Thread: Brexit discussion
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Old 24-06-2018, 20:02   #3193
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Re: Brexit discussion
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Factually incorrect. To trade on WTO rules, you need a hard border. So the UK and Ireland would need one in place in the event of a no-deal Brexit. So, nothing's being played, this is a reality.
The problem is, Andrew, you see every difficulty as an insurmountable problem.

As an example, one simple way of overcoming the border issue between Ireland and Northern Ireland is to give NI membership of the WTO in its own right. That particular solution was put forward by Pascal Lamy himself, who is the former Head of the WTO.

As I have said many times before on this thread, solutions to intractable problems are often found by thinking outside of the box.

The NI border issue is a complete red herring and is not a 'barrier' to a successful Brexit. Solutions are available, although Barnier seems to enjoy rejecting everything put in front of him. He'd better make the most of it, because the clock is ticking (tick tock ) and it will soon be time for him to get real and stop messing about.
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