Irish Unity by Ben Collins sampler
Irish Unity is the first book to explore Irish reunification in the aftermath of Brexit which is written by Ben Collins who comes from a pro-British and Unionist background and has lived and worked across the UK. In this book Collins explains how he has come to favour Irish Unity. He uses his twenty years of experience working in political communications to give his insight on the current situation regarding the building momentum for Irish Unity, the importance of the Good Friday Agreement and Brexit. In this book he sets out what it would take to win a Border Poll referendum and the importance of preparation in advance. Inspired by the momentum of the Scottish referendum and taking lessons from elsewhere, Ben Collins guides the reader through the steps needed from both sides that he believes will unite Ireland. Collins gives deep insight from a Northern Ireland perspective about how the financial, cultural and social ramifications could pan out for citizens in both parts of Ireland and how it would affect the United Kingdom, Europe and the world.
Irish Unity is the first book to explore Irish reunification in the aftermath of Brexit which is written by Ben Collins who comes from a pro-British and Unionist background and has lived and worked across the UK. In this book Collins explains how he has come to favour Irish Unity. He uses his twenty years of experience working in political communications to give his insight on the current situation regarding the building momentum for Irish Unity, the importance of the Good Friday Agreement and Brexit. In this book he sets out what it would take to win a Border Poll referendum and the importance of preparation in advance.
Inspired by the momentum of the Scottish referendum and taking lessons from elsewhere, Ben Collins guides the reader through the steps needed from both sides that he believes will unite Ireland.
Collins gives deep insight from a Northern Ireland perspective about how the financial, cultural and social ramifications could pan out for citizens in both parts of Ireland and how it would affect the United Kingdom, Europe and the world.
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Glossary of Terms<br />
Alliance: Liberal party in Northern Ireland; does not take a<br />
constitutional position.<br />
Backstop: the arrangements that Theresa May as UK prime minister<br />
negotiated with the EU, to ensure that there would be no borders on<br />
the island of Ireland or between Northern Ireland and Britain after<br />
the UK had left the EU.<br />
Conservatives: UK centre- right, pro- Brexit party. Also known<br />
as Tories.<br />
Customs Union: the arrangement that allows for a group of states<br />
to charge the same import duties and provides for free trade within<br />
an agreed area.<br />
dup: Democratic Unionist Party for Northern Ireland; pro- British<br />
and socially conservative party, originally anti- Good Friday Agreement<br />
with historic links to the Ulster Resistance.<br />
Fianna Fáil: Conservative, Christian, Democratic party in the<br />
Republic of Ireland.<br />
Fine Gael: Liberal Conservative party in the Republic of Ireland.<br />
Green: all- Ireland, pro- European party focused on environmental/<br />
climate issues.<br />
Good Friday Agreement: peace agreement which facilitated the end<br />
of The Troubles in Northern Ireland following referendums in both<br />
parts in Ireland (sometimes referred to as the Belfast Agreement).<br />
Hard Brexit: where the UK makes a significant departure from the<br />
EU in political and economic terms.<br />
<strong>Irish</strong> Labour: centre- left party of the Republic of Ireland.<br />
Nationalists/Republicans: elected or appointed representatives of a<br />
political party or group; favour <strong>Irish</strong> unity<br />
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