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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Unfortunately, the facts don't favour your argument. It is the British government that does not want to honour its agreements with the EU and is asking for an extension.

Boris Johnson seems to be intent on resurrecting the Perfidious Albion branding that we shook off a long time ago.

You know my view on Boris and that his word is no good.
I do understand the argument about abiding by what the UK signed.
But:

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It's the Remainers who always put the abiding matter on the table;

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It's the Remainers who never concede that the rigorous, inflexible implementation by the EU of the NI Protocol is at the heart of the problem.

That said, the core of the heart of the problem lies in the stupidity of signing the Withdrawal Agreement as was. Being where we are now, the EU must recognise that stability in NI is now threatened and they need to relax enforcement of GB towards NI trade restrictions.

The extension is merely providing time for further negotiations and for the stupid marching season to pass. That is a waste of time unless the EU makes concessions. But they don't make concessions without extracting blood from the stone. So expect this to come back to the headlines in September.

A completely clean break is what should have happened and the folly of "our friends in Europe" is now completely clear. Even to you.