Dr. Claire Mitchell:

It is hard to reassure people that their sense of identity will not be affected because what is a unionist after reunification? It is honest to take that on board. Certainly, a bill of rights that would include things that Protestants might be interested in could be looked at.

When you talk to people, it might not be things that have been thought about yet. It might be things like religious freedom, which seems so inbuilt and obvious, but articulating that might be incredibly helpful. I do not think people will be able to put trust in a wider hypothetical process they hear about in the media; I think it will be the groundwork of face-to-face conversations. I think that includes time and resources, especially if you do not want to hear from only the most committed hard core, and I assure members that they will be mostly men because they will have the time to do this.