tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550478463571401890.post6923131043131947891..comments2023-10-03T16:04:55.191+01:00Comments on Midnight Musings: The Tipping PointJesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667267347420192181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550478463571401890.post-45549629017827621732017-07-06T12:46:42.698+01:002017-07-06T12:46:42.698+01:00"To be fair to Theresa May, following the dis...<i>"To be fair to Theresa May, following the disaster that was the last General Election when she failed to get the solid majority she was hoping for, she has far more pressing matters on her mind. To ensure Brexit, she needs a majority in the Commons and to get that she has had to go cap in hand to the DUP for an informal alliance."</i><br /><br />Indeed, and in 2014 the Gallaher factory in Ballymena shut down with the loss of 1,000 jobs and cited over-regulation as the cause (plain packs was the last straw). Ballymena has a DUP MP who was furious. Just saying. ;)Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.com