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Brexit discussion thread XII (Please read OP before posting)

  • 26-10-2019 12:42pm
    #1
    ancapailldorcha
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    This is the twelfth incarnation of our Brexit discussion thread.

    I appreciate that the end of Brexit is or may be in sight (insofar as one can be certain) but please bear the following in mind before posting:
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    • Discussion of Sinn Féin's longstanding policy of abstention from Westminster is not suitable for this thread. Posts on this subject may be deleted

    Previous thread is here:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058016732

    United Ireland thread:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058014553

    Scottish Independence thread:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058023269

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



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  • #2
    An Ciarraioch
    Registered Users Posts: 5,798 ✭✭✭An Ciarraioch


    Observer journalist claims Lib Dems and the SNP will offer Johnson a December 9th election, before WAB can be ratified, but hard to see what they would gain, given current polling?

    https://twitter.com/michaelsavage/status/1188191178388398080


  • #3
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    An Ciarraioch wrote: »
    Observer journalist claims Lib Dems and the SNP will offer Johnson a December 9th election, before WAB can be ratified, but hard to see what they would gain, given current polling?

    https://twitter.com/michaelsavage/status/1188191178388398080

    SNP going to win plenty of extra seats, lib dems going to do well with the remain vote south of England. I guess it suits both of them politically to have election asap.

    Risk for lib dems regarding brexit: reality is in targeting, and likely winning, lots of labour votes it will boost the pro brexit parties in many constituencies. But given its obvious unwillingness to work with labour to get a gnu or 2nd ref, that might be a risk it is willing to take.


  • #4
    Water John
    Registered Users Posts: 21,104 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Would they be pressuring Corbyn? Does he choose to be part of stopping Brexit?


  • #5
    prawnsambo
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    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    SNP going to win plenty of extra seats, lib dems going to do well with the remain vote south of England. I guess it suits both of them politically to have election asap.

    Risk for lib dems regarding brexit: reality is in targeting, and likely winning, lots of labour votes it will boost the pro brexit parties in many constituencies. But given its obvious unwillingness to work with labour to get a gnu or 2nd ref, that might be a risk it is willing to take.
    Labour won't support a GNU. That was stated a couple of weeks ago. Only a minority government supported by the rest of the opposition.


  • #6
    eire4
    Registered Users Posts: 6,622 ✭✭✭eire4


    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    SNP going to win plenty of extra seats, lib dems going to do well with the remain vote south of England. I guess it suits both of them politically to have election asap.

    Risk for lib dems regarding brexit: reality is in targeting, and likely winning, lots of labour votes it will boost the pro brexit parties in many constituencies. But given its obvious unwillingness to work with labour to get a gnu or 2nd ref, that might be a risk it is willing to take.

    I would agree with that. I can see the SNP cleaning up in Scotland. They currently have 35 of the 59 Scottish seats. Can easily see them getting comfortably over 40 seats and I imagine the Liberal Democrats given they only hold 19 seats right now they would I imagine make pretty significant gains maybe even doubling or more their number of seats. So plenty of motivation I think for them both to agree to a pre christmas election.


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  • #7
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    prawnsambo wrote: »
    Labour won't support a GNU. That was stated a couple of weeks ago. Only a minority government supported by the rest of the opposition.

    Labours position seems complex to me right now (i dont mean its position on brexit which is pretty clear). Corbyn seems to genuinely favour election route, so given purpose of gnu would be to engineer a second vote, and maybe pass the wab, its probably not something he'd be behind. Yet, if lib dems did come out and say they'd support him, then i do think there would be huge pressure on him to accept it. Unlikely to happen anyway, as are fanciful notions of bercow and others as interim leaders. Installing corbyn as interim leader is only possible route to people's vote that i can see. Pre election anyway.


  • #8
    Capt'n Midnight
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    The offer of an election on the 9th scuppers the cunning plan of having Uni students out of their registered constituencies on the 12th.

    Aren't older voters more likely to vote in bad weather ?
    And they vote early too so more likely to wait out bad weather.

    It's marginal but lots of tweaks can swing a narrow vote.



    Infini wrote: »
    MEANWHILE.. in another thread the 12th incarnation is a coming!

