British unionism
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British unionism is a political ideology that supports maintaining and strengthening the constitutional and political union between the constituent countries of the United Kingdom under a single sovereign state.
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Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ideology in the United Kingdom
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political ideology → unionism → |
| aimsTo |
maintain the union of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom
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strengthen the union of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom → |
| associatedWith |
Conservative and Unionist Party
→
Democratic Unionist Party → Liberal Democrats unionist tradition → Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party → Scottish Labour Party unionist wing → Ulster Unionist Party → Welsh Labour unionist wing → unionist parties in the United Kingdom → |
| contrastsWith |
English nationalism when separatist
→
Irish nationalism → Scottish nationalism → Welsh nationalism → |
| coreConcept |
British national identity
→
common defence and foreign policy for the United Kingdom → common economic space within the United Kingdom → integrity of the United Kingdom → shared British citizenship → sovereignty of the Parliament of the United Kingdom → |
| country |
United Kingdom
→
|
| developedInContextOf |
British nationalism
→
Irish nationalism → Scottish nationalism → Welsh nationalism → |
| historicalRoot |
Acts of Union 1707
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Acts of Union 1800 → creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain → creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → |
| language |
English
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|
| opposes |
English separatism
→
Irish reunification → Scottish independence → Welsh independence → breakup of the United Kingdom → |
| politicalPosition |
generally centre-right to centre-left
→
|
| region |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Northern Ireland → |
| relatedConcept |
loyalism in Northern Ireland
→
unionism in Ireland → |
| supports |
constitutional union of the United Kingdom
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continued membership of England in the United Kingdom → continued membership of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom → continued membership of Scotland in the United Kingdom → continued membership of Wales in the United Kingdom → political union of the United Kingdom → single sovereign state for the United Kingdom → |
| symbol |
Union Jack
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|
| viewOnDevolution |
often seeks to limit powers that could enable secession
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often supports devolution within the United Kingdom → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Ulster Defence Association
("Ulster loyalism")
→
Ulster Volunteer Force ("Ulster loyalism") → |
ideology |
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Irish War of Independence
→
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opposingIdeology |