NI Assembly Elections - A rerun of the GFA referendum?

Its clear to me that the British Government will have a border poll ASAP... thats why having SF as first minister so important to them... i think there is a strong possibility that a timeframe will be set-up during this assembly term... First of all Boris has to get the protocol tweeked and the assembly set up... Then its a new game...

Why are you giving out to me...

As i do not really fallow so i get most info from C4 news and Francie...

I do have the odd thought of my own...

A good question.

There are people who are born on this island who regard themselves as British. That is known, that is recocnised by the GFA, which gives a right in perpetuity to those born in Nothern Ireland to be British.

As I have said already, the problem with nationalism is when it is politicised. In the South, there are more people who have Polish as their native language that who have Irish as their native language, yet politics ignores that.

Pkuralism is the way forward, and the middle ground in Nothern Ireland who want this is growing. Unfotunately, this isn;t enough and the exlduionsry nationalists are spreading their poison everywhere

What politkicians say and do is not always the same... its only a couple of weeks ago that FF/FG were canvessing in NI to divide the nationalist vote so SF would not have 1st minister... it may be for a different reason but thats what it looks like... Now all of a sudden a complete turn around and these same people want a border poll... SF as 1st minister be a complete game changer if it happens there will be big changes on this Island in the (north and south) in the next 10 years or so... I think it will be led by others and the end result likely be good for everyone...

Sorry, but the GFA has given those people the right to be born on this island and regard themselves as British in perpetuity.

Taking that away and sending them to the UK is not compatible with the GFA. Whatever form a united Ireland takes, it has to respect and protect that right.

From the GFA:

"(vi) recognise the birthright of all the people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British, or both, as they may so choose, and accordingly confirm that their right to hold both British and Irish citizenship is accepted by both Governments and would not be affected by any future change in the status of Northern Ireland.  "

"the aim of ethnic cleansing is to establish ethnic homogeneity, which does not necessarily mean mass killings, but can be achieved by other methods."

Eliminating the right to be British-born on this island could well be considered a form of ethnic cleansing.

I am not pointing fingers at anyone, but indirect pressure, such as the removal of the right to be British could well be considered ethnic cleansing, depending on the definition.

There is no right to be American, Polish, Chinese or Ukrainian by birthright in this country.

There is a right to be British by birthright in Northern Ireland. As I said already, taking that right away would be a breach of your beloved GFA and could be considered by some to be a form of ethnic cleansing.

The naked desire on these pages to create a homogenous exclusive Irish identity on this island is pretty scary.

Fine, if you want to be an Irish citizen, not if you want the right to be a British citizen.

It is quite incredible to see the Little Irelander resistance to the idea of keeping the birthright to be British in Northern Ireland in the event of a united Ireland. Quite something.