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058025860

    We about to hit yet ANOTHER new thread at this rate do we have to make a 13th to see an ends to this debacle in the Brits being at it again? :o
    Only three more Christmases 'till Brexit :pac:


  • #9
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    The offer of an election on the 9th scuppers the cunning plan of having Uni students out of their registered constituencies on the 12th.

    Aren't older voters more likely to vote in bad weather ?
    And they vote early too so more likely to wait out bad weather.

    It's marginal but lots of tweaks can swing a narrow vote.


    Only three more Christmases 'till Brexit :pac:

    I posted about the university vote before, it would likely be relevant in anything up to 15-20 marginal constituencies (including Uxbridge with student pop of c.15,000 and where pm's labour rival is a recent graduate). I believe term actually ends on the 9th so that's not ideal but still better than 12th. Registering for home constituency instead wont work as too late now to qualify for a December election.


  • #10
    briany
    Registered Users Posts: 13,507 ✭✭✭✭briany


    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    Labours position seems complex to me right now (i dont mean its position on brexit which is pretty clear). Corbyn seems to genuinely favour election route, so given purpose of gnu would be to engineer a second vote, and maybe pass the wab, its probably not something he'd be behind. Yet, if lib dems did come out and say they'd support him, then i do think there would be huge pressure on him to accept it. Unlikely to happen anyway, as are fanciful notions of bercow and others as interim leaders. Installing corbyn as interim leader is only possible route to people's vote that i can see. Pre election anyway.

    Labour's position isn't that complex. They don't know what the hell to do. The milk float is about to explode and they're watching The Poseidon Adventure again.

    Some kind of positive motion from Labour would be nice. Any day now....


  • #11
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 66,782 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    prunudo wrote: »
    You can bet a 13th wouldn't be the last either, there'll still be threads discussing Brexit in 10 years. They may approve the WA but the notion of getting Brexit done is laughable. Passing the WA is probably the easiest part, every deal and negotiation after will be tough. Just it will be the senior civil servants rather the politicians who will be dealing with it.

    Once they leave the word 'Brexit' becomes redundant.


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  • #12
    Duane Dibbley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 418 ✭✭Duane Dibbley


    How do you all think the DUP will fair in a GE


  • #13
    S.M.B.
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    Interesting that I got a letter from my local lib dem candidate a week or so ago meaning they are early in prepping for an upcoming election that they would have to help initiate.


  • #14
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 66,782 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Duane Dibbley wrote: »
    How do you all think the DUP will fair in a GE

    They will play the 'siege' or 'union' card and hold fairly steady imo. Might drop a seat.

    UUP seem to be offering sod all in opposition.


  • #15
    weemcd
    Registered Users Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭weemcd


    Duane Dibbley wrote: »
    How do you all think the DUP will fair in a GE

    In theory they should be losing votes hand over fist but anyone who has ever voted for DUP in the past knows exactly what they're signing up for. They lost their overall majority last time out and if the election was tomorrow I'd say they will be roughly in the same numbers, maybe slightly less. If the NI electorate was switched on they should have massive losses, but I don't foresee a massive shift.

    Alliance will gain, but I'd see that as them taking a seat here and there off all the parties, and not eating into the DUP vote all that much.


  • #16
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 66,782 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    weemcd wrote: »
    In theory they should be losing votes hand over fist but anyone who has ever voted for DUP in the past knows exactly what they're signing up for. They lost their overall majority last time out and if the election was tomorrow I'd say they will be roughly in the same numbers, maybe slightly less. If the NI electorate was switched on they should have massive losses, but I don't foresee a massive shift.

    Alliance will gain, but I'd see that as them taking a seat here and there off all the parties, and not eating into the DUP vote all that much.

    I think it will take a few election cycles for the DUP to pay for their handling of Brexit.

    UUP are too afraid of getting tarnished with the 'sell out' tag to mount effective opposition for the Unionist vote. As Brexit bites they will make gains if they are going to survive at all.
    Personally think there is vote lending going on with Alliance's surge. They offer very little to committed, and concerned Unionists in fairness.


  • #17
    cameramonkey
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    North Belfast will be lost by the DUP in the future if trends continue or in the near future if SF can get more votes from the SDLP, PBP etc and if the DUP drop a few thousand.

    South Belfast could be lost if Alliance had a free run, its not really a natural DUP seat.Emma Little-Pengelly is vulnerable and her hateful attitude to nationalist could drive Catholics to vote for Alliance.

