just heard Andy Burnham say his job was to defend the GFA. Remind me again what it was that wasn't on the table last month?
Oh, sure, blow up the Anglo-Irish treaties and the GFA, why not
Anna Turley on Today saying the Common Travel Area has been “open for discussion for some time”. By who ???
June 10, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Oh, sure, blow up the Anglo-Irish treaties and the GFA, why not
tbh the honest answer is that post-gfa everyone else kinda doesnt need to weigh in. like. NI has formally and institutionally been given the right to make up its own mind on the subject
March 17, 2026 at 6:19 AM
tbh the honest answer is that post-gfa everyone else kinda doesnt need to weigh in. like. NI has formally and institutionally been given the right to make up its own mind on the subject
Watching positive news from Northern Ireland on BBC Breakfast is wonderful when you remember the country a generation ago.
The GFA was the towering political achievement of the Major and Blair years
Brexiteers considering trashing the GFA are dangerous and wicked.
The GFA was the towering political achievement of the Major and Blair years
Brexiteers considering trashing the GFA are dangerous and wicked.
October 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Watching positive news from Northern Ireland on BBC Breakfast is wonderful when you remember the country a generation ago.
The GFA was the towering political achievement of the Major and Blair years
Brexiteers considering trashing the GFA are dangerous and wicked.
The GFA was the towering political achievement of the Major and Blair years
Brexiteers considering trashing the GFA are dangerous and wicked.
And you can make a good case the GFA is a favourable thing to nationalists but it's not erotic killing and explosions
March 17, 2026 at 7:55 AM
And you can make a good case the GFA is a favourable thing to nationalists but it's not erotic killing and explosions
you're right. It's the GFA-generation. They don't want any part of that carry on.
This clip from just off donegal street during the fleadh still brings a tear to my eye. reminds me how the GFA actually worked!
This clip from just off donegal street during the fleadh still brings a tear to my eye. reminds me how the GFA actually worked!
The kids bouncing & singing at this popup bar in a disused space in Belfast don't remember what things were like pre-1998.
And they don't understand all the hate directed at the Irish language & culture by some politicians in NI.
they want MORE of this!
2/3
And they don't understand all the hate directed at the Irish language & culture by some politicians in NI.
they want MORE of this!
2/3
September 29, 2026 at 7:38 AM
you're right. It's the GFA-generation. They don't want any part of that carry on.
This clip from just off donegal street during the fleadh still brings a tear to my eye. reminds me how the GFA actually worked!
This clip from just off donegal street during the fleadh still brings a tear to my eye. reminds me how the GFA actually worked!
Imagine a Good Friday Agreement announced but without any Irish representation
That’s what they’re calling Peace in the Middle East right now
Would you conclude that a GFA would last in such conditions?
No accountability = no end to the violence
It’s nowhere near over
That’s what they’re calling Peace in the Middle East right now
Would you conclude that a GFA would last in such conditions?
No accountability = no end to the violence
It’s nowhere near over
October 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Imagine a Good Friday Agreement announced but without any Irish representation
That’s what they’re calling Peace in the Middle East right now
Would you conclude that a GFA would last in such conditions?
No accountability = no end to the violence
It’s nowhere near over
That’s what they’re calling Peace in the Middle East right now
Would you conclude that a GFA would last in such conditions?
No accountability = no end to the violence
It’s nowhere near over
wolfie getting creampied by all her gfa back to back and not knowing which one knocked her up 🥴😵💫
January 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
wolfie getting creampied by all her gfa back to back and not knowing which one knocked her up 🥴😵💫
The British Right prior to the GFA - "No surrender to the IRA!"
The British Right after the GFA -
"We give them how much money each year?! Give them back, let the Republic pay for them".
The British Right after the GFA -
"We give them how much money each year?! Give them back, let the Republic pay for them".
September 27, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The British Right prior to the GFA - "No surrender to the IRA!"
The British Right after the GFA -
"We give them how much money each year?! Give them back, let the Republic pay for them".
The British Right after the GFA -
"We give them how much money each year?! Give them back, let the Republic pay for them".
Once in a generation was a theowaway line by Alex Salmond. The GFA defined a generation as 7 years IIRC. Burnaham is clueless.
September 25, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Once in a generation was a theowaway line by Alex Salmond. The GFA defined a generation as 7 years IIRC. Burnaham is clueless.
It isn’t really a matter for him.
The GFA details when such a referendum should be held.
And if polls consistently show a majority - especially a large majority - the Sec of State for NI should arrange it.
I hope Chris Bryan is better acquainted with the GFA than Burnham appears to be. Dumb
The GFA details when such a referendum should be held.
And if polls consistently show a majority - especially a large majority - the Sec of State for NI should arrange it.
I hope Chris Bryan is better acquainted with the GFA than Burnham appears to be. Dumb
So, new PM Burnham decides unilaterally to disable treaty and international law.
Comes alongside reiteration of support for the May-Johnson red lines and for Brexit.
Meet the new boss..
Comes alongside reiteration of support for the May-Johnson red lines and for Brexit.
Meet the new boss..
United Ireland referendum 'off the table' - Burnham
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said a referendum on a united Ireland "is off the table".
www.rte.ie
August 28, 2026 at 7:49 PM
It isn’t really a matter for him.
The GFA details when such a referendum should be held.
And if polls consistently show a majority - especially a large majority - the Sec of State for NI should arrange it.
I hope Chris Bryan is better acquainted with the GFA than Burnham appears to be. Dumb
The GFA details when such a referendum should be held.
And if polls consistently show a majority - especially a large majority - the Sec of State for NI should arrange it.
I hope Chris Bryan is better acquainted with the GFA than Burnham appears to be. Dumb
Here @johnspringford.bsky.social sets out what you need to know about the latest dangerous silliness on the GFA.
It's fascinating watching the same cycle of f%¥£ing around and finding out happening. Some anti-ECHR lawyers in Britain might say this, but Irish and EU politicians think differently, and politics will determine their reaction, not law alone.
archive.ph/BpWNN
archive.ph/BpWNN
September 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Here @johnspringford.bsky.social sets out what you need to know about the latest dangerous silliness on the GFA.
Some GFA Raytrace attempts on the Atari ST.🎨
January 31, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Some GFA Raytrace attempts on the Atari ST.🎨
The GFA? I don’t know her
September 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The GFA? I don’t know her
lotta people do not seem to appreciate how miraculous the GFA is
December 31, 2024 at 9:32 PM
lotta people do not seem to appreciate how miraculous the GFA is
What are the odds that the UK New Right end up collapsing the GFA because they're too stupid to imagine the consequences?
Actual Reform policy advisor advocating that the Northern Ireland Sec should be a pro-Unionist partisan. Cannot think of anything more dangerous particularly in an environment where the Republican parties are the largest
August 27, 2026 at 2:32 AM
What are the odds that the UK New Right end up collapsing the GFA because they're too stupid to imagine the consequences?
either you have a reunification referendum as the GFA mandates or you brutally repress the rights of NI catholics for another 30 years there's no more middle ground to be had here
September 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
either you have a reunification referendum as the GFA mandates or you brutally repress the rights of NI catholics for another 30 years there's no more middle ground to be had here