Fantastic speech, once we get going in terms of an Irish unification debate and a date for it, this man will be worth more than his weight in gold and could provide clarification for unionists and help sway the middle ground in how best to move forward with unification.
Absolute tripe, its not going to happen, the EU itself is coming apart at the seams. Ireland iis probably destined to be subsumed by its migrant influx and the native Irish will soon become an irrelevant minority in its own land and all that , may entail. The nationalist birth rate in the Northern Ireland has collapsed and passed its peak in 2011, and their share of the vote has a diminished considerably. In the last two elections the pro unionist parties ie Alliance , UU,DUP, TUV and independents secured approx 60% of the vote, with the combined national vote SF, SDLP and odds and sods gaining only 38% approx. It should also be understood that the gains that SF made were at the expense of the SDLP. Our futures both North and South are is in some question, and May be settled by people who are not Irish , they may vote for all sorts of unpalatable changes in their interests not ours. One of the biggest groups of migrants into our English interesting isn’t it.
I think Britain has a far more major problem with migration than Ireland does. And what you deem as "tripe" was a well researched, thought out speech showing the private thoughts of both British and Irish ministers. Nowadays, it is unionist politicians that are showing how the Northern state is ungovernable under the status quo, whether in or out of Stormont the nationalist argument only strengthens and persuades those of the middle ground that looking at an economically strong country in the EU is far better than a misguided, socially divided Britain still coming to terms with the financial loss and ease of trade with Europe.
@@matthewbrady1562Wow, how wrong you have proven to be on this point. Irish people are pushing back on immigration because of the huge numbers accepted by Ireland.
Alison Grundle's political rights would be infringed in a United Ireland. As she was not born in Northern Ireland being British she would not be able to pursue a career in politics, under Irish election rules. There are over 200,000 people in the north in the same boat ( from GB and British commonwealth countries). People from the commonwealth may not be guaranteed the right to stay. These problems will need to be addressed, before there is a poll for a United Ireland. It's up to SF and the SDLP to get clarity on this from the Dublin government.
Dr Wilson says there is not one scrap of evidence that Protestants will be treated with respect. The British and Irish governments under the GFA have signed up to a set of commitments that gives equal respect to both communities identity along with parity of esteem. It could be argued that the British government have not lived up to these commitments as well as they should, but I am proud of the fact, that no Nationalist, Republican or Irish politician have broken any commitment they gave in the GFA The commitments giving in the GFA is what I will be basing my vote on in a border poll
How many of the clowns and jokers in Westminister would have the tiniest iota what Professor Dairmaid Ferriter is on about here? Bravo the brilliant Professor Ferriter.
This really broke me up. I am glad what the young did (another video has each of these " soldiers" giving those who talk to them a card with the name, rank, age, home and when they were killed). I wish we did this in the US. It would help end this " endless wars mentality).
Jesus those Thatcher quotes @38:38! 😳 Makes me embarrassed to be English that a PM could say that - albeit a pro Irish Republican socialist Englishman. Really hammers home even more how amateurish and disrespectful we’ve been - as if it needed to be
Disgusting despicable group of people living in the 1600s. The sooner the island is United the sooner these smug dinosaurs will become irrelevant. Recognise your own role in persecuting a Catholic minority for decades...did you really think they wouldn't eventually fight back. Get over it
Even were the NI Protocol were to be resolved, the DUP will never go back to Stormont because of Sinn Fein having a First Minister. The DUP don't seem to see there are other communities in Northern Ireland who moved there to be safe and just want public services that are working.
Brilliant!y exp!aimed by Prof. Ferrither . Now how do you solve it . A bringing together of representatives of both governments to solve the problem so that we all can live in peace . Myself I'm very flexible to achieve it . Take a vote of e anybody & see are we in favour of solving the problem for a start . !!!
I’m reading your book Ireland 1900 /2000 at the moment Mr F .I found it at a free bookstall in Acton Station three years ago.It’s over eight hundred pages long but so well written . John Banville Colm Toibin all lightweights compared to your brain . We are lucky to have this man .I’ll buy you a pint in Finnegans some evening. M
Awful book, heavily dependent on the memories and opinions of a few headers, and the word Radical. It would have been a radical departure if she had realised the radical use of radical synonyms of the word Radical which would have made her look radically less like an eegit. Radically speaking of course.
David Davis referred to the UK's "internal border with Southern Ireland" which suggests that he does not know the Republic is a country in its own right.
Sat there preaching anti British propaganda whilst taking a healthy wage as a lecturer at a British university. Irish republicanism and hypocrisy go hand in hand and here's a prime example.
