From the moment the Brexit referendum result was announced there has been a phenomenal demand in the province for Irish passports – a sign of at least a pragmatic willingness to bury the hatchet.
Back in the City of the Flegs
Flags – as a signifier of identity – are important to a certain segment of the northern population, and have become increasing so the more the gun has been removed from northern politics. By ‘a certain segment of the northern population’ I do not mean Loyalists or Nationalists.
Attention Seeking Behaviour Increases the Less People Care
The less that everyone else cares about Ulster Loyalism and the antics of its lunatic fringe the more impressive its show of idiocy. Over the last few days families have been evacuated from their homes because fires celebrating a historical injustice and genocide are allowed to take precedence over public safety. As fewer and fewer people around the world care what these people do the larger their tantrums are likely to get.