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Originally Posted by nomadking
The accusation made was "Brexit has been a brilliant recruitment tool for the latest incarnation of the IRA.".
1) Why should the IRA etc be that bothered about the border?
2) Why should we have to continually pander to them?
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As 1andrew1 posted, read the article.
Any system that of necessity closes off roads between RoI & Ni will cause problems with the GFA. Any system that is not robust enough will cause problems with WTO rules. Simple things, like milk being collected from farms both sides of the border, bottled on one side and sold on the other. This falls foul of Country of Origin rules when we leave the EU.
Then there is the problem of those pesky migrants, who travel to RoI under FoM, then cross into NI through one of these unchecked borders.
Shove checkpoints in and the New IRA will target them.
There is no technology that can cope with remote checking of tanker full of milk from either side of the border, let alone simple checks on goods.
Move the border to the Irish Sea and the DUP will kick off.
NI farmers are particularly vulnerable to cheap beef imports.
Simplest solution is reunification. Would the DUP support the government if this was even whispered, let alone supported?