Shock as only 17 percent in Northern Ireland would vote for a United Ireland

All the social programmes in Northern Ireland, unemployment, children's allowance, etc., far exceed that of Southern Ireland. It's a no brainer.

All the social programmes in Northern Ireland far exceed those of Southern Ireland. They pay more money on unemployment, children's allowance, etc., etc, It's a no brainer when it comes to a vote.

All the social programmes in Northern Ireland far exceed those of Southern Ireland. They pay more money on unemployment, children's allowance, etc., etc, It's a no brainer when it comes to a vote.

All the social programmes in Northern Ireland far exceed those of Southern Ireland. They pay more money on unemployment, children's allowance, etc., etc, It's a no brainer when it comes to a vote.

All the social programmes in Northern Ireland far exceed those of Southern Ireland. They pay more money on unemployment, children's allowance, etc., etc, It's a no brainer when it comes to a vote.

All the social programmes in Northern Ireland far exceed those of Southern Ireland. They pay more money on unemployment, children's allowance, etc., etc, It's a no brainer when it comes to a vote.

All the social programmes in Northern Ireland far exceed those of Southern Ireland. They pay more money on unemployment, children's allowance, etc., etc, It's a no brainer when it comes to a vote.

All the social programmes in Northern Ireland far exceed those of Southern Ireland. They pay more money on unemployment, children's allowance, etc., etc, It's a no brainer when it comes to a vote.

All the social programmes in Northern Ireland far exceed those of Southern Ireland. They pay more money on unemployment, children's allowance, etc., etc, It's a no brainer when it comes to a vote.

All the social programmes in Northern Ireland far exceed those of Southern Ireland. They pay more money on unemployment, children's allowance, etc., etc, It's a no brainer when it comes to a vote.

All the social programmes in Northern Ireland far exceed those of Southern Ireland. They pay more money on unemployment, children's allowance, etc., etc, It's a no brainer when it comes to a vote.

All the social programmes in Northern Ireland far exceed those of Southern Ireland. They pay more money on unemployment, children's allowance, etc., etc, It's a no brainer when it comes to a vote.

IrelandNorth - it is only the politicians & rich who class themselves as brits, as long as I've known English or Scots working class, they don't ally themselves as brits, it really is a collective term used by the irish/US, there is a substantial majority in favour for keeping Scotland in the union from polls north of the border. I can't see a UI unless they leave the EU, after all, what's the point of the Germans running it as they do the south nowadays.

FallsRNat! Interesting that you should differentiate Ulster-Scottish from Englishness. Whatever happened to that flag of convenience called Britishness, the figleaf behind which Old Angle-Saxonia conceals her imperial eros. But a Ulster-Scottish union could be an interesting experiment on the road to full blown independence. After all, devolution is independence for beginners. Realist! I'm a teetotaller and don't frequent bawdy taverns, or discourse with public house philosophers. It ended in tragedy anytime I tried it. I'm also vegantarian, so the price of fish is way down my shopping list before orse burgers. Scouse Tony! Why defer the inevitable. Procrastination is the thief of time. "Now is the time [this decade of centenaries]. Now or never. A nation once again!" Sir Winston Lord Churchill in secret wartime telegram to Taoiseach De Valera offering 6 counties back in lieu of neutrality.

STEVEN: To make long story short, and in the hopes of not having my comment deleted. Irish born came to the U.S. when I was eight. Two of my siblings returned to Ireland; ironically one of them was the American born one. I know more about Irish history than you ever will. Two, comparing the U.S. with Ireland is a joke. The fact is with all of your so called education, the Irish people in Ireland have made a mess of the place, since independence.