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Originally Posted by Carth
Still not sure I understand.
The Good Friday agreement says we don't need a border, but that isn't a trade deal is it?
A WTO means we will need a border if there's no deal with the EU.
A deal with the EU means we won't need a border, and therefore won't need one if we strike other deals elsewhere . . but we do need a border in it's no deal . . . is that right?
The deal with Japan (and others) . . was there a fuss about borders?
Should I just treble my daily alcohol intake and forget it all? 
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Nope, I can't recommend increasing consumption that much. But pull up a chair, pour yourself a moderate glass and watch it all unfurl.
We have a border with Japan.
We don't have one with the Republic of Ireland as enshrined in the
Good Friday Agreement, which is not a trade deal. Which is fine and dandy at the moment but if we can't strike a trade deal with the EU then we enter that dilemma I outlined earlier:
- Good Friday Agreement requires no borders.
- WTO if no deal means borders.
The current situation is a bit like leaving the task you hate to do the most until the last possible moment whereas you know the sensible thing to do is to get it out of the way early on.