Northern Ireland

[minionofmidas]

I once proposed a solution involving forced relocation of the Protestant population to Southern Italy, of the Catholic population the Norway, massive handouts to make up for the loss, and an engineering team and enormous amounts of dynamite.

[minionofmidas]

I've always been one for some sort of duel soveriegnty deal... although in practice the province should be able to run itself on a day to day basis.

It's called the "Good Friday Accord". The UK doesn't ahve wholly sovereign rights in Northern Ireland anymore.

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not to mention the earlier collapse due to partition (which was followed by a wartime and postwar boom)...

[minionofmidas]

I think the area is far better served to stay with the United Kingdom than become part of the backward and shameful political culture of Ireland.

Just interested in why you perceive Ireland to have a "backward and shameful political culture".

Because Ireland doesn't exactly have liberal abortion laws... yes migrendel really *is* like that...

Didn't use to have very liberal divorce laws either.

[minionofmidas]

I think the area is far better served to stay with the United Kingdom than become part of the backward and shameful political culture of Ireland.

Just interested in why you perceive Ireland to have a "backward and shameful political culture".

Because Ireland doesn't exactly have liberal abortion laws... yes migrendel really *is* like that...

Didn't use to have very liberal divorce laws either.

Well if one starts judging places on the laws they used to have, then surely nowhere if free from harsh criticism.

Yep, very true.
But this is within the memory of even young people like us...