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316: 146: 2422:, efforts were placed on promoting unionism to keep the union together, once described as "Project Love". The strategy involved replacing formerly EU investment funds with a UK Government "shared prosperity fund" awarded to various local authorities in the United Kingdom, and not involving the devolved governments. The UK Government may have hoped that separatist feeling is dispelled over time as long as the benefits of the UK are well enough advertised. Although critics argued the Conservatives' approach to maintaining their 2476:, involved in creating the framework for the 2014 Scottish referendum for the UK Government, stated that muscular unionism "is pushing forward a single, British nationalist vision of the future, working to shape government policy to realise it, and relying on an English electoral majority to deliver it. And if you don't like it, know your place". Mark Drakeford, Welsh FM, clarified his government's support for the union but stated that "muscular unionism" was "bad for the UK", and that "raids on the powers of the 1807: 2720: 174: 2260: 49: 2458:, to include the UK flag on large infrastructure projects and requests for UK diplomats to stop referring to the UK as a union of four nations. Some media has stated that Johnson "made the calculation that most voters don't care which level of government delivers particular projects as long as things improve". The efforts have been criticised as being counter-productive and even encouraging independence. 2385: 2327:. Until this point, Ireland's constitutional position was determined by a Unionist Protestant minority. As the Irish population was overwhelmingly Catholic, the penal laws effectively disenfranchised Irish people in Ireland and of course the same effect could be seen in Great Britain where such laws against Catholics overwhelmingly fell on the Irish. Towards the end of the 19th century, 3766:. "Britain First is a movement of British Unionism. We support the continued unity of the United Kingdom whilst recognising the individual identity and culture of the peoples of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We abhor and oppose all trends that threaten the integrity of the Union". Retrieved 8 July 2014. 2232:
Although support for independence declined and/or stagnated generally between 2015 and 2018, it started to increase towards the end of 2019. Independence was leading over Union support in most polls for each month of 2020 up to July. On 6 July 2020, Professor Sir John Curtice stated that "support for
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of 84.5%. Chief counting officer Mary Pitcaithly stated: "It is clear that the majority of people voting have voted No to the referendum question." Results were compiled from 32 council areas, with Glasgow backing independence—voting 53.5% "Yes" to 46.5% "No" (turnout in the area was 75%)—and
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announced a plan titled "Reforming Our Union" and described the UK as a "voluntary union" of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland must be based on a partnership of equals", with devolution a "permanent feature". The plan had twenty ideas for the union including
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seats involving "confected rows over flags, history and race" which may "not resonate Scots". Others have stated that "unionism has singularly struggled to articulate its vision as to why Scottish voters should be persuaded".
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was, by and large concentrated in some counties of Ulster as a result of Catholic Relief acts and Catholic Emancipation and later expansion of male suffrage which allowed Irish Catholic nationalists to vote for Irish
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has seen a decrease in support for the United Kingdom, although English nationalism does not necessarily advocate English independence from the United Kingdom. In November 2006, an ICM poll, commissioned by the
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Edinburgh voting against independence by 61% to 39% (turnout in the area was 84%). This shows that Glasgow area has the most anti - Unionist beliefs and Edinburgh area has the most pro - unionist beliefs.
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to tackle the rise in separatism, or to support the notion of a British nation, and that the "centrifugal forces unleashed by devolution must be balanced by a centripetal role the British State".
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into a constitutional body, centralised funding for devolved legislatures, respect for devolved matters, and devolution of justice and police to Wales inline with Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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In England, support for the Union has traditionally been high, while support for a separate English state has conversely been relatively low. However, the rise of
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was shown to have increased to a majority in one poll concerning reunification within 20 years, however most polling still puts Unionism firmly in the lead.
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in 2014, where voters were asked: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" 44.7% of voters answered "Yes" and 55.3% answered "No", with a record
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was held. Voters were asked: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" 44.7% of voters answered "Yes" and 55.3% answered "No", with a record
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This article is about support for the continuation of the United Kingdom as a Union of nations. For Trade unionism in the United Kingdom, see
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stated that Johnson should stop his policy of "muscular unionism" as it would further the case for Scottish independence.
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In 1542, the crowns of England and Ireland had been united through the creation of the Kingdom of Ireland under the
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The making of British unionism, 1740–1848: politics, government, and the Anglo-Irish constitutional relationship
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have become a bigger issue in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and to a lesser extent in Wales. The pro-independence
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Some have described the approach to be an inevitable response to the failure of devolution as intended by the
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left the United Kingdom in 1922, however the separation of Ireland which originally occurred under the
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and his successors, removing the role of the Pope as the ultimate overlord of Ireland. The crowns of
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The following is a list of active political parties and organisations that support the Union.
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The Jacobean Union: A Reconsideration of British Civil Policies Under the Early Stuarts
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The Two Unions: Ireland, Scotland, and the Survival of the United Kingdom, 1707–2007
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the Union has never been weaker". Following the Brexit transition period, and the
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Unionist Politics and the Politics of Unionism Since the Anglo-Irish Agreement
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In 2012, Northern Irish support for the Union had increased after the end of
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show most people in Wales support remaining part of the United Kingdom over
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along the lines of nationalism and unionism in 1920, causing 26 out of 32
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was upheld by the British Government and the Unionist-controlled devolved
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Defenders of the Union: A Survey of British and Irish Unionism Since 1801
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Brockliss, L. W. B. (1997). Brockliss, L. W. B.; Eastwood, David (eds.).
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English, Richard (1996). English, Richard; Walker, Graham S. (eds.).
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is not the way to persuade people that the UK is a deal they want".
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Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Unionism in Modern Ireland: New Perspectives on Politics and Culture
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A Union of Multiple Identities: The British Isles, C1750-c1850
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that was agreed on 22 July 1706. The Acts created a single
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in 2007, and it won an outright majority of seats at the
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without mentioning nationalism in their official makeup.
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in 1922. The rest of the counties were incorporated to
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is a political stance favouring the continued unity of
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unionism has generally polled higher than nationalism
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overlordship. The act of 1542 created the title of "
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