Ian
At least we are trying to exchange points of view (although each of us thinks the other is irredeemably biased and his/her arguments flawed). It's better than a foul tirade of angry bile.
Who knows ... one or other of us might suddenly get a new perspective on matters which, once articulated on these boards, will solve the whole Anglo/Irish problem forever? But if it's too tedious for you, skip over it. That's what everyone else is doing.
Den
I'm too tired to reply tonight, so I'll return to it another time.