It was long overdue that the Protestant Unionist Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) finally gave in and paved the way for government work in Northern Ireland. After years in which the country was governed virtually on autopilot, the situation in the north of the country is catastrophic, to say the least. The Unionist party’s blockade has led to a crisis that is putting massive strain on the public service. Hospital waiting lists are the longest in the UK and the number of people waiting in emergency departments for more than 12 hours has risen rapidly.
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After the DUP gives in, the party must return to government with the Sinn Féin party, which advocates reunification with Ireland, in accordance with the Good Friday Agreement. Meetings and debates will take place again in the government headquarters at Stormont Castle, and democracy will be revitalized. And: More than three billion pounds are flowing from London to Northern Ireland, which the part of the country urgently needs and with which the British DUP government wanted to sweeten the difficult step.
But it would be naive to believe that this breakthrough will also put to rest the concerns within the DUP. After all, party leader Jeffrey Donaldon had full-heartedly promised his members the complete abolition of the customs border between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. It was agreed in the Northern Ireland Protocol and was intended to prevent goods checks between Ireland and Northern Ireland after Brexit in order not to endanger the fragile balance in the former civil war region.
The disappointment is great
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From the DUP’s perspective, however, the deal with the EU has made the British mainland even more distant. The agreement now negotiated limits the controls, but by no means abolishes them completely and could therefore be perceived as a sham. In addition, joint governance in Northern Ireland has been difficult for years and has become even more difficult due to Brexit.
The people in the northern part of the country are used to the state of emergency; The disappointment is great, the resignation even greater. With that in mind, the Northern Irish are unlikely to pop the corks this week.
2024-02-05 00:30:04
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