Quote from: lynchbhoy on November 13, 2014, 11:56:44 AM
isn't it currently part of their constitution?
politically there are votes there that could assist in forming a government in a tight election (as was the case at times in in 70's/80's/90's - and the unionist vote was garnered - before sf were winning seats)
its very hard to offload an area unless there is willingness and ability in another (host) country to offload it too!
Yes and no. Unlike, for example, the Republic of Ireland, the UK has no single codified document entitled 'the constitution', therefore, the constitution is all the disperate laws which concern the governance of the UK. As those laws have to refer to electoral procedure (amongst other things) in NI, then the UK's governance of NI is in the constitution. But that means it's easy to take out of the constitution, as only those laws which affect NI are removed, and the UK of GB (*some of us are hoping for a second chance to end that anomaly*) carries on as before.
The local parties in NI probably have less Westminster relevance following the recent coalition between 2 mainstream parties.