Current Affairs Irish Border and Brexit

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peteblue said:
I think the interpretations may have been lost in translation. The U.K. will not sell NI out and any PM who tries to do so will become an ex PM.......
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The paragraph is about 4 or 5 lines. There's no misinterpreting anything. The following paragraph promises the UK will do it's utmost to ensure Northern Ireland is not disadvantaged by the agreement.
 
Charlie Sweet said:
The paragraph is about 4 or 5 lines. There's no misinterpreting anything. The following paragraph promises the UK will do it's utmost to ensure Northern Ireland is not disadvantaged by the agreement.
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Indeed, yet NI would indeed be disadvantaged if the EU proposal of cutting it off from the U.K. with a border in the sea was implemented.....
 
peteblue said:
Indeed, yet NI would indeed be disadvantaged if the EU proposal of cutting it off from the U.K. with a border in the sea was implemented.....
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No it wouldn't. Not at all.

Firstly it would be unique in having a foot in both camps. That would be amazing for attracting inward investors.

Second the trade barrier you describe down the Irish sea is exactly the same as the one you are advocating for the Irish border. And funnily enough in that debate you talk about it being high-tech, seamless and of no consequence at all. Moreover on this one the border as you call it would.be between two British regions so entirely within the gift of the UK government to manage painlessly.

Or is that not the case Pete? I honestly fail to see how you can say one thing about one Irish border but completely the opposite about a border down the Irish sea.....
 
Charlie Sweet said:
No it wouldn't. Not at all.

Firstly it would be unique in having a foot in both camps. That would be amazing for attracting inward investors.

Second the trade barrier you describe down the Irish sea is exactly the same as the one you are advocating for the Irish border. And funnily enough in that debate you talk about it being high-tech, seamless and of no consequence at all. Moreover on this one the border as you call it would.be between two British regions so entirely within the gift of the UK government to manage painlessly.

Or is that not the case Pete? I honestly fail to see how you can say one thing about one Irish border but completely the opposite about a border down the Irish sea.....
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The EU wants a hard border. They say it can either be between the ROI and NI or between NI and the rest of the U.K.. Of course this will disadvantage NI. It would not be between two British regions because one of them, NI, would be under EU control. This is a complete dogs breakfast of a solution, purposely designed to generate trouble, by the EU......
 
peteblue said:
The EU wants a hard border. They say it can either be between the ROI and NI or between NI and the rest of the U.K.. Of course this will disadvantage NI. It would not be between two British regions because one of them, NI, would be under EU control. This is a complete dogs breakfast of a solution, purposely designed to generate trouble, by the EU......
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Imho it would suit NI better if there was a border between them and the rest of GB rather than a hard border between them and the south, seeing the water creates a natural point where goods/people can be checked through the ports/airports.

I don't think that will happen though as it would be the first step towards unification and a betrayal of the unionist population.
 
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