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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
Nope, as per usual you only selectively consider what you wish to reply to.
I’ll fully admit I’m a remainer, however if you bother to review my posts you’ll see that I’ve repeatedly said that now Brexit has been done we need to make it a success. That success however needs to be based on realism. Not head in the clouds dreaming as you demonstrated with your earlier posts regarding customs technology.
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Agreed - pretty much everyone in the UK wants it to be as successful as possible regardless of which party or way they voted in the referendum. But wishful thinking or blind faith hasn't and doesn't solve the Brexit Irish border issue.
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
If we dump the NI Protocol, the Irish economy will be in great danger. I suspect that's the only card we hold. EU retaliation would likely be punishment through repudiation/suspension of the trade deal. But at least the gloves will be off and we'll all know where we stand.
In particular, the GB/UK situation will be normalised.
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All I think we can offer Ireland in return for any concessions is international support on its low Corporation tax rate and perhaps some money for cross-border initiatives and a loan of Gareth Southgate.
A hard border Irish border and the potential for terrorism which is a consequence of what you suggest is not normalising matters. And that's without the huge negative economic impacts coming from the situation. The EU would likely be on hand to bail out Ireland but who would support us?
I believe the situation you hope for is clearly unrealistic.