We can add a bit of fun intrigue by saying that Ulsterman (and I find Ulsterman to be a little too cute to be real) is being very mysterious about something coming up too...
It wouldn’t be an election without a bunch of huffing and puffing ;)
My guess is Ulsterman’s got a real source or two, but he makes up the dialogue and intrigue and details of the characters in the process of conveying some real information.