Mary-Lou "United Ireland is within touching distance"

Sister Sara said:

The biggest growth opportunities for NI businesses are to IE and rest of EU. And where capital flows, politicial, economic and demographic trends tend to follow.

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That assumes a level of logical reasoning which hasn’t been evident in my lifetime.

Sister Sara said:

The biggest growth opportunities for NI businesses are to IE and rest of EU

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There are few significant businesses in NI, its a welfare state and then a great provider of good building services and trades to the South

There are no guarantees for sure, and there are many hurdles to a formal UI through plebiscite and sovereignty.

A more informal UI - agreed practices of customs and trade, diminishing sectarianism, mutual cultural acknowledgements and recognition. I'd take that any day, and think that is more 'touching distance' than what MLMcD may have in mind.

Sister Sara said:

A more informal UI - agreed practices of customs and trade, diminishing sectarianism, mutual cultural acknowledgements and recognition. I'd take that any day, and think that is more 'touching distance' than what MLMcD may have in mind.

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There are people up there, on both sides, who, given the choice, would object to formal education and the refrigeration of food.

It’s another world, where rational thought goes on holidays for a break.

Sister Sara said:

that is more 'touching distance' than what MLMcD may have in mind.

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Playing to her base and her bosses in West Belfast was the only thing she had in mind.