A trail of skulls flows from the base of Carson’s statue, which is adorned with an Orange sash. “No internal settlement” means a settlement among the northern parties only, but rather that there should be an all-Ireland dimension to any agreement.
“No return to Stormont rule – no internal settlement. In the history of Stormont the unionists exercised absolute power in order to keep nationalists subjugated and on their knees. Nationalist MPs only succeeded in passing one act – The Wild Birds Act! In 1969, the nationalist people got off their knees. In the past 30 years we have resisted numerous attempts to force us back down. Neither will we be conned nor duped back down! We demand nothing less than equality!”
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