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Originally Posted by jonbxx

Of course I want a good deal for the UK, who in the UK wouldn't? However, it's a basic sales technique to understand and appreciate your adversaries priorities. It's not defending Ireland or the EU to understand and appreciate why they are acting in the way they do.

In the case of our recent discussions, appreciating the GFAs aims and how the CU and SM facilitate this gives a baseline for future negotiations. Both Northern Ireland and the Republic very strongly voted in favour of the agreement so there is a clear will to continue the agreement in some way or form. It's now down to the UK and EU negotiators to find that way.

The EU negotiates as a bloc for the EUs and member states interests. The EU is not going to happily or willingly compromise it and its' member states interests to facilitate Brexit.

We all know that and have always known that.

I repeat: The EU want to sabotage Brexit and their use of the GFA is a ploy to do that as well as a brazen attempt to protect only Ireland's economic interests. Surely, that is to be deprecated.