The two political movements that are effectively direct descendants of the Orange Order are the DUP and the UUP, both of which were ardently pro-Brexit and anti-EU.
The nationalists won a majority in the Belfast parliament for the first time earlier this year. They haven't negotiated a government yet, but it was Sinn Fein and the Greens and the Alliance who voted for this.
The two political movements that are effectively direct descendants of the Orange Order are the DUP and the UUP, both of which were ardently pro-Brexit and anti-EU.
So why is the Belfast government agreeing to EU driven "climate" policies?
I suppose the Green Party in Northern Ireland has a lot of clout.
I find Irish politics really confusing. But that's not saying much; I'm confused most of the time.
The nationalists won a majority in the Belfast parliament for the first time earlier this year. They haven't negotiated a government yet, but it was Sinn Fein and the Greens and the Alliance who voted for this.