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been summarised in the report of the Standing Advisory Human Rights (SACHR) — established under the 1973 Northern Ireland Conpublished Religious discrimination and equality of oppor tunity in Northern Ireland -with the Policy Studies Institute report Equality and Inequality in Northern discrimination there had been no improvement in SACHR concluded for example: unemployment rate for male.Catholics is two and a half times that for male Protestants. over the last decade (p41).
the beginning of the north of Ireland is clearly shown in table brathers.
The most recent evidence on this has Commission Ireland. It concluded:
- in tandem of Ireland concludes:
These found that on all indices of last ten ycars *The a Protestant...
This has shown no improvement * A higher The situation existing at the time of * A higher "troubles' in the British parliament and not a Republican front, concluded that no other explanation than discrimination could explain deed the factual situation in the North of 'when the inter relationships of the listed factors are the taken into account the difference in unemployment rates for particular group(s) of Protestants and Catholics... (shows) rates for Catholics almost double those for Protestants.' (p35)
The detailed PSI study of the North 'After allowing for... (all other) factors ... the predicted rate of unemployment is nearly twice as high for a Catholic as for Protestants enjoy a higher standard of living than Catholics for five reasons.
proportion of Protestant than of Catholic men are in work proportion of Protestant than Catholic women are in work... * The larger number of earners supports Protestant families of smaller size. * Protestants tend to have jobs at higher * Protestants are more likely to work overtime than Catholics.
These patterns can only be explained by systematic discrimination practiced on the political and social field for over 60 years. This is the system of discrimination which the British presence in Ireland Sectarian Over 50 years it is clear the Unionists have refused any steps to overcome the anti-democratic nature of the Northern The essentially sectarian prepared accept eliminating discrimination against Catholics — inevident that the Hall rationale for maintaining the existence of state. All attempts at removing discrimination, and thereby removing the root of the violence, have been rejected by the Unionists. These include their own period of rule through the Northern Ireland parliament, direct rule, power sharing and the Anglo-Irish agreement.
The record of unionist rule is one of sectarian oigoly and aiscrimination -which is why even Mrs Thatcher cannot today return control of the affairs of Northern Ireland to the Unionists.
Reunification Only a psychopath could welcome what happened at Enniskillen for example. But the history of Ireland shows that violence is rooted in a discriminatory State. In the North of Ireland. unionists reject all measures to bring discrimination to an end. All attempts to 'solve' the situation in Ireland which are not based on British withdrawal will simply fail. All history shows that attempts to deprive nations of their right to decide their own future inevitably fail.
The politics of two nations cannot be held hostage to the activities of a relative.
small of discriminatory unionists in the North of Ireland. results in repeated failed attempts to find an 'internal solution' within the borders of the Northern Ireland state. It prolongs the cycle of violence and will not succeer in eliminating its root causes.