    East Belfast is aslo a seat to watch, Alliance may make a come backbut fall a bit short .

    North Down is one the DUP have been trying to gain from Silvia Hermon they closed the gap last time but that may have been their high water mark.


  • #18
    trellheim
    Registered Users Posts: 5,854 ✭✭✭trellheim


    Nice clean shiny thread ! woohoo

    Does anyone feel like this is may's deal timeline all over again , I got a real bang of deja vu out of it, to take the Avenger's endgame vibe. Can we break out of the time loop ?


    Election I think will result in 52:48 again - no change

    Referendum will lead to the same broken result and if its remain the leave side will be able to claim best out of 3 if the result isn't 80% for remain

    Revoke might fix it a little but the headbangers do not look like they can be contained by any current political leadership

    Hard Brexit as the lance for the political boil ? Ouch ...


  • #19
    Leroy42
    Registered Users Posts: 15,472 ✭✭✭✭Leroy42


    Reports coming out of the dropping of level playing field guarantees from TM deal within the updated deal

    The more one digs, the more it seems the EU did very much cave in quite significantly to Johnson.

    I hope that they don't vote for this WA because it seems very much like the EU are given far too much. Far more than they would if Ireland were to leave.

    What is the justification for dropping the LPF guarantee when we all know the UK intends to set up in direct competition with the EU?


  • #20
    Enzokk
    Registered Users Posts: 5,551 ✭✭✭Enzokk


    Leroy42 wrote: »
    Reports coming out of the dropping of level playing field guarantees from TM deal within the updated deal

    The more one digs, the more it seems the EU did very much cave in quite significantly to Johnson.

    I hope that they don't vote for this WA because it seems very much like the EU are given far too much. Far more than they would if Ireland were to leave.

    What is the justification for dropping the LPF guarantee when we all know the UK intends to set up in direct competition with the EU?


    Why do you say the EU caved on the LPF? It isn't one of the items that the EU cares about right now so it wasn't included in the WA from the EU side and the only reason it was included in May's deal was because she was trying to get Labour MPs to back her deal.

    So I fail to see how the EU backed down on a item that really is for the trade negotiations and not the WA.

    Edit: The reason why I hope they reject this deal is because it is a bad deal for the people of the UK. It will make them worse off and that will mean our businesses that trades with the UK will be worse off. But we got what we were looking for and about as far as we were going to get, no border on this island.


  • #21
    liamtech
    Registered Users Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭liamtech


    Enzokk wrote: »
    Why do you say the EU caved on the LPF? It isn't one of the items that the EU cares about right now so it wasn't included in the WA from the EU side and the only reason it was included in May's deal was because she was trying to get Labour MPs to back her deal.

    So I fail to see how the EU backed down on a item that really is for the trade negotiations and not the WA.

    Edit: The reason why I hope they reject this deal is because it is a bad deal for the people of the UK. It will make them worse off and that will mean our businesses that trades with the UK will be worse off. But we got what we were looking for and about as far as we were going to get, no border on this island.

    I agree with you, but lets face it - Brexit in general is a bad deal for the people of the UK.

    The problem is that saying 'we got what we were looking for and about as far as we were going to get, no border on this island' - is only half the story

    Ireland did get what it wants

    And so did one community in Northern Ireland

    The OTHER community however, did not. And while i accept a number of facts that are sure to be highlight (DUP and unionists in general are to blame - brought this on themselves when they campaigned for Brexit) - none of this changes the fact that said community have been shafted

    Once you move away from the obvious 'i told yee so' - this circle is less easy to square. This deal does place a very real trade border in the irish sea, and will be unacceptable to many unionists and loyalists - and depending on what happens there are sure to be widespread protests - this would not be unprecedented, they brought down sunning-dale remember

    Anyway, a devils advocate position

    Happy to discuss

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  • #22
    CelticRambler
    Registered Users Posts: 6,695 ✭✭✭CelticRambler


    liamtech wrote: »
    while i accept a number of facts that are sure to be highlight (DUP and unionists in general are to blame - brought this on themselves when they campaigned for Brexit) - none of this changes the fact that said community have been shafted

    Once you move away from the obvious 'i told yee so' - this circle is less easy to square. This deal does place a very real trade border in the irish sea, and will be unacceptable to many unionists and loyalists - and depending on what happens there are sure to be widespread protests - this would not be unprecedented, they brought down sunning-dale remember

    Well, yes ... but that is an "internal" UK problem. We (RoI/EU) didn't ask them to run a referendum offering a non-specific option of "leaving" the EU without anyone setting out what that would mean; we didn't ask them to respect "the will of the people" even though that concept was open to wild and liberal interpretation; and we didn't ask them to draw unsquarable circles around the different communities in the UK.

