Reader's Blog: Sinn Féin should just go into Westminster

Sinn Féin’s failure to put Ireland’s future ahead of its own past, by taking a pragmatic stance on pressuring the UK government’s fragile majority in Westminster, would almost make one believe they think it is tactically better for them if a hard border develops between the Republic and Northern Ireland.

Reader's Blog: Sinn Féin should just go into Westminster
Sat, 17 Feb, 2018 - 00:00

Sinn Féin’s failure to put Ireland’s future ahead of its own past, by taking a pragmatic stance on pressuring the UK government’s fragile majority in Westminster, would almost make one believe they think it is tactically better for them if a hard border develops between the Republic and Northern Ireland.

Sinn Féin's president Mary Lou McDonald speaking at Parliament Buildings at Stormont this week. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Sinn Féin's president Mary Lou McDonald speaking at Parliament Buildings at Stormont this week. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

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