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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
I feel that the Anglo/Irish GFA is just that and is bilateral. The EU snout is in there to support the Irish tail that is wagging the dog. The Irish interest is purely economic and their ploy is thus not in good faith.
The GFA does not mandate an open border. The issue is really a commercial matter not one of terrorism. By being tough, it could be left to the two countries to sort out. Trouble is that EU Law on which they are totally pedantic comes into play.
There is a strong case for no deal and let the EU erect a border to Ireland’s ennui. If they didn’t, then neither need we.
Why do you want to be bound to a bunch of nasties like the EU?
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As we discussed before, the GFA is not a peace agreement on the whole but a framework of mutual cooperation that allows recognition of some in Northern Ireland to be Irish as well as British. If the North/South cooperation enables economic success to the mutual benefit of these on both sides of the border, that is surely a successful outcome?
Again, as we have discussed before, the open border facilitates North/South cooperation. To have a setup which stops an open border ends that facilitation and hinders the cooperation that has been in place for nearly 20 years.
The democratically elected government of Ireland delegates responsibility for some aspects of its business to the EU as we have and will do until we leave. What’s in it for Ireland to go it alone?
If there is no deal as you say there is a strong case for, and we keep an open border between the Uk and the Republic of Ireland, are you happy for an open trading borders with every member of the WTO under their rules?