“…It has even been argued that without the leadership and financial resources of Ulster businessmen in the years 1880-1921, Ulster Unionism could not have assumed the significance it did in the twentieth century. 147 The way the mails were handled and the eventual volte-face which Craig made over the all-red route was, for the most part, due to the influence of the business community and illustrate, up to a point, the limits of Ulster Unionism in projecting their political goals. Furthermore as well as providing an example of the "short term 'survivalist'" mentality of Ulster Unionism, 148 and its provincial mentalité, 149 it also serves to underline the fact that there existed tensions within unionism and that the nature of UUP hegemony, as has been argued elsewhere, was incomplete.…”