Does the UK face extinction? – Fintan O’Toole on the Union’s future
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Northern Ireland
There is no strong evidence that most people in Northern Ireland want to unite with Ireland tomorrow. But I think what we're talking about here is the direction of travel. And there are very profound changes underway. The recent census showed, of course, that Northern Ireland, which was established precisely to have a Protestant and therefore a Unionist majority no longer has either. So the whole race on debt for the existence of Northern Ireland is no longer there.
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