I too look forward to reading this. The sad fact is that before Brexit there was relatively little talk about a United Ireland. The border was invisible, relations between UK and Ireland were so smooth I began to think the trajectory was towards closer union between the UK and Ireland, even a federal UK/Ireland under the benign umbrella of the EU, and taking a leadership role in the latter. The DUP dream of restoring a land border in Ireland made them cheerleaders for Brexit, which has weakened the UK and the EU, and been a victory for Putin. So sad.
Yes. The DUP only – and I do mean ONLY – promoted Brexit because they reckoned it would confirm Partition by reinstalling the land border. They lied all the time about their reasons for leaving the EU, perhaps even to themselves.
I too look forward to reading this. The sad fact is that before Brexit there was relatively little talk about a United Ireland. The border was invisible, relations between UK and Ireland were so smooth I began to think the trajectory was towards closer union between the UK and Ireland, even a federal UK/Ireland under the benign umbrella of the EU, and taking a leadership role in the latter. The DUP dream of restoring a land border in Ireland made them cheerleaders for Brexit, which has weakened the UK and the EU, and been a victory for Putin. So sad.
Yes. The DUP only – and I do mean ONLY – promoted Brexit because they reckoned it would confirm Partition by reinstalling the land border. They lied all the time about their reasons for leaving the EU, perhaps even to themselves.