Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36050898)

when exactly did you accept the result/how many years after the vote?

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36050899)

Very funny. Since it was announced.

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36050900)

yea right.

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36050571)

The EU plan gives Northern Ireland the best of both worlds in terms of trade. A break that one of the weakest performing economic areas of the UK could do with.

Unfortunately, the lack of self awareness in England doesn’t realise this is going to drive Irish unification. You couldn’t manufacture a better position for the Republicans to work from than a Brexit that sacrifices the peace process.

I give it ten years, maximum. Coupled with Scottish independence England will finally be a great nation once again.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36050912)

Irish unification will happen anyway. The increasing Catholic population will see to that.

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36050915)

An increased Catholic population may not necessarily lead to unification, per below. However, I agree with the argument that one side-effect of Brexit could well be the Balkanisaton of the UK.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-43823506

Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36050918)

Any "balkanisation" would be a result of devolution.
A key difference is that in geographical terms alone, Scotland, Wales, and NI are heavily dependent on England. There's no getting around that.

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36050917)

You're making the assumption that UK citizenship actually means something, or holds value, for young people in Northern Ireland. I suspect it does not. I suspect it's a lot of union flag waving on another island across the water, and the willingness to disregard the interests of Northern Ireland when it suits the UK.

I also doubt the UK will revoke citizenship. Imagine how furious the genuine unionists would be to be let go. I'd actually pay good money to see that.

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36050921)

Well we don’t know, but if I was a young budding professional in Belfast, I would want the opportunity to access the job market in London, Leeds and Glasgow,a head of Paris and Frankfurt.

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36050924)

Nobody is proposing to remove these rights.

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36050927)

I thought we were discussing the potential of Irish reunification. If they were o/s the UK, or GB as it would probably be then, they could quite easily lose those rights.

I’m sure that would be heavily underlined should it come to a vote on the matter

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36050928)

If the British Government wants to tell 900,000 unionists in Northern Ireland that Queen and Country is more than willing to abandon them after marching for 300 years then I genuinely look forward to this message. Hopefully someone gets Arlene Foster's reaction and that of Ian Paisley Jnr when they are told.

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36050927)

I thought we were discussing the potential of Irish reunification. If they were o/s the UK, or GB as it would probably be then, they could quite easily lose those rights.

I’m sure that would be heavily underlined should it come to a vote on the matter

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36050919)

There's plenty of getting around that.

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36050931)

If it ends up as England and Wales, would it still be called Great Britain? Genuinely don't know the answer as to what a rump nation could be called.