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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
It's not a great look however you dress it up. There is a mechanism to resolve such issues; Johnson is just pandering to one political party and the whole of the UK is suffering for it. Let's not forget that 60% of the Northern Ireland electorate voted for parties that want to maintain the Northern Ireland Protocol as is and businesses there quite enjoy the benefits of having a foot in the EU market.
When I said the whole of the UK is suffering for it, I am referencing the dispute's very negative impact on the UK's science sector as we are being excluded from the world's biggest research programme.
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This is the point at which you start sounding like a regime apologist, Andrew.
University research is completely unconnected with the deep sectarian problems that are at the root of the issues HMG has with the NI Protocol. If the EU is making one contingent on the other - or even simply implying a connection - then your uncritical discussion of it is unfortunate to say the least.