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David Trimble - R.I.P - Snooks - 25-07-2022 19:15
Former First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party David Trimble has passed away at the age of 77.
Condolences to family and friends.
RE: David Trimble - R.I.P - hornball - 25-07-2022 19:32
Indeed so! Sad news, and somewhat of a surprise, as I - at least - was unaware that he was ill. Maybe not the most popular of political figures, but we in NI are only too keenly aware of the extent to which he (and J Hume/M McGuinness) went out on a limb to see us to a better and brighter future. To say he took risks is a gross understatement - risks which in many ways cost him and the UUP dear.
There will be many blinkered views from people who will see his history in only one dimension i.e Drumcree/Anglo Irish Agreement opposition - (I opposed it also btw), but he saw that things were getting so bad at the time with tit - for - tat violence (again as did J Hume - I will never forget his particular outward sign of despair at attending yet another funeral) that he reached a point of 'enough is enough'
One could reasonably argue that the UUP's demise was precipitated by his actions, but that was a relatively small price to pay! I know that the 'Big Man' also played an important role in the end but make no mistake, I do not believe that he would have ever been likely to 'get the ball rolling'
RE: David Trimble - R.I.P - lovebabes56 - 28-07-2022 18:53
I think there will be many in politics this side of the Irish Sea who will be grateful for the part he he played in brokering the Agreement.