[Sephiroth]

The EU could so easily accommodate our customs controls by technology preference just by not saying no. It’s as much in their interests as ours and during transition we could jointly develop this - perhaps as a variation to the Estonian (or is it Latvian) technology solution on the Russian border. Random sampling would reveal abuses so that countermeasures can be applied.

But that awful hegemonist EU prefers to say no to anything of mutual benefit. remember:

1. The EC wants to be federal masters;
2. The European Parliament wants to trump national parliaments;
3. Germany wants to call all the shots;
4. The French running dogs of the Germans want to punish us;
5. The perfidious Irish aren’t interested in the GFA, only trade across the borders.

There is no ethical basis for wanting to be tied into that lot. The Remainers on this thread have never been able to properly refute my enumerated points. The 17 million who voted for Brexit included much of the above in their thinking - not just immigration.

Incidentally, I’ve never been against European immigration. I entirely blame all UK governments for not ensuring a housing supply and NHS capacity to match the tax paying influx.