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Interestingly I get a sense among most young people in Northern Ireland that they are pro-union while very distinctly categorising NI as a country in itself. T
by AJRF 4y ago
Interestingly I get a sense among most young people in Northern Ireland that they are pro-union while very distinctly categorising NI as a country in itself.
There is a party called the Alliance party that is attempting to offer an alternative to tribal politics of DUP/SF and they did quite good in recent election.
Even with that being said, I think most younger people see the Union as a good thing, if even in just the economic sense.
Somewhat less so than before Brexit but still the finances of NI look dire if they left the union.
- basisword 4y agoFrom what I’ve read, polling disagrees with you. Younger people tend to be much more in favour of Unity. I also wouldn’t confuse the Alliance vote with support for the Union. A lot of people who want a border poll in the medium term, also want sane, modern representation in the short term. Alliance is the answer to that.
- sentinalien 4y agohttps://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2022/05/03/news/opinion-poll-shows-sinn-fe-in-most-popular-among-post-good-friday-agreement-generation-2658426/ https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2022/05/0... That is incorrect, Sinn Fein are the most popular party with the younger demographic and Alliance are popular among middle aged people. The antediluvian politics of the DUP is more popular among the 18-34 cohort than Alliance.