Brexit

The uncomfortable power of precedent

The uncomfortable power of precedent

In a recent speech to the Irish Dáil (parliament), Heather Humphreys, TD of the Fine Gael party, reproached Sinn Fein, saying that with Sinn Fein "it is always a case of do as we say and not do as we do". The masterful speech echoes in the current debate on nationalism within Scotland, for with the SNP it is also always a case of "do as we say and not as we do" and that is most obviously visible in their demands for a second independence referendum.