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Old 20-09-2019, 18:52   #251
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Re: Brexit Development(s) Discussion

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
If my wife lost her job, we could manage - but we’d prefer not to have to...
But what if it was up to your wife whether she lost her job or not? Would she voluntarily leave her job if she didn’t have to?

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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
Not quite. Whatever apocalyptic queues, shortages and general sky-falling occurs on the island of Great Britain, will occur also on the island of Ireland, most of which is remaining in the EU. A withdrawal agreement without a backstop provides vital continuity for a vulnerable member state, at the trivial cost of deferring a solution to border management - a solution that isn’t required on 31 October *if* there’s a withdrawal agreement to ensure temporary continuity.

This is so eye-poppingly obvious that it is difficult to escape the conclusion that the EU prizes the backstop not for its theoretical safeguards two years down the road, but because it creates a bargaining chip in future trade negotiations.
The problem is, is that the backstop has now become Brexit.

Neither side will climb down now, so now they would have to Engineer a solution that both keeps and removes the backstop so both sides can claim a win.
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