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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irish unity<br />
The UK post- Brexit is not seen as a major player, but as a country that<br />
has accelerated its own demise through an entirely avoidable process.<br />
This vote to leave the EU is a flare- up of English Nationalism. It<br />
is the death rattle of the British Empire, a misguided view of English<br />
and Welsh people. English Nationalism has a narrow- minded view<br />
of the world which does not favour internationalism, other than to<br />
expect favourable trade deals because of England’s supposed exceptionalism.<br />
This attitude is part of the Brexit delusion, that somehow<br />
political and economic gravity can be ignored, through sheer willpower.<br />
It is a scream of anguish from working- class people in the<br />
post- industrial wastelands across the UK who have not been able to<br />
tap into the benefits of globalisation. We need to break away from<br />
the dying British Empire and crumbling United Kingdom which is<br />
now coming under strain from all angles; we need to safeguard our<br />
future prosperity through <strong>Irish</strong> unity.<br />
The capital should remain Dublin, but to ensure full integration,<br />
there are other changes I would suggest. Belfast should continue its<br />
economic integration with the rest of Ireland, to regain its rightful<br />
place as a business powerhouse for the island. As England damages<br />
its economy through Brexit, opportunities will emerge for the island<br />
of Ireland and with goodwill and a strategic approach, there will be<br />
benefits for all parts of the island. The country will be at its strongest<br />
when we can ensure economic growth across the North, South, East<br />
and West.<br />
Being part of the UK is conditional for a lot of people in Northern<br />
Ireland, particularly nationalists and centrists or the non- aligned.<br />
Brexit shows that there cannot be true peace on the island of Ireland<br />
until British control has gone. At the time of the Good Friday Agreement<br />
negotiations, the <strong>Irish</strong> and British governments acted as joint<br />
stabilisers for the peace process in Northern Ireland. Now we have<br />
the UK government claiming that they are bringing forward legislation<br />
to protect the Good Friday Agreement when they do not have<br />
the support of the majority of Northern Ireland to do so.<br />
In the most optimistic scenario, we can view Brexit as part of a<br />
transformation for the UK state. After some time, it will transform<br />
into a pro- European country when the full disaster of Brexit can no<br />
longer be ignored. But this is likely to be without Northern Ireland,<br />
Scotland and possibly even Wales.<br />
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