Stoop Down Low Party Opportunists

Fra Cochrane
Ógra Shinn Féin
An Caisleán Nua

Over the past weeks and months some political opportunists have taken it upon themselves to send in letters of criticism about Sinn Féin and the political stalemate which has been ongoing.

It is unfortunate that instead of welcoming the fact that the DUP and Sinn Féin were working together to deal with outstanding issues that these individuals chose to try and paint a picture of failure to the public.


Anyone who knows anything about the divide among our community knows that there will always be disagreements, there will always be debate and there will always be controversy.

When Sinn Féin and the DUP went into government together no one said it would be easy, no one said that it would be all sweetness and light.

It seems the SDLP are criticizing Sinn Féin for standing up to the DUP and others, and for not becoming the Stoop Down Low Party that has defined them.

Sinn Féin has once again shown the SDLP how it is done, and how a mandatory coalition government works.

Yes it may be a bumpy road sometimes, but it is has the potential to be an effective government which can work through problems.

To republicans, involvement in Stormont is part of our All Ireland Agenda, and it’s an important vehicle to popularise our demand for Irish Unity in advance of a border poll. But it is not our only vehicle, and we are efficient negotiators, because we have confidence that the Assembly is only one theatre of struggle.

Recent times have just been another example of the SDLP and the UUP sitting on the sidelines attempting to blacken the names of the other parties and squirm their way back into government.

Isn't it time these people put more effort into doing good work themselves instead of criticizing the good work of others?