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Originally Posted by denphone
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A former Brexit secretary.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
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I guess the only thing that can be said in her defence for her was that she was talking about other negative impacts that would impact upon the Republic of Ireland too like a 7% decrease in GDP. It was not just the food supplies issue she wanted to use as a negotiating lever.
But really - what a terrible way to think of treating one of our major trading partners and allies, on top of the historical situation.
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Originally Posted by jfman
On the contrary. The EU dream is emboldened. The might United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for all it’s bluster, either fails to leave as specified, or sacrifices its sovereign territory for the dream. Either way, our friends in Brussels get to tell everyone the price of leaving is high.
Quite right too.
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Many of those who believed the "they need us more than we need them" line are now understandably disappointed.