EU referendum result: Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness calls for border poll on united Ireland after Brexit

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK to share a land border with another EU country, the Republic of Ireland. It is unknown how Brexit will affect relations between the two regions

Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has called for a border poll on a united Ireland, after the UK has voted to leave the EU.
Support for the EU is considerably higher in Northern Ireland than the rest of the UK.
As the region shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland, it is unknown how the relationship between the two countries will be affected by Brexit.

Some politicians have speculated a physical border and passport control checks could be errected between the two, while others have questioned whether an effective border will have to be drawn around mainland Great Britain, thereby shutting off Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.

Northern Ireland also receives considerable financial support from the EU in the form of so-called 'peace money' to fund projects aimed at supporting the region's peace process following the Troubles conflict.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-northern-ireland-eu-referendum-result-latest-live-border-poll-united-martin-mcguinness-a7099276.html

again let NI go...its been nothing but a thorn in our side for donkeys years
wash out hands of it ENTIRELY....when they start blowing each other up again....it wont be our problem ...will it...let the oh so clever E.U sort it

you really are the isolationist aren't you LF

I wonder will the English will vote to divide England into the 4 Saxon nations? deunification to the full

Since when did standing alone and being independent a bad thing?

Isn't that what we teach our children?

veya_victaous wrote:you really are the isolationist aren't you LF  

I wonder will the English will vote to divide England into the 4 Saxon nations?  deunification to the full  

You know, I can almost see it happening, after all, S.Yorkshire wanted independence lol

eddie wrote:Since when did standing alone and being independent a bad thing?

Isn't that what we teach our children?

As well as
'Teamwork'
'Community'
'Cooperation'

one can have team work
community
cooperation

...without bloody marrying the git....

veya_victaous wrote:

eddie wrote:Since when did standing alone and being independent a bad thing?

Isn't that what we teach our children?

As well as
'Teamwork'
'Community'
'Cooperation'

Quite.

veya_victaous wrote:

eddie wrote:Since when did standing alone and being independent a bad thing?

Isn't that what we teach our children?

As well as
'Teamwork'
'Community'
'Cooperation'

Yep. We are still a team, we can still cooperate and we are still a community.
Don't see your point.

eddie wrote:

veya_victaous wrote:

eddie wrote:Since when did standing alone and being independent a bad thing?

Isn't that what we teach our children?

As well as
'Teamwork'
'Community'
'Cooperation'

Yep. We are still a team, we can still cooperate and we are still a community.
Don't see your point.

not team EU

And they may well decide not to cooperate now.

perhaps instead of listening to the commision idiots...you should listen to the heads of the "chambers of commerce" equivalents across the EU. The Chief kraut basically said that to "not play" with britain would be tantamount to financial suicide for germany (paraphrased)

they will probably let you trade but i would not be surprised if there are rather one sided conditions.

you have the far weaker position still

we could always threaten to be nice to mr putin....

veya_victaous wrote:

eddie wrote:

veya_victaous wrote:

eddie wrote:Since when did standing alone and being independent a bad thing?

Isn't that what we teach our children?

As well as
'Teamwork'
'Community'
'Cooperation'

Yep. We are still a team, we can still cooperate and we are still a community.
Don't see your point.

not team EU

And they may well decide not to cooperate now.

Ah. So we are better off staying because the EU are bullies and won't play now we've left?

You said it Veya.

eddie wrote:

veya_victaous wrote:

eddie wrote:

veya_victaous wrote:

eddie wrote:Since when did standing alone and being independent a bad thing?

Isn't that what we teach our children?

As well as
'Teamwork'
'Community'
'Cooperation'

Yep. We are still a team, we can still cooperate and we are still a community.
Don't see your point.

not team EU

And they may well decide not to cooperate now.

Ah. So we are better off staying because the EU are bullies and won't play now we've left?

You said it Veya.

that is literally the way economics blocks work

EU slashed(or tariffed) Australia's and everyone Else's trade to European nations by it's creation.

this is where the UK will have trouble, we have all gone and found new friends to play with and you may well be left playing by yourself
or with far less favorable terms of trade (more likely than no trade )

Lord Foul wrote:we could always threaten to be nice to mr putin....

yes beholden to Russia is always an option

Well Putin may be better than Trump


Although probably not as good as Jinping

veya_victaous wrote:you really are the isolationist aren't you LF  

I wonder will the English will vote to divide England into the 4 Saxon nations?  deunification to the full  

"The Independent Free State of Barking and Dagenham"

sassy wrote:Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK to share a land border with another EU country, the Republic of Ireland. It is unknown how Brexit will affect relations between the two regions

Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has called for a border poll on a united Ireland, after the UK has voted to leave the EU.
Support for the EU is considerably higher in Northern Ireland than the rest of the UK.
As the region shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland, it is unknown how the relationship between the two countries will be affected by Brexit.

Some politicians have speculated a physical border and passport control checks could be errected between the two, while others have questioned whether an effective border will have to be drawn around mainland Great Britain, thereby shutting off Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.

Northern Ireland also receives considerable financial support from the EU in the form of so-called 'peace money' to fund projects aimed at supporting the region's peace process following the Troubles conflict.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-northern-ireland-eu-referendum-result-latest-live-border-poll-united-martin-mcguinness-a7099276.html

Peace money? It was the IRA who caused all the trouble, Let the anti-Brits pay for their own "peace". I certainly don't want to pay for it.

Raggamuffin wrote:

sassy wrote:Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK to share a land border with another EU country, the Republic of Ireland. It is unknown how Brexit will affect relations between the two regions

Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has called for a border poll on a united Ireland, after the UK has voted to leave the EU.
Support for the EU is considerably higher in Northern Ireland than the rest of the UK.
As the region shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland, it is unknown how the relationship between the two countries will be affected by Brexit.

Some politicians have speculated a physical border and passport control checks could be errected between the two, while others have questioned whether an effective border will have to be drawn around mainland Great Britain, thereby shutting off Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.

Northern Ireland also receives considerable financial support from the EU in the form of so-called 'peace money' to fund projects aimed at supporting the region's peace process following the Troubles conflict.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-northern-ireland-eu-referendum-result-latest-live-border-poll-united-martin-mcguinness-a7099276.html

Peace money? It was the IRA who caused all the trouble, Let the anti-Brits pay for their own "peace". I certainly don't want to pay for it.

The money comes from the EU, so I'm thinking you don't have to worry about it anymore ...

Ben Reilly wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

Peace money? It was the IRA who caused all the trouble, Let the anti-Brits pay for their own "peace". I certainly don't want to pay for it.

The money comes from the EU, so I'm thinking you don't have to worry about it anymore ...

Exactly, so that's a bonus. Of course they might go cap in hand to our Government, but I hope they tell them to get lost.

Oooh snippy.

eddie wrote:Oooh snippy.

Me? I think my views on the situation in NI are fairly clear on here.

Raggamuffin wrote:

Ben Reilly wrote:

The money comes from the EU, so I'm thinking you don't have to worry about it anymore ...

Exactly, so that's a bonus. Of course they might go cap in hand to our Government, but I hope they tell them to get lost.

Haha..you wish.