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category national | worker & community struggles and protests | opinion/analysis author Thursday February 21, 2008 13:48author by observer Report this post to the editors

What No fanfare. I'm suprised at the lack of comment. I would have assumed as Time for Change are simply a left wing election vehicle they would have been crowing proudly at their excellent election result in the NIPSA GC election. NIPSA Unity on the other hand I would expect to be more pragmatic and modest. Let's face it they do have a lot to be modest about!!

For years Time for Change have been accused of being only interested in elections. To counter this (in their eyes) cynical approach Reclaim Your Union which this year morphed into NIPSA Unity made a concerted effort to win control of the General Council. At a time when many TFC activists were up to their eyes in the classroom assistants dispute it seemed the NIPSA unity candidates would have a distinct advantage. However it seems the NIPSA membership recognised and appreciated the vast difference between talk and substance. While NIPSA Unity produced a fine looking website with a grand manifesto talking of making pragmatic interventions that will cure all our ills. TFC activists were out on picket lines and demonstrations. They were lobbying MLAs organising meetings. It would seem this is what is expected and required.
Even the NIPSA Unity candidates from the education sector (whose profiles should have been greatly enhanced) faired badly. It seems clear that the NIPSA membership have made a clear statement recognising the troubled times ahead, they have made their choice as to who they want fighting their corner.

