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Originally Posted by Damien
Sure but that does seem quite hard. Do we know of any open borders across zones that do not have a customs union? At least for economies the size of ours?
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There's already a border between the North and South for a whole range of issues. We need a little invention and will, pretty sure "will" being the major factor.
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It seems at the very least it's difficult which is what the backstop is about. Until we solve that the backstop remains which is why a time limited version seems to destroy the point of it.
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Well they advised the backstop was purely insurance and neither side wanted to use it or thought that they would use it. So why not back yourself to sort it out and remove it.
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But changing the question why is the backstop so horrible anyway? If it is this easy then the deal will be sorted in the transition period. Thus making the backstop redundant.
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exactly mu earlier point
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If it is difficult then we'll be a customs union for goods with our closet and biggest trading partner who also happen to be one of the biggest, soon to be the biggest, trading block in the world.
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but defacto still in the EU - unable to strike trade deals, subject to the ECJ and not brexit..
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In all the things that people wanted from Brexit May's agreement delivers nearly all of it and the one part it doesn't could be sorted later. It's there ready to go having been agreed with the EU and the backstop for the whole of the UK was a concession to us.
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I agree, the EU saw it as concession, but we see it as potential shackles.
As you say it's a 2year period, both side should commit to sorting it within that period one way or the other.