Emma de Souza: False arguments block meaningful discussion on border poll

Emma De Souza breaks down some of the common arguments that, she says, block meaningful dialogue on a border poll

The possibility of a border poll is very real, and  the objective of the Government should not be to avoid division, but to recognise it as neither problematic nor benign — simply an inherent inevitability in any functional democratic process.

Northern Ireland now stands ready to have its first nationalist first minister, as Sinn Féin’s meteoric rise continues unabated. 

As long-persistent political tides continue to shift across this island, with the possibility of a border poll on the horizon, southern partitionist attitudes are rearing their ugly head.