
S02-EP15 It's Brexit! One week on.
TALKING POLITICS
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The Dangers of Plebiscitary Politics in Northern Ireland
One thing that has happened not just as a result of this referendum but what is developed in British politics since the Scottish referendum is the opening of the door to this kind of plebiscitary way of resolving questions. Well I don't think it is dangerous in Northern Ireland it is written into the fabric of the Good Friday Agreement. Along with provisions for anybody living in Northern Ireland to claim either British or Irish citizenship. The son of Ian Paisley in Paisley Jr. Staunce Unionist, head of the DUP had advised everybody in NorthernIreland to apply for an Irish passport - something I would never have seen in my lifetime imagine seeing. And so if you want one of the
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