A United Ireland by Kevin Meagher
For over two centuries, the 'Irish Question' has dogged British politics in one form or another - Northern Ireland's 'Troubles' being perhaps the bloodiest manifestation. And although the past twenty years have seen intensive efforts to secure a devolved local settlement via the Good Friday Agreement, its principle of consent - which holds that the country cannot leave the UK without a majority vote - has meant that the constitutional status of Northern Ireland remains moot.Remote from the UK mainland in terms of its politics, economy and societal attitudes, Northern Ireland is placed, in effect, in an antechamber - subject to shifting demographic trends which are eroding the once-dominant Protestant Unionist majority, making a future referendum on the province's status a racing certainty. Indeed, in the light of Brexit and a highly probable second independence referendum in Scotland, the reunification of Ireland is not a question of 'if', but 'when' - and 'how'.In A United Ireland, Kevin Meagher argues that a reasoned, pragmatic discussion about Britain's relationship with its nearest neighbour is now long overdue, and questions that have remained unasked (and perhaps unthought) must now be answered.
"Provocative, persuasive and one of the biggest Brexit stories you've yet to read about in the mainstream British media" - Atul Hatwal, Editor, Labour Uncut
Kevin Meagher is associate editor of the political blog Labour Uncut and a former special advisor to Shaun Woodward, Northern Ireland Secretary from 2007 to 2009. He works as a political and communications consultant and regularly writes for a range of publications including the New Statesman and The Independent.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781785901720 |
| ISBN 10 | 1785901729 |
| Title | A United Ireland |
| Author | Kevin Meagher |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Biteback Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-11-17 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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