Northern Ireland 2125?

Wrong again. You should read the GFA. The "transition" to a U.I. is only guaranteed IF a majority in both jurisdictions ( N.I. and Rep of I ) want it. Thats a big if.

You did not answer the question:

Before a possible poll, do you not think people would need to know what they would be voting for - what it would mean for taxes, pensions, loss of free trade between N.I. and Britain, division of N.I.'s share of UK national debt, possible reduction in NATO territory, flag, anthem, commonwealth, etc? After Brexit, it would be absurd for people to vote for a pig in a poke.

N.B. My "transition" to owning a luxury beach-front villa in the sun (complete with swimming pool and yacht) is guaranteed IF I win the euromillions and have the health to enjoy it. Neither are guaranteed.

Stop diverting. We are talking about a Border Poll.

I clarified for you that the "transition" (as you called it) to a U.I. is only guaranteed IF a majority in both jurisdictions ( N.I. and Rep of I ) want it. Thats a big if.

As I said to you, my "transition" to owning a luxury beach-front villa in the sun (complete with swimming pool and yacht) is only guaranteed IF I win the euromillions and have the health to enjoy it. Neither are guaranteed. That does not stop me wanting a luxury beach-front villa in the sun and good health to enjoy it of course. But at best it an aspiration (some would call it a dream), not a transition that was guaranteed by an agreement a generation ago.

You did not answer the question:

Before a possible poll, do you not think people would need to know what they would be voting for - what it would mean for taxes, pensions, loss of free trade between N.I. and Britain, division of N.I.'s share of UK national debt, possible reduction in NATO territory, flag, anthem, commonwealth, etc? After Brexit, it would be absurd for people to vote for a pig in a poke.

Northern Ireland in 2125? Serious stuff;

• Northern Ireland will be a self-governing autonomous region, linked via common economically policy to the Republic, and with the Irish president as head of state.
• Belfast will become a major trade port with an independent EU member Scotland.
• July 12th will become a public holiday.
• Parades will be allowed go where they want in order to facilitate Unionist traditions as a concession for political unification of the island.
• A new flag will see a green and orange star on a white background, symbolising the two side of the divide on a field or peace.

Fun stuff;

• Orange Order votes to cease existence as it's purpose no longer means anything as Catholic members outnumber Protestants, mostly due to their sponsorship and licensing agreement with Supermacs.
• The uploaded consciousness of Gerry Adams refuses to admit he was in the IRA.
• Linfield win the AI club hurling final.
• Thanks to improved medicine and life-extending technologies, the average age of a DUP party member now rests at 98.
• Lough Neagh becomes Europe's biggest sewage tank.
• Prostitution makes up 30% of the income in Derry as the city becomes the main naval and air base of the EU armed services in the ongoing cold war against the US, with allied Russian soldiers making up most of the spending.
• The DUP finally admit the reason they are so anti-LGBT is because having it illegal "makes it feel even dirtier when we do it".
• Sinn Fein vote to remove the Irish language from official documents, as they can find no-one to speak the language.

Stop diverting. You wrote ( post no. 4321 ), in a paragraph of its own "

"The GFA guarantees a transition to a UI."

I clarified for you that the "transition" (as you called it) to a U.I. is only guaranteed IF a majority in both jurisdictions ( N.I. and Rep of I ) want it. Thats a big if.

As I said to you, my "transition" to owning a luxury beach-front villa in the sun (complete with swimming pool and yacht) is only guaranteed IF I win the euromillions and have the health to enjoy it. Neither are guaranteed.

Are you going to take back your stand-alone claim that "The GFA guarantees a transition to a UI."?

Wrong, you have been caught lying yet again. If you look back, you will see your post no 4321 was in reply to a post of mine.

Stop diverting with your usual insults to other posters when you have been caught out yet again. It is quite amusing to see how childish you are using the same insults time and time again ("doozy trope", "belligerent Unionism", "ignorance" etc ).

You still did not answer the question:

Before a possible poll, do you not think people would need to know what they would be voting for - what it would mean for taxes, pensions, loss of free trade between N.I. and Britain, division of N.I.'s share of UK national debt, possible reduction in NATO territory, flag, anthem, commonwealth, etc? After Brexit, it would be absurd for people to vote for a pig in a poke.

A simple yes or no will suffice.

Francie never answers direct questions where they could be pinned to answers in the future. Deflect, obfuscate and argue in circles is their consistent posting style.

He'd have made a great politician!

I thought I was being pretty direct; I meant exactly what I said. Your recent posting has been little more than repeating whatever is on Jamie Bryson's twitter. I'm sure anyone who wants to read what Bryson thinks about whatever topic he's ranting about on any given day can find it pretty easily.

Your own thoughts and/or analysis would certainly be of more interest to me than your recent trend of just reposting whatever you find on social media.

To be clear, that is a suggestion rather than an instruction; I'm not a mod of course.

Here is what you said:

never in the history of the universe has a country reunited after 100 years

If it wasn't a UNITED entity how could it 'RE-unite'?

Make your mind up, you want it everyway.

I think you will probably find that the passport of the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland says Northern Ireland before 1973, and after 1973. No question that Northern Ireland existed for over a century now.

Even RTE admits that. Incidentally, I have never heard of anyone talk about the political leanings of their derriere but you, but if you want to accuse anyone of having fenian derriere's they would probably feel insulted if you did not include them. And despite their creditentials, they still say N.Ireland existed for a century.

Poster claimed ‘continual governance’.

Wrong - the ‘Government of NI’ was abolished in 1973 and was replaced by a devolved executive, I.E. governance was discontinyed because of the mess the one party government had made.. The ‘government ‘ of NI is now in Westminster.

You forgot the words "if, in the future"

"if, in the future" the majority in both jurisdictions ( N.I. and Rep of I) vote for it there will be a U.I.

"if, in the future" I win the euromillions and have the health to do so, I will buy a beach front luxury villa in the sun (with swimming pool and yacht).

Neither transition is guaranteed.