Something unusual is going on in Northern Ireland. The economy is outpacing Britain’s.

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  1. This is why the DUP are freaking out. If people get used to that sweet, sweet EU trade then they might decide that being in the EU is a great idea and that means…

    *Dramatic pause*

    …a reunited Ireland is much more likely.

    Can’t be having that! So they kick off and fail to work for their constituents.

  2. HMM.

    What’s different between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK which could explain this?

    Is it Guinness? Their love of a good stew? Their traditional folk music?

    What could it possibly be???

  3. I’m going to guess a lot of transactions are having to be recorded that didnt previously have to be.

    i do wonder if the ni protocol is going to have a positive effect on the ni economy, but it seems unlikely that it would have any impact already.

  4. Which must be one reason why Johnson wants to renege on the Northern Ireland protocol, it shows why a close link to the EU is a benefit and he cannot have that. He wants to drag Northern Ireland down with the rest of us, sever ties with the EU completely and then turn the UK into a tax haven right off the coast of the EU.

  5. Ah, but I checked the previous quarter:

    >In Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2021, all four countries in the UK showed positive quarter-on-quarter growth; Wales increased by 6.2%, Scotland increased by 5.6%, England increased by 4.8% and Northern Ireland increased by 3.0%.

    So actually, NI is just playing catch up. This is why media statistics are never to be trusted.

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