What are views about the future of Northern Ireland?

[Zuni]

Do you want it to stay part of the UK? I am not British, but I am curious to how British progressives see the situation.

[Maple]

1. Ireland belongs to the Irish

Give it back.

[Southsideirish]

2. Abair e!

I agree!

[Anarcho-Socialist]

3. My view is to leave that decision up to those who live in Northern Ireland

The rest of the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland give the issue a wide-berth.

If there is to be "united Ireland", then it would need a majority vote in a referendum in Northern Ireland.

[non sociopath skin]

4. There was an excellent leader in the New Statesman this week ...

.. http://www.newstatesman.com/thisweekcontent.htm - suggesting that the seekers after peace in the Middle East should rely on themselves and not look to the Great Powers, who have their own agendas, to help.

I fear that the same applies to Northern Ireland. In the end, any solution will depend on the Two Tribes (and the poor souls caught between them) reaching their own peace with each other.

If "peace and reconciliation" can succeed the nightmare that once was the South African Reich, then surely it can succeed in Northern Ireland?

The Skin

[T_i_B]

5. I'm VERY pro-Good Friday agreement

and I prefer to give the issue a wide berth other than to say that both sides tend to be as bad as each other. I just hope and pray for peace in Northern Ireland.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=191x382

[RogueTrooper]

6. It is up to the people of NI to decide that