which is pretty funny
and stupid seeing as all he would have to do would have been turn up and try and take his seat without OATH of allegience
edit. It seems they conferred the position on him without him actually accepting anything 
Got to admire their sense of humour, Gerry looking po faced over this
Can the other Louth DƔil candidates address him by his new title?!
Thatād be pretty funny.
Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead no less! I reckon there are parts of this island where you would be better off being Andy Gray at Germaine Greerās Birthday party than have that title. This one will run and run!
Yes. Gerry wouldnāt tell a lie. Heās like a bearded George Washington.
A funny bit of politics alright. Iām not sure I understand the gist. Are they using this device to deny him the chance to resign on his own terms or to make a commotion in not taking the oath of allegiance? Just curious. I donāt take any interest in the doings of Gerry Adams really (other than to tell anyone who thinks otherwise that he is a hypocrite, a liar and a cretin of the first degree).
No, I think heās referring to the alleged quote of GW, to his mother, when challenged as to whether he cut down a tree:
Itās actually a legal requirement, not just an internal parliamentary procedure. Apart from bankruptcy, elevation to the Lords or being convicted of a crime carrying a minimum sentence of 1 year, the only way to forfeit your seat is by accepting a paid office of the crown, and theyāre certainly not going to make him a high court judge.
The House of Commons is like the Hotel California.
It really is. I canāt stop laughing at all this. If he gets elected in Louth ( and my fingers, toes and eyeballs are crossed that he does not) do we have to address him as Sir Gerry now? I hope that people do, just to piss him off ! 
According the H.M Treasury Website heās announced as āGerard Adams;Steward and bailiff of the Baronyā.
His other option of a quick resignation was to plea āmental illnessā.
Something I think he should have taken. The guyās a mentalist.
Funny you should say that, the current holder of the title is Iris Robinson
There sure are some crazy traditions in the houses of parliament. Hope all the tv stations announce him accordingly on the upcoming interviews
ā¦but Iāll take the pensionā¦so I will.
Are you entitled to a pension? If you are, you should take it.
A brief guide
parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/chiltern-hundreds/
and in a bit more detail
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parliament.uk/documents/comm ā¦ ce/p11.pdf]()
Not so, sheās the Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds (Stoke, Desborough and Burnham)
parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04731.pdf
(page 28)
My badā¦I had heard she had one of the 2 titles, was under the impression it was the one that Jorra āis afterā
Interesting to see that Michael Davitt was also declared a Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead when he resigned as an MP for South Mayo in October 1899. Hereās a link for all you people who have never heard of him.
all this crap driven by FF having a shitfit that SF will overtake them.
Fuck this nonsense of a thread with all the twisted garbage being spewed out. All ye FG/Labour cretins please jump off the pier after the FF scum.
All this from a guy who choked a ships captain to death, just because he let one ship thru the blockade 
Itās not a knighthood so thereās no reason for anyone to addres hin as āSirā. Itās just an antiquated British parliamentary tradition that probably should have been shelved long ago. Were the same procedure to apply in Ireland, this place would be full of posts decrying the backward nature of our parliamentary system.
