Oldpark - Internationalism

Border Poll: The clamour for a border poll and the creation of a wave of manufactured urgency is unnecesary, divise and sectarian, with potentially dangerous consequences. In the absence of working-class unity there is a real risk and potential for sectarian violence in the lead up to and in the aftermath of a Border Poll – irrespective of the outcome. Self Determination: We are opposed to self-determnation soley on the basis of cultural/nationalist grounds. It is also misleading to equate the situations in Catalonia and Palestine. We would support the right of oppressed people to constitute itself in a state e.g., Palestine and Western Sahara, or otherwise freely determine the form of its association with an existing state.

On question: There should be an Irish border poll - We support the Good Friday Agreement and the provisions for a border poll as laid out there. We would hope that if or when those provisions are met the Secretary of State acts as quickly as possible in the spirit of the agreement.