https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry en-us 2022-01-17 14:59:20 UTC 2026-01-17 17:05:11 UTC hello@padlet.com lindahockenberger https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1996127806 = Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) ]]> 2022-01-17 15:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1996127806 lindahockenberger https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1996131801 = Sinn Féin, Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)]]> 2022-01-17 15:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1996131801 lindahockenberger https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1996133279 support the establishment of a united Irish republic]]> 2022-01-17 15:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1996133279 lindahockenberger https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1996136896 support the continued existence of Northern  Ireland within the United Kingdom]]> 2022-01-17 15:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1996136896 lindahockenberger https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1997413182 2022-01-18 09:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1997413182 lindahockenberger https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1997767680 Peace has been achieved….so don’t put it at risk . The majority of those in Northern Ireland don’t want it     Financially the Republic of Ireland would not be able to afford it     Persecution of a Unionist protestant minority may emerge

]]> 2022-01-18 12:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1997767680 lindahockenberger https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1997769408 unionists would re-discover their historical enthusiasm for a Bill of Rights. As observed by Peter Munce in 2014, they have not been a fan of that idea in Northern Ireland

]]> 2022-01-18 12:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1997769408 lindahockenberger https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1997773891 The reunification of Germany is sometimes offered as an example of the prosperity that could be attained here.  But there are such differences that the comparison makes little sense, the most obvious being the ability of West Germany to absorb the costs involved.  And the people of East Germany desperately wanted reunification, which is very different from the situation in Northern Ireland.

]]> 2022-01-18 12:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1997773891 lindahockenberger https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1997774542 foreign occupation is the wrong term. The people of NI are happy to be part of the UK

]]> 2022-01-18 12:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1997774542 https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1997779327 2022-01-18 12:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1997779327 https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1997780627 A unification would increase the population by 40%, which would make the state more influential, especially in the EU. By that Ireland would also become more interesting for investors.]]> 2022-01-18 12:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lindahockenberger/nf4wo5al06oa4kry/wish/1997780627