Why the Northern Irish Border Poll of 1973 was both unimportant and profoundly important

19th July 2023 (This post is a long excerpt from a fuller post at the Empty City substack for paying subscribers.) * This post is about the border poll that took place in Northern Ireland on 8 March 1973. The choices in that poll were: “Do you want Northern Ireland to remain part of the … Continue reading Why the Northern Irish Border Poll of 1973 was both unimportant and profoundly important