Ben Lowry: Here are six of the broad reasons for the recent turn against unionism, some of which are reversible

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Subscribe              I N S I D E R           May 14, 2022             Ben Lowry Editor I have happy memories of Balmoral, when I was a kid in the 1970s and my grandfather worked at King's Hall for Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS)    It always seemed to be summer as we clambered up to the driving deck of those colossal combine harvesters that were on display.   I will be back at Balmoral today at the News Letter and Farming Life stand amid the bustling crowds. https://www.newsletter.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/balmoral-show-day-three-first-post-pandemic-show-should-easily-hit-target-of-100000-visitors-3693972   The weather has been variable this week but people are delighted to see the show back in its May slot.    Here is our interview with only the second female president of the RUAS https://www.newsletter.co.uk/country-and-farming/ruas-president-christine-adams-i-knew-nothing-about-farming-until-i-married-my-husband-3693586   As normal there have been lots of politicians at Balmoral. But this year politics and agriculture intersect with particular force, such as this story about the impact of protocol rules on show cattle movements https://www.newsletter.co.uk/country-and-farming/appalling-ulster-cattle-farmers-to-miss-out-on-milestone-show-in-england-thanks-to-irish-sea-border-rules-3694009   As Boris Johnson prepares to fly into Northern Ireland, the DUP leader sets out his political demands  https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/dup-leader-sir-jeffrey-donaldson-defends-the-decision-to-block-election-of-a-new-stormont-assembly-speaker-3694052   But here is a unionist letter writer who accuses unionists of failing to foresee obvious problems for NI caused by Brexit https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/letters/we-unionists-who-foresaw-that-brexit-would-cause-problems-at-the-northern-ireland-border-were-ignored-3694129   Here is my own column on reasons for the difficulties in unionism https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/ben-lowry-here-are-six-of-the-broad-reasons-for-the-recent-turn-against-unionism-some-of-which-are-reversible-3694130   Scroll down our opinion section for more commentary on the election, including the bitterly contrasting views of ex DUP leader Peter Robinson and ex UUP leader Reg Empey https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion   Meanwhile in sport, Kyle White is as ever reporting closely on the Northwest 200 https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/motorcycling/nw200-world-superbike-king-jonathan-rea-says-superbike-favourite-glenn-irwin-can-handle-weight-of-expectation-3693951   As ever this is so much more, including our bumper post Balmoral edition of News Letter and Farming Life, in the shops until tomorrow.   -- Ben Lowry Editor             NW200: World Superbike king Jonathan Rea says Superbike favourite Glenn Irwin 'can handle weight of expectation'   Read more +     Balmoral Show Day Three: Easily on target to hit 100,000 visitors   Read more +           Ben Lowry: Six reasons for the turn against unionism, some of them reversible                     Read more +     Subscribe today             Full access   Subscribe for unlimited access to all our articles, 70% fewer ads, daily puzzles and our desktop & mobile app. Your first month free . Cancel anytime.     Find out more     Gift access   Give someone a subscription for a year's unlimited access to all our articles, 70% fewer ads, daily puzzles and our desktop and mobile app. From just £94.90 for 12 months.    Find out more

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