Discussion papers & policy frameworks
Policies
Four papers issued in August 2026 under the authenticating emblem of the People of United Ulster. Each contains a discussion paper and a high-level strategic framework for ministers, departments and cross-border bodies.
Paper I · 13 August 2026
Immigration, Family Reunification, Remittances and the Public Interest
A framework for third-country labour migration that is coherent, enforceable and honest about trade-offs: conditional family reunification, mandatory health insurance, sponsor liability, and recognition of remittances as development finance — while protecting the Common Travel Area for British and Irish citizens.
Open the paperPaper II · 14 August 2026
Foreign Investment, Land Ownership, Business Control, Employment Localization and the Public Interest
Rules that preserve majority local control of land and designated businesses, introduce progressive Ulsterization of everyday retail occupations, and prohibit concealment arrangements — drawing on Thailand’s ownership model and Saudi employment-localization practice, adapted to British and Irish law and the Common Travel Area.
Open the paperPaper III · 14 August 2026
Citizenship by Descent, Birth in the Territory, and the Public Interest
A nationality framework in which citizenship is transmitted primarily by descent (jus sanguinis), birth inside the territory does not by itself confer citizenship on the children of non-citizens, and a demanding ten-year naturalisation path remains open — aligned with the United Kingdom’s post-1983 rules, Ireland’s post-2004/2005 rules, and the predominant international model.
Open the paperPaper IV · 20 August 2026
Decentralized Direct Participation, Hyper-Local Decision-Making and the Public Interest
A framework for continuous, location-aware citizen participation in local and regional decisions: priority notice to the street affected, public questioning of officials, verifiable voting, and a clear path from advisory outcomes to binding force on defined local matters — without abolishing representative institutions, and adapted to dual jurisdiction and the Common Travel Area.
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