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Officials say minister wrong to suggest opinion polls will trigger Irish border vote – who is right?
Manage episode 479826649 series 3379610
The Northern Ireland under-secretary of state Fleur Anderson has said publicly that opinion polls will determine if and when a referendum on Irish unity is called. It’s never been exactly clear what would trigger a poll on a united Ireland – so has she overstepped the mark, made a mistake or actually let the cat out of the bag.
And who are this middle-ground who have the magic votes?
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Professor Jon Tonge from the University of Liverpool and political commentator Ursula Savage.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
587 episodes
Officials say minister wrong to suggest opinion polls will trigger Irish border vote – who is right?
Manage episode 479826649 series 3379610
The Northern Ireland under-secretary of state Fleur Anderson has said publicly that opinion polls will determine if and when a referendum on Irish unity is called. It’s never been exactly clear what would trigger a poll on a united Ireland – so has she overstepped the mark, made a mistake or actually let the cat out of the bag.
And who are this middle-ground who have the magic votes?
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Professor Jon Tonge from the University of Liverpool and political commentator Ursula Savage.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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