#31 Northern Ireland is better off being part of the UK, with Philip Smith

In this episode I speak to a senior Ulster Unionist Politician, Philip Smith about some of the arguments for N Ireland to remain in the UK. Over the last twelve months we have seen a range of people, podcasts and events talking about the benefits of Irish Unity, but we haven't seen much energy from the Unionist side in this regard. Enter United UK, a Pro Union campaign group, and one of it's founding members Philip Smith. One of the objectives of United UK, is to package up the benefits of NI remaining in the Union, and going after the 20% of people who might be voting in any upcoming border poll, but haven't decided on who to vote for. In what turned out to be a wide ranging open discussion, we talk about the new UUP leader Doug Beattie, the rejuvenation of the party, the NI Centenary year, the NI Protocol and finishing up talking about why Philip believes NI is better off staying in the UK. I really enjoyed chatting to Philip, and as I said in the conversation, I welcome him and groups like United UK and would encourage them to get stuck into the body of peer reviewed work that is required, if they want to underscore and validate their arguments over the next few years. If you enjoyed the show, please let me know at [email protected] and remember to leave me a review and share the pod with someone you think might be interested in the subject matter. Look after yourself and speak to you soon CD ☘