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Summary:

"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"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: ch. One Why we are where we are
• ch. Two Britain's just not that into Northern Ireland
• ch. Three Sheer magnetism: How economic integration makes a single Ireland inevitable
• ch. Four Buyer collects: The southern appetite for unity
• ch. Five Putting away the culture clubs
• ch. Six Good buddies? Resetting the relationship between Britain and a united Ireland.

Author/Creator:

Meagher, Kevin , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

A united Ireland: why unification is inevitable and how it will come about [by Meagher, K.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: United Ireland [by Meagher, K.] (London : Biteback Publishing Ltd., 2016 — ISBN 1785901729; LCCN 2016435276)

Subjects:

Irish unification question

Northern Ireland — Relations — Ireland

Ireland — Relations — Northern Ireland

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

DA964.N67 M43 2016eb

ISBNs:

9781785902024 (electronic book)
1785902024 (electronic book)
9781785901720 (hardback) [Invalid]
1785901729 (hardback) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

968738767

Other Control Numbers:

EBC4783706 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp13348796