Pooka: I was just being a wee bit mischievious there, no offence.

There's no point in trying to bring the pop of the Republic and the "rest" of the UK into any referendum. Anyone can argue that this SHOULD be the case but the political reality is that IT IS NOT. The Belfast Agreement (Good Friday) (April 1998) absolutely enshrines the basic principle that only the pop of NI can decide the future of the "province". Read that Agreement! Sinn Fein have signed up to this, effectively recognising and accepting partition. These people who have fought, died, suffered and sacrificed since 1916, or if you prefer 1169, understand that political reality very well. If it is good enough for them it is good enough for me.

I know that this is a very sensitive and emotional issue and I have no wish to upset people. In an ideal world I would call for a wider referendum, which the nationalists would certainly win.