The Future of Northern Ireland
I n the 1993 film 'The Firm', a recently graduated law student, played by Tom Cruise , is seen going for job interviews in the opening scenes of the film. When he asks one firm what their offer is, they push a sealed envelope across the table, and say that he should not need to open it. They made him an offer he could not refuse! The destiny, fate, and future, of Northern Ireland, is likewise hidden. Just like Schrodinger's cat, until the box is opened, you do not know if the cat is alive or dead. In 2014, as Scotland headed towards it's referendum on the question of independence from the United Kingdom, it dawned on me, that I had not visited all four capitals of the UK. I was familiar with Edinburgh and London, but I had never visited Belfast or Cardiff, nor anywhere else in Northern Ireland or Wales for that matter either. So it was then, that in 2014, I engaged in my Capitals Tour of sentimental sightseeing before any possible constitutional changes took place. Doi...