And they are flourishing. And conceivably that section could become bigger than the other "sides" combined. And if it does, so be it. I suspect though, with respect, the non-alignment does not mean they are neutral on cost of living, jobs, investment, instability and the cause of it.
Naomi Long went to great pains in an interview to clarify Alliance position on constitutional issues a couple of weeks ago.
They are adamantly neutral at least publicly.
She said if and when a BP was called they would evaluate the offer for unity and status quo on their merits and take a position to campaign accordingly one way or another based on that evaluation.
Unfortunately, the territory that is being discussed is part of Ireland.
Ireland needs to be unified and independently free to govern in line with democratic self determination principles.
Therefore the concept of an “independent state” consisting of the territory currently occupied by the UK would in my opinion be a destabilising influence on our country.
For more, see Kosovo, or Transnistria.
We need to solve this issue once and for all.
I’d like to see even the notion of a possible “non aligned” state taken off the table.