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Originally Posted by Hugh
If my wife lost her job, we could manage - but we’d prefer not to have to...
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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
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.
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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.