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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Ulster loyalism 6
British unionism canonical 3
Northern Irish unionism 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ideology in the United Kingdom
political ideology
unionism
aimsTo maintain the union of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom
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
Acts of Union 1800
creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain
creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
language English
opposes English separatism
Irish reunification
Scottish independence
Welsh independence
breakup of the United Kingdom
politicalPosition generally centre-right to centre-left
region Great Britain
Northern Ireland
relatedConcept loyalism in Northern Ireland
unionism in Ireland
supports constitutional union of the United Kingdom
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
linked to: Union Flag
viewOnDevolution often seeks to limit powers that could enable secession
often supports devolution within the United Kingdom

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ulster Volunteer Force ideology Ulster loyalism
linked to: British unionism
Ulster Defence Association ideology Ulster loyalism
linked to: British unionism
Irish Home Rule movement opposedBy Ulster Unionism
linked to: British unionism
Peter Robinson politicalAlignment British unionism
Ulster Defence Association ideology Ulster loyalism
subject linked to: UDA
linked to: British unionism
Ulster Defence Association ideology British unionism
subject linked to: UDA
Ulster Political Research Group ideology Ulster loyalism
linked to: British unionism
Ulster Democratic Party ideology Ulster loyalism
linked to: British unionism
Ulster Workers' Council ideology Ulster loyalism
linked to: British unionism
James Molyneaux sphereOfInfluence Northern Irish unionism
linked to: British unionism