| Did the Belfast Agreement essentially lock us into the EU? 10:18 - Jun 15 with 3226 views | Trequartista |
I’m sure it’s more nuanced than that but is that what it boils down to in the end? We can’t have a border on the Irish mainland and we can’t have a border in the Irish Sea. |  |
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| Did the Belfast Agreement essentially lock us into the EU? on 21:33 - Jun 15 with 384 views | XYZ |
| Did the Belfast Agreement essentially lock us into the EU? on 21:16 - Jun 15 by Trequartista |
I agree with your analysis of the 2 realistic options, which means there was effectively no option to become an independent country outside of the EU and its components without either causing a UK constitutional crisis (which we seem to be heading towards unless we can change the agreement) or risking the return of the IRA. |
Which is what some of us were pointing out six years ago.
Project Fear is Project Here.
Brexit is so good, GB has quietly given up on putting border checks in place as it too complicated to train people and build infrastructure. Only a matter of time before there's a WTO kerfuffle. |  | | |
| Did the Belfast Agreement essentially lock us into the EU? on 08:10 - Jun 16 with 312 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Thé alternative view is that it was stage 1 to a United Ireland - a finish line made inevitable by the shrinking Protestant extremism and increased number of enlightened (and catholic) voters over time
The interesting question is why DUP bigots agreed - maybe they hadn’t thought of Brexit | |
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| Did the Belfast Agreement essentially lock us into the EU? on 12:26 - Jun 17 with 243 views | HARRY10 |
| Did the Belfast Agreement essentially lock us into the EU? on 10:23 - Jun 15 by Cotty |
It's almost like Brexit was a terrible and poorly thought through idea. |
"And the irony is that, despite all the squeaking about supposed new deals, there are none, other than Japan where the UK is worse, as with Aus/NZ, which are still yet to be ratified." Harry10
a day later
"Farmers and food producers stand to lose almost £300m from the trade deal with Australia and need government help, a report by MPs says."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-australia-trade-deal-farme
Wait till the UK goes cap in hand to other countries - it will get a worse battering than the New Zealand bowlers did on Tuesday. Six years on from the referendim, and only one new deal in force (Japan), and that is worse than what was had in the EU.
Meanwhile, companies, factories and farm production continue to leech out of the UK, and the falling pound means oil is at a higher price. Which must be gratifying to the Brexiters to know they have done their bit to make the cost of living higher. | | | |
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