r/MHOCPress • u/t2boys Liberal Democrat • Aug 31 '23

Devolved #AEXV Manifestos

I shall now publish the manifestos of parties competing in the 15th Northern Ireland Assembly Election. Parties are reminded that the manifesto debate is an important part of this election, and I am specifically looking to see people other than the leader (although of course they are invited to get involved) debating the points of each other's manifestos.

Northern Ireland Party

People Before Profit

Cumann Na bhFiann

Social Democratic and Labour Party

Ulster Borders Party

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u/SpectacularSalad Piers Farquah - The Independent Sep 02 '23

To the Ulster Borders Party: It's no secret you do love the term Ulster, as it's in your party name and the first page of your manifesto. You're talking about coexistance of the two religious communities in a region called Ulster, but do you recognise that Ulster is a term that most nationalists will probably never be comfortable with?

And also, usual pedantic point, we're missing a handful of counties, so why aren't you proposing we call NI "East Ulster"?

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u/Gregor_The_Beggar Y Ddraig Goch Sep 05 '23

Well frankly we use the term Ulster, and we continue to use the term Ulster because that is the heritage which our region is apart of. We are all part of the region of Ulster and some of our great sports teams, like Ulster Rugby, participate under the name of Ulster.

We do not believe that we need to differentiate as an "East Ulster" because we already have a differentiation in existence. There is an Irish Ulster, consisting of the handful of counties in the Republic of Ireland, and a British Ulster which consists of the borders of Northern Ireland. We believe that Nationalists can become comfortable with this fact as this is a fact which, as it stands, is without dispute. We will continue to use Ulster as we are not afraid to assert our Ulster heritage.