Whatever decision might be made, the DUP is not going to endanger its current crop of MPs, and why would it? It seems highly unlikely Mr Paisley is planning on giving way to Mr Allister or indeed Mr Swann anytime soon. Similarly in Northern Ireland, many who call for Unionist Unity are really asking the TUV and the UUP to step aside. Who runs where? The SNP I’m sure are more than happy to run a candidate in every one of Scotland’s constituencies, whereas ALBA would be very happy to see a few stand aside for their own gain. Mr Salmond conveniently left something out of his letter. Especially ones without the baggage of the past.īack to Scotland. If anything, I would support more unionist parties, I’m a keen supporter of UK Labour running in Northern Ireland I may not vote that way but having more left of centre Unionist parties is badly needed. Not all pro-union citizens think the same, and it would be foolish to treat them as such. Having three main pro-unionist parties benefits everyone as it creates space for debate, allows for differences in policy areas, and affords the public the opportunity to choose which direction of travel they prefer. If we want progress In Northern Ireland, we have to have serious debates on the bread and butter issues that affect us all health, education, infrastructure etc. I’m pro-union, but it is not the only issue that keeps me up at night. Multiple parties allows for debate and I stand firmly by that principle. Against this kind of election, Unionist Unity makes the most sense.Īnyone who knows me well enough will be surprised at this, as I am not a supporter of Unionist Unity. All this leads to an intensification of our community divides, forcing people to choose the party of their grouping that has the best chance of winning. People are forced to vote tactically, rather than for their preferred party. With a first past the post election system, a diverse range of candidates are punished, not rewarded. Fresh from council elections, talk of Unionist Unity has reared its head as it seemingly does every few months. This parallels nicely to our own discourse here. Running against one another can only hurt the cause, and instead they must work together to maximise their nationalist representation. (As they always are) A show of force to the English, that the Scottish are still dead set on Independence. He proposed a ‘Scotland United for Independence’ pact, with only one pro independence candidate per Westminster constituency, to be made up of non aligned, as well as SNP and presumably ALBA candidates. It was the turn of Nicola Sturgeon to face Police Scotland.Īgainst the backdrop of the SNP’s difficulties Alex Salmond wasted no time writing to his former colleagues on the idea of a single Yes candidate at the next general election. Just when you thought the SNP drama was dying down, suddenly a fifty-two year old woman gets arrested and subsequently released. ![]() ![]() He is also an active member of the Ulster Unionist Party. Mark Irwin is a Researcher by trade with an Msc.
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