    So faced with a government that seems determined to inflict serious damage on the people of the nation, all we can do is look out for ourselves. When all is said and done, the Unionist community has spent the best part of the last century making it absolutely clear that they do not want "Dublin" interfering in their affairs. If there's a problem with the proposed WA as it stands, they should take it up with Westminster ...


  • #23
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,783 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    liamtech wrote: »
    The OTHER community however, did not. And while i accept a number of facts that are sure to be highlight (DUP and unionists in general are to blame - brought this on themselves when they campaigned for Brexit) - none of this changes the fact that said community have been shafted
    What did they want? Brexit? They were offered it but chose to turn it down.
    Better trade? It's not going to happen with Brexit unless they remain strongly linked to EU!
    More jobs? Not with Brexit unless they remain strongly linked to EU.
    More industry? Not with Brexit unless they remain strongly linked to EU
    Improved healthcare? Not with Brexit unless they remain strongly linked to EU
    A sustainable future for NI? Not with Brexit unless they remain strongly linked to EU
    A stronger UK? Not with Brexit at all!
    The community were shafted alright - but only by the DUP!


  • #24
    briany
    Registered Users Posts: 13,507 ✭✭✭✭briany


    liamtech wrote: »
    I agree with you, but lets face it - Brexit in general is a bad deal for the people of the UK.

    The problem is that saying 'we got what we were looking for and about as far as we were going to get, no border on this island' - is only half the story

    Ireland did get what it wants

    And so did one community in Northern Ireland

    The OTHER community however, did not. And while i accept a number of facts that are sure to be highlight (DUP and unionists in general are to blame - brought this on themselves when they campaigned for Brexit) - none of this changes the fact that said community have been shafted

    Once you move away from the obvious 'i told yee so' - this circle is less easy to square. This deal does place a very real trade border in the irish sea, and will be unacceptable to many unionists and loyalists - and depending on what happens there are sure to be widespread protests - this would not be unprecedented, they brought down sunning-dale remember

    Anyway, a devils advocate position

    Happy to discuss

    A border anywhere around NI holds the potential to hurt the Peace Process, and this is why it would be ideal from an Irish point of view that either no Brexit happens at all, or a very soft one.

    However, if a cleaner Brexit must happen, then it comes down to the hard reality of which type of border will be more troublesome to police, which will be more economically damaging, and which will have the greatest political fallout. As far as I know, all of these arguments conclude that a sea border would be more practical than a land one.

    And the greatest question of all regarding the proposed arrangement is whether it has majority support in the whole of NI. Forget NI being used as a political football in Westminster - if the deal has the overall support of the NI public and the non-sitting MLAs, then the DUP's arguments don't really have much of a leg to stand on.


  • #25
    Water John
    Registered Users Posts: 21,104 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    I would be disappointed if Sylvia Hermon lost her seat. She was the only pro Unionist who had some honour and did her best for NI.


  • #26
    fly_agaric
    Registered Users Posts: 4,785 ✭✭✭fly_agaric


    liamtech wrote: »
    I agree with you, but lets face it - Brexit in general is a bad deal for the people of the UK.

    The problem is that saying 'we got what we were looking for and about as far as we were going to get, no border on this island' - is only half the story

    Ireland did get what it wants

    And so did one community in Northern Ireland

    The OTHER community however, did not. And while i accept a number of facts that are sure to be highlight (DUP and unionists in general are to blame - brought this on themselves when they campaigned for Brexit) - none of this changes the fact that said community have been shafted

    Once you move away from the obvious 'i told yee so' - this circle is less easy to square. This deal does place a very real trade border in the irish sea, and will be unacceptable to many unionists and loyalists - and depending on what happens there are sure to be widespread protests - this would not be unprecedented, they brought down sunning-dale remember

    Anyway, a devils advocate position

    Happy to discuss

    This is all hypothetical, based on current agreement/something like ever going through the UK parliament. I have doubts about that.
    Even if there is extension and a general election in the UK after that, it may not help in that regard IMO.

