tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post4982614654808513577..comments2023-10-19T22:49:15.517+01:00Comments on Ulster's Doomed!: Rebalancing the economyHorsemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16655806346968204169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-39242595741430591702010-04-27T13:14:41.902+00:002010-04-27T13:14:41.902+00:00Interesting analysis. I wonder if the British iden...Interesting analysis. I wonder if the British identity of unionists is really that shallow, but there's no denying it's at least a facet of it when one of their big trump cards is "the south can't afford us".<br /><br />But then, can Britain...?Paddy Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845416342614243491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-53682747494338404732010-04-24T22:39:27.050+00:002010-04-24T22:39:27.050+00:00"In one sense this is a pity, because a small..."In one sense this is a pity, because a smaller public sector and a larger private sector is actually in the interests of all, working class as well as middle class."<br /><br />I have to disagree with you here Horseman (which is very rarely the case by the way). As you've pointed out yourself, the very existence of the border hampers Northern Ireland's economy. I would dearly love us to be standing on our own two feet, and paying the price if we're unsuccessful in doing so. But England stayed in Ireland against the wishes of the majority of her citizens, and England owes it's citizens a decent standard of living as long as she insists on staying here.<br /><br />A thriving private sector would be fantastic, (and would remove the Unionist argument that "the South can't afford us") but I can't see that happening any time soon. Perhaps if corporation tax is lowered to match RoI, and the dissidents kindly f*ck off. <br /><br />We can dream.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-14117921773792547822010-04-24T16:52:28.204+00:002010-04-24T16:52:28.204+00:00As I have made comment on other sites, if they don...As I have made comment on other sites, if they don't want to pay for here, leave.<br />Fact is it was the Tories, between 1979 to 1992 who pumped so much British income into the six county public economy to, in their mis-understanding, counter the IRA.<br />Camerons statement reminds me of an 1991 Jeremy Hardy Guardian article in which he pointed out the Tories were, on economic grounds, much more likely to withdraw from Ireland than the Labour party in government, 'It's the economy stupid'.menacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688888726966925636noreply@blogger.com