It seems ‘Generation Neither’ keeps growing. For years many commentators considered the middle ground a liberal myth. But the recent election success of Alliance and the Green Party has shown that more people in Northern Ireland are abandoning their traditional tribal allegiances.
The latest research comes from the 2018 NI Life and Times Survey.
It is clear that the middle ground is going to decide the fate of NI in terms of if we stay in the UK or unify with the Republic of Ireland. Our political parties are going to need to appeal to the middle ground, something that has never been a strong point for some of them.
We will be discussing Generation Neither at our Big Day Out Event at the end of this month. Get your tickets now…
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