Sinn Fein and how do they form a government dilemma

Every understood the post and clearly your understanding of history is terrible but not a surprise when you consider Sinn Fein like to change history.

Like a lot of Sinn Fein supporters you think only Republicans support Sinn Fein. This is incorrect. I have no interest in you trying to jump around 100 posts now to cover up the mistake.

It was started out as a party to represent represented moderate and non-sectarian unionism. It's no longer a unionist party or a catholic party. Something which is needed in Northern Ireland and more of it.

Honestly I am baffled in 2024 when people come out with stuff like "orange Catholics". One of the most ridiculous comments I have seen on any thread got to do with Northern Ireland.

True. It's mostly a home for a disgruntled Unionist vote and moderate Unionism though.

The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland: Are they really “other”? | Royal Irish Academy (ria.ie)

Best part of the article, what have I said about Sinn Fein and shoving people into a category :-)

Somehow you seemed to forget to copy that section into what you highlighted. Strange as it is the same paragraph and you can to copy & paste starting in the middle. Trying to hide it?

Of course, the urge to shove the Alliance Party into a category, especially a unionist or nationalist category, says so much about Northern Ireland and its binarized ways. The Alliance position of not wanting to be categorised as one or the other seems to come from a place of wanting to make Northern Ireland a better place.

It's an excellent example of the nonsense you post Francie. You went into the middle of a paragraph in an article to selectively post a section because the first few lines didn't meet the propaganda levels you wanted.

You can start making Northern Ireland a better place by not coming out with statements like "orange catholic", that would be an excellent start.

You got caught out Francie, again. As the writer says the Alliance wants to make Northern Ireland a better place, the same can't be said of Sinn Fein who are more interested in bickering and making people lives as terrible as possible, then blame the DUP

Of course, the urge to shove the Alliance Party into a category, especially a unionist or nationalist category, says so much about Northern Ireland and its binarized ways. The Alliance position of not wanting to be categorised as one or the other seems to come from a place of wanting to make Northern Ireland a better place.

Not what I wanted to highlight.

The writer's conclusion and 'overall picture' again. I expect you'll avoid it again.

yourself foremost it seems. Growing up in the north I met many mass going catholics who went ot orange parades and otherwise identified as orange order supporters. 'Orange Catholics' do exist

Unionism’s first strategic mistake. - thinking they could gerrymander and veto their way to power perpetually. They’ve been making strategic mistakes since

I'm delighted to see how things are going in stormont. If the DUP start to wise up a bit, the roads up there might get a bit of tar put on them again. The more the extreme, right wing'd Unionism (like Jim Allister) squeals as it get less relevant, the more we'll see progress but I'd say unionism itself will scare off enough people to pave way for a UI. I'd say MoN's idea of a decade of opportunity is spot on. We wont have it in a decade but I'd say we'll all have started to have a discussion on what we might see it as being. Only a matter of time.

Those who sensationally claim their would be immediate bloodshed if a democratic vote on a UI was to happen need to observe what is happening here.

Decades ago Paisley would have had 100,000 on the streets if he called for it.

Notice there is no 'long hot summer' remarks from Bryson or Allister or even a call to rally this time.

Rather meekly Allister has gone back into Stormont.

The news about Charles will kill any chance of the 'great betrayal' story gaining any traction on 'the mainland'.

Things will settle down now and we'll see if Jeffrey will follow through on his threats to challenge via the WF.

Unfortunately your view is not shared by anyone watching events without a jaundiced eye.

Sunak gets a victory lap after one of his few successes - but Irish unity question won't go away | Politics News | Sky News

Indeed.

It will be interesting to see how SF manage this role.

A SF slip in the polls again in the south, combined with any financial errors in the north, means FFG are likley to capitalise in the Republic come election time.

Although independents could represent the 2nd largest political cohort in the south by then.