Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland experienced different social, economic and politcal conditions. How did Protestant Poilticians disagree in their views of the situation?

2. Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland experienced different social, economic and political conditions. How and why did Protestant politicians disagree in their views of this situation?

At the time of the disagreements about the different conditions Protestants and Catholics faced in Northern Ireland there were three different types of Protestant political parties: Liberal Unionists, Mainstream Unionists and the D.U.P. Each had its own view about the social, economic and political discriminations in Northern Ireland.
Mainstream Unionists realised that political discrimination did exist against Catholics e.g. gerrymandering, but they believed their discriminations were justified. Lord Craigavon the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and a Mainstream Unionist said, ‘ We are a Protestant Parliament for a Protestant People.’ The Mainstream Unionists believed that the purpose of Northern Ireland was to protect Protestants. Basil Brooke the leader of the Mainst...