The discontent has been festering for a very long time, and just needed an event to set it off. Everything that has happened since July has just driven them mad. |
The hope is that when this happens, Unionists will wake up and see that the threat really is gone and take a more balanced view. |
Trouble has been brewing, but I don't think most people expected this. The pessimistic view is that this is an indication of just how deep the antagonisms are and how impossible it will be to get agreement. |