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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on January 23, 2018, 05:02:39 PM

Title: Gay marriage = broadband rollout
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 23, 2018, 05:02:39 PM

I think the decision is the correct one but the analogy shows a lack of thought. This is something NI needs to do but imposing it would be incorrect.


http://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/northern-ireland-karen-bradley-gay-marriage_uk_5a671ecce4b0dc592a0c4997

Title: Re: Gay marriage = broadband rollout
Post by: jeremyp on January 23, 2018, 06:15:51 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on January 23, 2018, 05:02:39 PM

I think the decision is the correct one but the analogy shows a lack of thought. This is something NI needs to do but imposing it would be incorrect.


http://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/northern-ireland-karen-bradley-gay-marriage_uk_5a671ecce4b0dc592a0c4997

What does it mean to "impose gay marriage on NI"? It's not an imposition, it is lifting an imposition.

Title: Re: Gay marriage = broadband rollout
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 23, 2018, 06:19:30 PM

Quote from: jeremyp on January 23, 2018, 06:15:51 PM

What does it mean to "impose gay marriage on NI"? It's not an imposition, it is lifting an imposition.

In terms of the current settlement of powers it would be imposed. There is a good argument to do so given that sexuality is a protected characteristic but politically it reads as the wrong move to me.

Title: Re: Gay marriage = broadband rollout
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on January 24, 2018, 01:05:12 PM

Yet another inexperienced Tory politician out of her depth.