The Irish protocol.

I know quite a few Unionists around the border, farmers and business men and not one of them have I heard stating they are worried or concerned. It's reflected in the disastrous attempts to get people on the streets.

The arrogance moniker applies more to the pseudo-reasonable members of the Unionist parties - who cloak their disdain and hatred by gentle tones of respectful sounding speech.

I did not give credit where credit is due for my remarks on the young people of Britain. I was of the same mind as an erudite, intelligent former Tory MP, Rory Stewart - who was kicked from the party by the disingenuous, untrustworthy man who is bringing Britain into a plethora of trouble.

I would like to also point out that the Remain voters where the majority in Northern Ireland.

1) Your attorney general has said it doesn't. And any court challenge on that basis failed. It's a trade border, nothing more.

Our nation is already split, and we are not paying the price for a Unionist wish. If you wanna Brexit, you bear the cost, physically and abstractly.

2. Have you criticised those who are burning buses to have it 'scrapped'?

Farmers that were buying any available agri land in the south when it looked like a no deal downcow? They have put the sectarian cudgels away years ago. They know this is about their welfare and pockets and the survival of their farms, not where you go to church.

Certainly seems that way the Unionists want to ensure the worst possible situation.

@downcow I'm not sure whether you already mentioned this, but I see your post about Unionists not being happy with the Protocol.

Do you think any of them feel any badness towards Westminister for "selling them out" so to speak?

boards.ie is a general Irish message board. A person from Northern Ireland can come on here and get some basic level of understanding of many of the issues up North. I don't think you could say the same about a general English message board. Would you not agree? It's not that long ago that they sent over a NI secretary who didn't realise that Nationalists tend not to vote for Unionist parties and vice-versa ........ We might have our fair share of fairly thick politicians but I don't think we'd have any who wouldn't have at least a superficial understanding of issues and divisions up North.

Regardless of best intentions, you won't be well served by politicians that don't understand you.

I asked downcow. Not you. How incredibly condescending for you to stick your oar in. downcow is well able to answer for themselves. As you say - "wow".

You may not have been aware of Karen Bradley's well publicised "surprise" but sure it was only in the news at the time. You would have had to been following current affairs to be aware of it

What voice? The current batch of politicians in Westminister don't appear to understand the North. Would you not agree? We have our fair share of thick politicians down here - would you not agree? Even though they are thick, they would still have a superficial understanding of the North - again would you not agree?

I am sure the Westminister politicians could have sourced a NI Secretary who had some understanding of NI instead of KB, but they did not do so.

Would you also not agree that a high level of "man on the street" in England wouldn't be fully aware of situations up North. So those issues are never going to rank too highly with their politicians.

And finally, would you not agree that "Regardless of best intentions, you won't be well served by politicians that don't understand you.". Karen Bradley actually admitted out loud that she hadn't been aware that Nationalists and Unionists didn't vote for each other's parties. It is bad enough not to have been aware of that before accepting job as NI Secretary. But actually admitting to it shows a whole other level. It's Danny Healy-Rae level of self awareness

My question to downcow was simple. He mentioned that Unionists don't like the Protocol. I would assume that some blame their own government for leaving them in that situation. I was only asking him.

I am not trying to antagonise downcow at all. He will tell you himself that I have stood up for him on this forum in the past. Not that he needs anyone to stand up for him. I am interested in his answer because he always has a different perspective. I often don't agree with him but I find him to be genuine.