The DUP realised the game was up some time ago . The privileged position accorded to the unionist population in 1922 had largely been eroded by the Good Friday Agreement which was an attempt to level the playing field here so that all citizens had equal rights and aspirations .  Hence their objection to the GFA .

Their current stance involves using the protocol procedure ( agreed between their political masters in Whitehall and the EU ) as a lever to dismantle elements of the GFA . That the British Government tolerates their claims that checks on goods represents a "loss of Britishness" shows a distinct lack of courage at Westminster . Complicated no doubt by the  failure of that Government to understand the implications of a hard Brexit on Northern Ireland in the first place .

The fact that Northern Ireland enjoys certain aspects of being in the UK and the EU annoys the DUP big time , no surprise given their fundamentalist nature , but it is an inevitable result of accommodating the anomaly that is Northern Ireland .

The DUP campaigned vigorously for Brexit , but overall the Northern Ireland public voted substantially to stay in the EU because they knew they would be better off remaining in the EU , particularly the farming community which is proportionally a much higher percentage than the UK average . Many of the unionist farming community voiced concerns about leaving the EU in the run up to the Brexit vote  , but their views were largely dismissed by the flag wavers as unfounded . As the non unionist population of Northern Ireland was almost 100% in favour of staying in the EU alongside their southern neighbours , a good percentage of the unionist population did not follow the DUP line on leave  , otherwise there would have been the near 50-50 vote as in the UK overall .

So a lot of unionists voted remain , partly on economic grounds , and that reality will continue to be present , particularly in the farming community .

The DUP have always been flag wavers , but flags don't paper over all the inherent cracks that Brexit has created here .

Compared to their neighbouring south Ireland
All major LGBT rights milestones have been earlier in N Ireland
with the exception of same sex marriage
Homosexuality was de criminalised a decade earlier, and
same sex partnerships introduced six years earlier

Now of course many nationalists wanted peace
But the question is what were they prepared to
compromise for peace … and the answer to that was nothing

@ all major lgbt rights have been earlier in N Ireland,

Really? You are full of absolute rubbish, when did the 1st same sex marriage take place in NI? and when did the same occur in the Republic?

Lapsy i suggest you read my post carefully
Before you start telling more untruths ..

Read my post on LGBT rights in N I  and the South
And when you have it apologise for posting disinformation , tia …

Take your time .. and unless you have no shame ..
I expect an apology , let’s see …

he's got no sense whatsoever, he is an old man , paranoid to the extreme !

he is in gods waiting room (Eastbourne) waiting for it to happen

so are we ....

You are disingeniously trying to lump them under unionists, i am asking you about the dup and their 'contribution' to peace in NI

You’re obsessed with the DUP lapsy
I don’t give two hoots about the DUP
I’m merely setting out the facts for you
I know that’s something you don’t wish to hear

The DUP is too working class a party for my taste
That’s not how I vote eg so now get that out of your head

They are the biggest unionist party so you can only associate their beliefs with the majority, ie anti GFA therefore anti peace,not quite what you are alluding to.

Oh , and let me know if nothing can be agreed in this new all Ireland government
Unless it is agreed upon by both unionist and nationalist parties , and the joint 1st ministers
thankyou …

More ramblings from the old fellah LFC1971....

lIfc1971 14 Feb
Did you know that Cicero the ancient Greek philosopher was giving a speech in front of a crowd of hundreds and as he talked the crowd...the sort of
general riff-raff you come across most week-ends in Britain.. the crowd was clapping and cheering. This concerned Cicero and he turned to his colleague and said. Whats wrong have i said something stupid....?


By lfc1971 on 27 Jan 23 23:01
History doesn’t bother me , sorry


That's probrably dementure or alzeimers right there !

I see the forum's greatest liar AKABULIAR joins in with his valueless comment

WADC

Do you want to know lapsy
the unionists were the majority they didn’t have to agree to power sharing
They did so to try and bring peace and to stop Sinn Féin’/ IRA bombing and murdering
They also agreed to joint 1st Ministers in government and sitting along with
the very individuals who planned and committed those atrocities . Understand now ? And understand
that nationalists and republicans did not make any concessions for peace , and then
proceeded to elect into government the very people who had committed those atrocities
The GFA was achieved because of the compromises made by the Unionist people of N Ireland’s  community
and that is someone I expect you to be thankful for and respect

Now let me know if a referendum is held on an all Ireland .. when the constitution will be changed
to ensure a joint unionist / nationalist gov - with joint first ministers
Until then less of your nonsense , cheers

A lot of words for a yes or know question, are the dup against the GFA? a simple yes or no.

Why are the dup leaving Westminster and liasioning with the uvf/uda who committed all those atrocities through the LCC?

The unionists were always the majority and thought they had it forever,so you are waffling there as well.

Now what was it that nationalists and republicans did to bring about the GFA , and peace ?

Explain that , go ahead ..

Can't educate pork mate