‘I want to be part of an outward-looking liberal country with a positive, strong identity internationally and I’m tired of living in a siege mentality.’

Irish Unity is the first book to explore Irish reunification in the aftermath of Brexit which is written by Ben Collins who comes from a pro-British and Unionist background and has lived and worked across the UK. In this book Collins explains how he has come to favour Irish Unity. He uses his twenty years of experience working in political communications to give his insight on the current situation regarding the building momentum for Irish Unity, the importance of the Good Friday Agreement and Brexit. In this book he sets out what it would take to win a Border Poll referendum and the importance of preparation in advance.

Inspired by the momentum of the Scottish referendum and taking lessons from elsewhere, Ben Collins guides the reader through the steps needed from both sides that he believes will unite Ireland.

Collins gives deep insight from a Northern Ireland perspective about how the financial, cultural and social ramifications could pan out for citizens in both parts of Ireland and how it would affect the United Kingdom, Europe and the world.

Reviews:

Anyone interested in the future not just of Northern Ireland, but of these islands, would benefit from this thought-provoking book. – BILL NEELY

This is an important book which ought to be read by those on either side of the constitutional debate – and by those yet to make up their mind. – JONATHAN TONGE, Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool

Here is a plan for building a dynamic and welcoming new home for all who share this beautiful island. A home beyond partition, without partition. – MARY MCALEESE, President of Ireland 1997-2011

Collins has unavoidable novelty, given he comes from a Protestant-Unionist background, was briefly a member of the Ulster Unionist and Conservative parties, and, so, is not supposed to find himself making an argument like this. But make it he does, eloquently and constructively, remaking early on that Irish unity is, quite simply, ‘an idea whose time has come... the argument he sets out is hard-headed and practical. – KEVIN MEAGHER, Bellacaledonia