Today the Orange Order was out on the streets for their annual parade. Most people here now ask why and wish they would go away.
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/07/09/is-it-time-to-for-lodge-marchers-to-call-it-a-day-100252-21307992/
http://forums.chesterchronicle.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=9131
Orangeism used to be very strong on Merseyside. The classic divide and rule approach appealed to local politicians and with a largely immigrant irish population competing for unskilled work on the docks you can see why.
But working class solidarity was stronger in the end, and now its the Irish connections and culture that are celebrated.
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