It is not a sensible idea for the New Ireland to accept the remnants of the Unionist conflict that has blighted NI since its inception, the GB Government should offer to repatriate all of its citizens who do not wish to live in the 32 County Ireland, as they have done in many other jurisdictions, where they have ceded authorithy, to the local people. Nor is there a need for two jurisdictions in Ireland, it will hinder the progress to a new Ireland and the island will function must better as an integrated solution, just like the Irish Rugby team. Irish experts have examinied the financial subsidies from Britain to NI and they are NOT regarded as a problem, as most of them fall away. Being properly in the EU together will also be a big benefit. Ultimately there is a strong case to be made that the Northern Ireland is a failed state, dependent on subsidies, and a merger with the South will undoubtedly release its full potential. That is why it is important that there should be no drag of history on its future development.
"The billions in financial subsidies" is probably a chimera. The border has distorted all-island trade and turned Northern Ireland from its most prosperous part to an economic millstone, in a century. Far too much of its trade is with GB, in contrast to the export powerhouse further south. Dublin and Belfast should be twin cities like Amsterdam/Rotterdam; the artificial border, installed for purely sectarian reasons, distorted that. Even now, unionism rails against the explosion in trade with the south and the EU that the Protocol entails. They'd rather be Loyal and poor. Luckily, they're a dwindling minority. Philip, you ignored the middle 20% here, people neither unionist nor nationalist, just rationalist. The middle 20% look at Brexit Britain, Johnson and the DUP, and, suddenly, unity looks attractive.
It is not a sensible idea for the New Ireland to accept the remnants of the Unionist conflict that has blighted NI since its inception, the GB Government should offer to repatriate all of its citizens who do not wish to live in the 32 County Ireland, as they have done in many other jurisdictions, where they have ceded authorithy, to the local people. Nor is there a need for two jurisdictions in Ireland, it will hinder the progress to a new Ireland and the island will function must better as an integrated solution, just like the Irish Rugby team. Irish experts have examinied the financial subsidies from Britain to NI and they are NOT regarded as a problem, as most of them fall away. Being properly in the EU together will also be a big benefit. Ultimately there is a strong case to be made that the Northern Ireland is a failed state, dependent on subsidies, and a merger with the South will undoubtedly release its full potential. That is why it is important that there should be no drag of history on its future development.
"The billions in financial subsidies" is probably a chimera. The border has distorted all-island trade and turned Northern Ireland from its most prosperous part to an economic millstone, in a century. Far too much of its trade is with GB, in contrast to the export powerhouse further south. Dublin and Belfast should be twin cities like Amsterdam/Rotterdam; the artificial border, installed for purely sectarian reasons, distorted that. Even now, unionism rails against the explosion in trade with the south and the EU that the Protocol entails. They'd rather be Loyal and poor. Luckily, they're a dwindling minority. Philip, you ignored the middle 20% here, people neither unionist nor nationalist, just rationalist. The middle 20% look at Brexit Britain, Johnson and the DUP, and, suddenly, unity looks attractive.