Brexit

[Muddy Retriever]

It is becasue it is what you want to hear.

In an earlier post you mentioned that everybody says there is no need for border checks on the island of Ireland, but I posted this article before, which blantly contradicts that. So you just pretend it does not exit. Fourtantly there are negotiators out there representing the UK and EU that do than have your luxury of ignoring difficult issues and have to find solutions, with the withdrawal agreement being the answer.


https://www.politico.eu/article/brex...norway-sweden/

Patrick I do think that's a bit rich coming from you. You leave many of the points I raise unanswered. That's fine, it's entirely up to you. But I do try to answer your points as clearly as I can, you just don't like my answer.

I don't say that there will be no checks at all but it is clear that they don't need to take place at the border. I'm not making this up, reputable bodies and people have expressly said so. If intelligence arouses suspicion about smuggling, the vehicle can be stopped. Whatever problems you think there are between Norway and Sweden, there are no plans to tear up the arrangement.

Don't forget there is already a border at the moment, Ireland and the UK have different VAT and excise rates and a different currency. The issue of the border could easily be overcome by friendly countries working together and showing goodwill and commonsense. In fact in the months after the Brexit vote this is exactly what was happening. The previous Taoiseach Enda Kenny had initiated contacts between Irish and British officials to make preparations and minimise disruption. That all changed when Leo Varadker took over and decided to weaponize the issue.