evidence: A LucidTalk/Sunday Times survey last October showed that 57% of people aged 18 to 24 in Northern Ireland would vote "yes" to reunification. Surveys have "consistently demonstrated that the Good Friday generation are more likely to vote for a united Ireland" and "more likely to identify as Irish or Northern Irish", said Emma DeSouza in The Guardian, and "that the vast majority do not align themselves with unionist ideology – all of which suggests pro-union parties are likely to face an uphill battle in convincing them that Northern Ireland's place is in the UK". But this does not play out across all age groups, with current polling suggesting a majority of the population does not support unification. An Ipsos/Irish Times poll in December found more than half of all Northern Irish voters (51%) would vote against unity, with 30% in favour. "There is much stronger support for unity in the Republic", however, said the Belfast Telegraph, with 64% of respondents there saying they would vote for unity, compared to just 16% against.