> it was given these powers after it was obvious it had lost control of the situation... > this backfired badly: if it had been enacted it would have created a

> it was given these powers after it was obvious it had lost control of the situation... > this backfired badly: if it had been enacted it would have created a border across Ireland... Yeah, creating such measures overnight probably wouldn't workout well. Had consistent and thought-out policy existed upfront maybe it would have been a different story. Of course Brexit probably would have ruined many such plans with factories distributed throughout EU and UK.