Newton Emerson: Unionists right to boycott Kenny’s Brexit forum
Cross-Border discussions already possible and real talks will be between Dublin and London
Perhaps the Taoiseach is ignoring all this because his forum is just a gimmick or a distraction for political rivals – in which case, everyone should boycott it. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish Times
Unionists are quite right to boycott the Taoiseach’s all-Ireland Brexit forum. Or at least they are being entirely rational, contrary to the impression from the SDLP.
In a statement on Monday, issued in the name of party leader Colum Eastwood, the SDLP sought to assure unionists that “in the confines of that forum there is no trapdoor to Irish unity. Nor is it a papist conspiracy. Those attending will not be sprayed with holy water at the door”.