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It makes no sense to put it anywhere. Because you can't put a new border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. Just because it does more trade with England do
by dalore 8y ago
It makes no sense to put it anywhere.
Because you can't put a new border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Just because it does more trade with England doesn't mean anything, that's because England is bigger. What's more important is that you can't put a border or wall or customs check really between NI and Ireland.
- btilly 8y agoAnd this is the impasse. There are three possible outcomes here. Reverse course to remain, May's deal, or a hard Brexit. Each has about 1/3 support, and so none of them can win a vote. However the default if there is no further legislation is a hard Brexit. Now to this issue. Few want a border between the two halves of Ireland. Few want a border between Ireland and Great Britain. The price that the EU wants for no border is that the UK has to continue to comply with all EU regulation, and the UK gets no say in said regulation. Few in the UK want that. The inevitable result is that, whatever happens, most people won't want that outcome. But that won't matter because they can't agree on whatever other outcome they would have wanted instead. And this is how train-wrecks happen in slow motion.
- dalore 8y agoAgreed with most you say although I'd say no one really wants May's deal. The only real options left are remain or no deal and so should be put to the people. Question to the people: Is this really what you want?
- btilly 8y agoI agree that no one really wants May's deal. It is more accurate to say that about 1/3 think that May's deal is the least bad option at this point.