Thanks Shaun. Always good to have a response in words. I am a great believer in "a word is worth a thousand pictures", I am not sure if "a word is worth a million ROFL emoticons is  current but ...   Taking your points in turn   1.Your argument falls at the first hurdle. There are not and never have been "identical economic conditions" north and south of the border, The Good Friday Agreement didn't guarantee that. (I must admit like almost everyone I have yet to get round to