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What was the basic cause of conflict between Catholic and Protestant in Northern Ireland?
The conflict was primarily political and nationalistic, fuelled by historical events. The conflict began during a campaign by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association to end discrimination against the Catholic/nationalist minority by the Protestant/unionist government and local authorities.
Is the SDLP Catholic?
Some see the SDLP as first and foremost a party now representing Catholic middle-class interests, with voters concentrated in rural areas and the professional classes, rather than a vehicle for Irish nationalism.
When did the troubles start in Northern Ireland?
1968 – 1998
The Troubles/Periods
Who is Claire Hanna’s mother?
Carmel Hanna
Claire Hanna/Mothers
Do the SDLP sit in Westminster?
SDLP MPs have consistently taken their seats in Westminster, in contrast to Sinn Féin MPs, who refuse to take their seats there.
What will happen to the SDLP?
What is certain is the inevitability of a party who can be credited with bringing the republican movement in from the cold, but will itself now struggle to survive out in the cold! The SDLP will continue its steady decline, it will remain a lacklustre party. And the political wilderness, in my opinion, will speed up the slow death of the SDLP.
Can the SDLP reinvigorate or reinvent the party?
Equally, no change is as damaging to the SDLP, which illustrates the SDLP can’t do much to reinvigorate or reinvent the party. A leadership challenge may bring some excitement within the party, but in essence, excitement and the SDLP doesn’t resonate with the electorate.
What is wrong with Colum Colum and the SDLP?
The problem for Colum and the SDLP is their irrelevance and insignificance – in consecutive elections, their vote has declined and sitting somewhere around 13.9\% in the 2015 general election. Ok, they retained their 3 MPs, but lost 11,000 voters.