Fergus Finlay: We can’t vote away the fear and sectarianism built into the border

Partition built sectarianism into the polity of Northern Ireland. But it is through the Good Friday Agreement — not a border poll — that we will progress to a future built on consent 

The recent unrest in the North may be driven by the same tribal fear that underpinned that brutal sectarian state — but the bit of the country that had partition forced on it has transcended that. Picture: Peter Morrison

SO, WE’RE approaching the 100th anniversary of the partition of our country. Big centenary that. And I want to ask you something. Just between us — I won’t tell a soul.

Are you a partitionist?