Posted on 10/11/2025 4:51:36 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
English nationalism is now the "biggest threat" to the union, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Mike Nesbitt has said.
He made the remarks at his party's annual conference - his second in charge since reclaiming the leadership last year.
Nesbitt is also Stormont's health minister in Northern Ireland's devolved government.
Speaking to the party faithful in Belfast, he said he wanted to "deliver hope through prosperity".
He dismissed the idea of a border poll taking place anytime soon on a united Ireland.
"While unionists have always looked over their shoulders at Irish nationalists as the biggest threat to Northern Ireland's place in the UK, Irish nationalists have been knocked off the gold medal spot by English nationalism," he said.
He also warned of the impact of English nationalist MPs on the level of funding Northern Ireland receives from Westminster.
"Our annual subvention, some £19bn, is a very significant sum of money. It could build acute hospitals in the constituencies of English nationalist MPs," he said.
The UUP leader added: "That's the real danger of supporting the sort of right-wing parties other unionists currently find so appealing."
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Oh that makes total sense.
Amazing how being loyal to the tenets of your country somehow become the biggest threat to your country in left wing minds.
Has the world gone mad?
The only country who doesn't have it's own Parliament, holidays and special protections, they're the problem.
Right.
Can’t help but think about that Monty Python sketch about Mr. Nesbit teaching us an important lesson about not standing up.
>> Has the world gone mad?
Significant segments of it have, quite literally.
“Has the world gone mad?”
No, these people are deceptive propagandists trying to pretend they are in the majority, that they ride the bandwagon that everyone else is riding.
He also warned of the impact of English nationalist MPs on the level of funding Northern Ireland receives from Westminster.
“Our annual subvention, some £19bn, is a very significant sum of money. It could build acute hospitals in the constituencies of English nationalist MPs,” he said.
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As with many other things, to understand where he’s coming from… FOLLOW THE MONEY.
Specifically follow OTHER-PEOPLE’S-MONEY.
That’s the sort of attitude that let the Vikings run amok all over them, too.
Where’s that photo and quote of the Iraqi Information Minister..
Biggest threats are Islamic Nationalism and failure to worship God (God of isaac abraham and jacob).
I would say that Mike Nesbitt is a threat to the union. He should be mitigated.
Exactly backwards. England needs way more fear of Islam.
It sounds like he’s talking about unifying Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and the English won’t allow that.
Wake up Nesbitt, the muslims are the far greater threat.
Our very own home grown lefties said the same thing here about out patriots. It’s just talking points for the useful idiots.
IKR.
THEY sound an awful like like demoRATS from America !
Bkmk
The biggest threat to the UK is violent savages invading their country from 3rd world crapholes.
Silly fellow. Whatever the English do nothing’s going to change. If Scotland ever goes, Northern Ireland will as well.
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