Brexit: 'Very real' chance of Irish unity poll if no deal

[minestrone]

Brexit: 'Very real' chance of Irish unity poll if no deal - BBC News

One senior minister said the prospect is "very real" and very much on the prime minister's mind.

A second cabinet minister warned the government risked "sleepwalking into a border poll".

And a third cabinet minister said there was an understanding in government that a vote on unification would be a "realistic possibility" if the UK leaves the EU without a deal next month.

Yes, don't ask the people what they want, it only causes problems.

[minestrone]

People incorrectly attribute the troubles to nationalism and religion. It was a plural voting system that caused the issues. Bloody Sunday marchers were not asking for an United Ireland, rather a fair voting system.

I'm not sure this tactic of waving democracy in people's faces really works.

[stonehenge]

On the other hand, a united Ireland would solve the backstop issue.

[Whorty]

Brexit: 'Very real' chance of Irish unity poll if no deal - BBC News



Yes, don't ask the people what they want, it only causes problems.

Are you happy that Brexit will cause the break up of the UK? NI and Scots leaving the failed state of the UK

[Mordac]

On the other hand, a united Ireland would solve the backstop issue.

And it would bankrupt Ireland.

[minestrone]

Are you happy that Brexit will cause the break up of the UK? NI and Scots leaving the failed state of the UK

I'm happy that I live in a country that affords provincial areas the right to vote on a minority aspiration of nationality.

I voted to remain in the UK, I voted to leave the EU.

In no other country in the world would I have had those votes respected.

[meridian]

Yes, don't ask the people what they want, it only causes problems.

Only in countries that aren't used to referendums, managed by governments that don't know how to phrase a question. Under the GFA, referendums will be required to determine if unity is possible.

People incorrectly attribute the troubles to nationalism and religion. It was a plural voting system that caused the issues. Bloody Sunday marchers were not asking for an United Ireland, rather a fair voting system.

I'm not sure this tactic of waving democracy in people's faces really works.

Simplistic at best, one was the result of the other. You're looking for a one-line cause to simplify the issue, when the reality is far more complex and nuanced, and different for different people.

[darmstadt]

I'm happy that I live in a country that affords provincial areas the right to vote on a minority aspiration of nationality.

I voted to remain in the UK, I voted to leave the EU.

In no other country in the world would I have had those votes respected.

Probably because there is not other country in the world called the UK that is a member of the EU...

[minestrone]

Probably because there is not other country in the world called the UK that is a member of the EU...

How many countries have determined their nation based on a referendum?

[minestrone]

Only in countries that aren't used to referendums, managed by governments that don't know how to phrase a question. Under the GFA, referendums will be required to determine if unity is possible.



Simplistic at best, one was the result of the other. You're looking for a one-line cause to simplify the issue, when the reality is far more complex and nuanced, and different for different people.

The whole NI thing would have been less of a problem if they had a "one man one vote" system.

Trust me on that one.