The Unionist Fig Leaf or the Dilemma of the Modern Ulster Protestant

Abstract

The Unionists of Northern Ireland are not very convincing when they strongly deny that they are experiencing a crisis of identity just like the nationalist population in the Republic. Politically, economically and even culturally, the Unionists have seen their certitudes baffled by the course of modern history. Perhaps what they need first and foremost in the present circumstances is some sort of Forum of their own to reach a consensus about who they are and how they intend to work their way into a civilised, stable and just society, away from the «not an inch» mentality which is not only outdated, but immensely harmful to everyone in the Province.