The news the other week that Brian Cowen was to succeed Bertie Ahern as both leader of Fianna Fail and Taoiseach came as little suprise. But he's not there yet, and still has his current positin as minister for finace to deal with.
It's in this position that an Taniste is making great headway as far as investment in the North goes. Sure Fianna Fail are making noises towards moving this side of the border, and Bertie himself played a great role in the Peace Process and all that jazz, but this new type of investment is something which, as a student, I'm quite looking forward to.
New jobs are to be created when big companies in the Republic can now establish branches in NI without compromising their tax position. In an ever challenging job market in the North, especially among graduates, this move I'm sure will be looked on with great favour among my peers.
As far as Nationalist sentiment goes as well, such a boost to NI's financial and corporate business structure will go a long way towards closing the financal gulf that would prove a little difficult if/when reunification occurs, as well as obviously helping to integrate infrastructure North and South of the border.
Another new leader on the cards is Peter Robinson, who is expected to take over Ian Paisley when he steps down in May. With his previous involvement with the Ulster Resistance Movement, God only knows what this will mean as far as good cross border relations goes, not to mention the nature of the Stormont exec itself.
Come May time, it looks as things will get a little more interesting on the political front. What this means for our future, has yet to be seen.
2 comments:
You say:"What this means for our future, has yet to be seen." I say: "Yes, it has yet to be seen. On this you are right."
Hey, as a fellow Protestant Nationalist I have to agree with you. I love the blog btw :)
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