Or the Northern Irish electorate could get it together and vote for the more rational SDLP and UUP. I really cannot get my head around why they have persisted to support the extremes of the political divide in increasing numbers more or less since Trimble and Hume delivered the GFA, especially as they vote for people who do not come together to govern the region.
Richard Taylor
"William Tell could take an apple off your head. Taylor could take out a processed pea."
Sid Waddell
It would still be a very small minority (not significant minority) of unionists who would be in favour. From the article you have linked:
About 94% of DUP voters and 69% of Ulster Unionist voters were opposed to such a backstop, .
You always paint it as DUP intransigence when in fact the Ulster Unionists and others are also against the backstop. Upholding the Good Friday Agreement only seems to apply to the nationalists. For some reason it's not important when it comes to the unionists.
Perhaps a less confrontational approach by Varadkar and the EU might have paid more dividends. Why for instance was a trade agreement and the withdrawal agreement not negotiated in conjunction with each other? Why did Varadkar not continue Enda Kenny's more consensual approach? Is it because Brit bashing is far more popular politically?
Afraid they are voting based on what they are "against" as opposed to what they are "for". Each side does not want to split their vote and let the other lot in, so they are coalescing around two parties. That is what FPTP gets you.
Richard Taylor
"William Tell could take an apple off your head. Taylor could take out a processed pea."
Sid Waddell
and now see if the Tories increase their poll lead. I think they might
Richard Taylor
"William Tell could take an apple off your head. Taylor could take out a processed pea."
Sid Waddell
Hilarious watching the remain BBC media running around like dogs with two dicks. All saying that no one expected this. I did, what else were remain supreme court judges going to do? Still all pissing in the same pot.
I bet Corbyn still won't agree to a General Election, because he'll lose by a bigger margin now.
Visibility good except in Hill Fog
I reckon he'll appeal to the European Court. They'll give him proper justice.