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Home , David Ford, Harry West, Ian Paisley, Jim Allister, Mike Nesbitt, Naomi Long

The Politics of Unionism in Northern

Dominic Bryan The British Isles • Settlers - Plantations in 16th- and 17th-century Ireland • 18th Century: Loyalty, and Orangeism • Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland • Act of Union 1800: the idea of a • The landed class and industrial class and a working class • The empire, the bible and the crown • The Irish Unionist Party • The • Identity: Britishness – Irishness –

Origins of Unionism • Also the Official Unionist Party or simply the Unionist Party • Derived from the Irish Unionist Party in 19th Century • Foundation – the Ulster Unionist Council of 1905 • Key role of the Orange Order • The role of the gentry and upper-class • , James Craig and the UVF • 1921 – • Prime Ministers: Craig, Andrews, Brooke, O’Neil and Chichester-Clarke and Faulkner. • Northern Ireland – a study in political control • and Civil Rights

Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) • 1972: The end of Stormont • 1973: splits over the Sunningdale Agreement • Faulkner v • 1974: Vanguard and the United Ulster Unionist Council • Leader James Molyneaux 1979-1995 • Anglo Irish Agreement • 1995 – 2005 and the Agreement • Division and Defeat. • Leadership of Sir and • Leadership of Robin Swan

Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) • Ian Paisley – life and times • 1966 -1971 The Protestant Unionist Party • More Unionist, more Protestant and more working class • Growth in popularity in 1980’s and 1990’s • Staunch opposition to the 1998 Agreement – No talking to terrorists! • Took there seats in Government • 2007: Largest Party in Assembly • First Minister • Peter Robinson and .

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) • Cross community and anti-sectarian • Unionist with a small ‘u’ • Broke from the UUP in 1970 • • 173: 13% of the vote for a Northern Ireland Assembly • 1987 – John Alderdice as leader • Squeeze of the ‘centre ground’. • stood down last year for

Alliance Party (APNI) Since the 1970s Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party (splinter from UUP) United Ulster Unionist Party (Splinter from Vanguard) Unionist Party of Northern Ireland Ulster Popular Unionist Party PUP United Kingdom Unionist Party (UKUP) Northern Ireland Unionist Party (defectors from the UKUP) UDP – UPRG Conservative Party United Unionist Coalition NI21 United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)

Traditional Unionist Voice -

OTHERS • The Orange Order • The Loyal Orders • Commemoration • Marching Bands • Bonfires • Football faith and flute • Paramilitaries – UVF, UDA,

Protestantism, Unionism, and (PUL)