RalphC Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Former Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley, has died aged 88. In a statement, Baroness Eileen Paisley said her husband died on Friday morning. Mr Paisley moved from a political "never man" to Northern Ireland's first minister. He ended up leading a power-sharing executive at Stormont - although he had supported the strike to bring one down 30 years earlier. In her statement, Baroness Paisley said: "Although ours is the grand hope of reunion, naturally as a family, we are heartbroken," she said. "We loved him and he adored us and our earthly lives are forever changed." Baroness Paisley said that his funeral would be private. Prime Minister David Cameron said Mr Paisley was "one of the most forceful and instantly recognisable characters in British politics for nearly half a century". He said he was a controversial politician but his contribution in his later years to stability in Northern Ireland was "huge". "In particular, his decision to take his party into government with Sinn Féin in 2007 required great courage and leadership, for which everyone in these islands should be grateful," Mr Cameron said. "Ian Paisley will be remembered by many as the 'Big Man' of Northern Ireland politics. He will be greatly missed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missunderstood Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Nasty piece of work and a terrible old bigot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightside Bloke Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Good riddance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dacorum Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 No doubt Mr Rhodes will be on here soon telling us what a great man Paisley was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cup of tea Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Feel sorry for his family and friends, other than that it's no loss to society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big J R Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I have to agree with 'Cuppa' !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loose Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 He was praised for his decision and part in making the peace work in a s much as he took his place in the NI parliament alongside the Nationalists. I wonder whether that makes up for his speeches full of hate during the 60s 70s 80s and 90s. Anyway I expect he'll have been judged by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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