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
 1   No Change     Plain John Smith    Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:45 
 2   one, two, three     Don Corleone    Thu Feb 28, 2008 17:59 
 3   "Fringe?"     patrique    Thu Feb 28, 2008 20:56 
 4   Time for No Change Whatsoever     Bran Broth    Fri Feb 29, 2008 13:03 
 5   useful     patrique    Fri Feb 29, 2008 18:33 
 6   Abacus     Don Corleone    Fri Feb 29, 2008 22:02 
 7   Wrong Again,Don     The Pedant    Sat Mar 01, 2008 13:27 
 8   Trots in Health     Scrabble Tower    Sat Mar 01, 2008 18:05 
 9   Ego Land     Geoff    Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:56 
 10   total flipping chaos     auntie trot    Thu Mar 06, 2008 01:20 
 11   Bald Men Fighting Over A Comb     Frankie Stout    Thu Mar 06, 2008 13:58 
 12   lessons     Patrique    Thu Mar 06, 2008 18:20 
 13   stop the left     Mark Thatcher    Thu Mar 06, 2008 22:33 
 14   for information purposes...     Jolly Red Giant    Thu Mar 06, 2008 23:44 
 15   Jolly Bad Show     Phlegmatic White Dwarf    Tue Mar 11, 2008 13:04 
 16   agreement?     Don Corleone    Tue Mar 11, 2008 20:55 
 17   Loose Motions     stroppy    Wed Mar 12, 2008 00:30 
 18   Down the plug-hole     Silas Marner    Wed Mar 12, 2008 13:29 
 19   democracy or repression     patrique    Wed Mar 12, 2008 21:57 
 20   Dont be foolled     Sean McCarthy    Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:50 
 21   Road to Nowhere     Plain John Smith    Fri Mar 14, 2008 13:10 
 22   Show them up     Gillian    Sat Mar 15, 2008 13:47 
 23   wind up     Don Corleone    Sun Mar 16, 2008 19:31 
 24   The point is.....?     Duke de Richlieu    Wed Mar 19, 2008 16:45 
 25   wonderland?     Patrique    Wed Mar 19, 2008 19:32 
 26   What about the Facilities Agreement?     The Pedant    Thu Mar 20, 2008 15:07 
 27   precedent     Luca Brazzi    Thu Mar 20, 2008 17:46 
 28   Sorting the wheat from the scabs     Duke de Richlieu    Fri Mar 21, 2008 13:02 
 29   Yo-Brazzi!     Tony Soprano    Fri Mar 21, 2008 14:07 
 30   facilities     Patrique    Fri Mar 21, 2008 22:26 
 31   Watch this space     The Pedant    Sat Mar 22, 2008 13:53 
 32   why?     I don,t understand    Sun Mar 23, 2008 23:44 
 33   officials     Santino Corleone    Mon Mar 24, 2008 02:10 
 34   Not so,Sonny     Rex van Ryn    Thu Mar 27, 2008 13:08 
 35   officials     Barzini    Thu Mar 27, 2008 20:11 
 36   An offer they can't refuse     Jack Woltz    Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:44 
 37   tories     Tom Hagan    Sun Mar 30, 2008 00:47 
 38   Life On Mars     Johnny Fontane    Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:42 
 39   general council     Philip Tatagglia    Wed Apr 02, 2008 20:26 
 40   Faulty arithmetic     Moe Greene    Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:58 
 41   Lefties     Captain McCloskey    Fri Apr 04, 2008 00:53 
 42   Lefties...!     Jim Royle    Sat Apr 05, 2008 16:17 
 43   Tories     Sollozzo    Sun Apr 06, 2008 02:42 
 44   Indeed...     Donald Duck    Sun Apr 06, 2008 09:20 
 45   RIGHT IS THE NEW LEFT     trotbuster    Mon Apr 07, 2008 01:57 
 46   Red is the new Blue     Plain John Smith    Mon Apr 07, 2008 13:02 
 47   union busters     Clemenza    Mon Apr 07, 2008 23:50 
 48   Nothing fishy     The Codfather    Wed Apr 09, 2008 14:24 
 49   strike     patrique    Fri Apr 11, 2008 04:28 
 50   Try the "Big House",Codfather     Plain John Smith    Sat Apr 12, 2008 13:29 
 51   strikes     patrique    Sun Apr 13, 2008 03:01 
 52   What about the non-Christians?     Rex van Ryn    Mon Apr 14, 2008 13:01 
 53   strikes     patrique    Thu Apr 17, 2008 00:24 
 54   "Fighting"     Plain John Smith    Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:44 
 55   strikes     patrique    Sun Apr 20, 2008 00:08 
 56   Being pedantic     The Pedant    Mon Apr 21, 2008 13:12 
 57   Gangs     Confused    Mon Apr 21, 2008 22:07 
 58   three year deal     patrique    Mon Apr 21, 2008 23:33 
 59   Being pedantic again(somebody has to do it)     The Pedant    Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:57 
 60   percentages     patrique    Fri Apr 25, 2008 00:46 
 61   "Towards 2015"     Frankie Stout    Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:34 
 62   Policy of exclusion     Duke de Richlieu    Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:27 
 63   Look again     Wise Owl    Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:36 
 64   strike breakers     wunder wud ya    Sat May 24, 2008 19:20 
 65   The People Have Spoken     Vox Pop    Sat May 31, 2008 13:12 
 66   speakers     Patrique    Sun Jun 01, 2008 01:32 
 67   speakers     Patrique    Sun Jun 01, 2008 02:23 
 68   Conference     Big Brother    Sun Jun 01, 2008 18:37 
 69   Scrivens and help me boab!     Wee Willie Broon    Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:51 
 70   no rights???     motion watcher    Tue Jun 03, 2008 20:44 
 71   motion 30     patrique    Wed Jun 04, 2008 02:07 
 72   Hubris     Plain John Smith    Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:52 
 73   political fund     patrique    Wed Jun 04, 2008 15:33 
 74   the rule book     M W    Wed Jun 04, 2008 19:40 
 75   motion 30     patrique    Wed Jun 04, 2008 22:15 
 76   A view on the debate so far     Frankie Stout    Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:53 
 77   sectarianism     patrique    Thu Jun 05, 2008 13:06 
 78   Higher Ground     Frankie Stout    Thu Jun 05, 2008 13:59 
 79   pol fund     patrique    Thu Jun 05, 2008 21:29 
 80   Groundhog day     Big Link    Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:41 
 81   unity     patrique    Fri Jun 06, 2008 13:58 
 82   Same old,same old     Big Link    Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:54 
 83   motion     patrique    Sat Jun 07, 2008 18:40 
 84   Blue Moon     Plain John Smith    Mon Jun 09, 2008 17:03 
 85   facts     patrique    Tue Jun 10, 2008 00:29 
 86   Keeping up.......     Plain John Smith    Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:52 
 87   unity     patrique's agent.    Tue Jun 10, 2008 22:06 
 88   You'll not need luck,you'll need a miracle     Big Link    Wed Jun 11, 2008 14:28 
 89   favouritism     ordinary member    Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:38 
 90   Stepping up to the mark     Wise Owl    Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:53 
 91   Made Up Pish     Big Brother    Mon Jun 23, 2008 22:04 
 92   expenses     patrique    Tue Jun 24, 2008 00:15 
 93   expenses     ordinary member    Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:37 
 94   expenses     patrique    Thu Jun 26, 2008 21:41 
 95   Gates To Capitalism     Plain John Smith    Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:39 
 96   Mulholland Drive     Frankie Stout    Sat Jun 28, 2008 14:24 
 97   Misplaced Views     Big Brother    Sat Jun 28, 2008 18:21 
 98   Harpo-it's their thing     Wise Owl    Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:40 
 99   cowards     patrique    Mon Jun 30, 2008 22:35 
 100   the real cowards     ordinary member    Tue Jul 01, 2008 15:10 
 101   nonsense     patrique    Tue Jul 01, 2008 17:58 
 102   Safe hands indeed!     OnceWasBlindButNowISee    Thu Jul 03, 2008 06:10 
 103   satire     patrique    Thu Jul 03, 2008 23:08 
 104   Of Course     Big Brother    Fri Jul 04, 2008 23:29 
 105   SILENCE OF THE SHAMS     Thomas Harris    Sat Jul 05, 2008 15:53 
 106   royalty     patrique    Sun Jul 06, 2008 01:24 
 107   McBeth, eh?     IOnceWasBlindButNowISee    Tue Jul 08, 2008 18:37 


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