    If it does go through, I'm not sure what can be done about the problems you bring up now.
    The unionist political representatives (DUP) stirred the pot deliberately & campaigned for Brexit. They used their temporarily powerful position as UK political kingmakers to push for the very hardest Brexit possible/drive a deep wedge between Ireland/Northern Ireland.
    Did they expect the EU would not stand up for Ireland's intersts in this process? They decided to go to war (in a political sense) to get what they want (bigger divsion between NI and the "south") and it looks like they are going to lose in the end which is painful of course. Only thing the "other side" (incl. our government) can do is not be triumphalist afterward or try and take advantage of the situation.


  • #27
    Letwin_Larry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 615 ✭✭✭Letwin_Larry


    Duane Dibbley wrote: »
    How do you all think the DUP will fair in a GE

    do you really need to ask?
    NI elections are little more than sectarian headcounts.


  • #28
    Dyr
    Registered Users Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    Leroy42 wrote: »

    The more one digs, the more it seems the EU did very much cave in quite significantly to Johnson.


    That's dangerous talk rounds these parts :eek:


  • #29
    liamtech
    Registered Users Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭liamtech


    CelticRambler wrote: »
    Well, yes ... but that is an "internal" UK problem. We (RoI/EU) didn't ask them to run a referendum offering a non-specific option of "leaving" the EU without anyone setting out what that would mean; we didn't ask them to respect "the will of the people" even though that concept was open to wild and liberal interpretation; and we didn't ask them to draw unsquarable circles around the different communities in the UK.

    So faced with a government that seems determined to inflict serious damage on the people of the nation, all we can do is look out for ourselves. When all is said and done, the Unionist community has spent the best part of the last century making it absolutely clear that they do not want "Dublin" interfering in their affairs. If there's a problem with the proposed WA as it stands, they should take it up with Westminster ...

    Well it is interesting CelticRambler because i completely agree with your main point - we didnt ask for this, we didnt want it, and its plain to see that the civilized world thinks Brexit is a farce - we also have the ridiculous situation whereby this could be resolved by a second ref - which would undoubtedly cancel brexit, but the powers that be wont do this, for party, and personal, political reasons.

    However the main problem with your opinion is that its far to black and white
    • Yes issues that exist in a Post Deal Northern Ireland are Britain's concern, and it is internal. Technically this is true in a dejure sense of the word. But Ireland is involved in this situation given the status of northern Ireland, the GFA, and long history of conflict on this island. Ireland did effectively highlight the problems of brexit to the EU (AND to the UK before the referendum) - and while our redlines have now been satisfied, the Unionists red lines have been breached
    • A lot will depend on the Unionists attitude over-all to this deal. Economically it could actually work for them so if they could protest in a dignified way, and then go back to work in a unique territory being Dejure UK, DeFacto EU, it could be very very lucrative for them. A foot in both markets, could be a big win
    • The problem is if they decide that regardless of the possible benefits to NI - this has violated the Union. If this is the WIDESPREAD opinion, and the Unionists, as a united block, decide they cant stand this, then very quickly Northern Ireland will deteriorate. Just as they did during Sunningdale, they could completely cripple Northern Ireland with a general strike. There may be millitant groups that will seek to take advantage of that. More likely is that new Militant groups will be founded, given that those of the past (UDA, UVF et al) are all now proscribed. And once it takes off, at that point there will be a danger of them inciting dissident republicans - then utter madness

    We will genuinely be dragged into this - as soon as the nationalists are dragged so will dublin

    Again just an opinion happy to discuss

    Sic semper tyrannis - thus always to Tyrants



  • #30
    liamtech
    Registered Users Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭liamtech


    Seth Brundle wrote: »
    What did they want? Brexit? They were offered it but chose to turn it down.
    Better trade? It's not going to happen with Brexit unless they remain strongly linked to EU!
    More jobs? Not with Brexit unless they remain strongly linked to EU.
    More industry? Not with Brexit unless they remain strongly linked to EU
    Improved healthcare? Not with Brexit unless they remain strongly linked to EU
    A sustainable future for NI? Not with Brexit unless they remain strongly linked to EU
    A stronger UK? Not with Brexit at all!
    The community were shafted alright - but only by the DUP!

    Again these are all impossible to disagree with. Perfectly rational points i accept every one

    But you arent dealing with rationality when you deal with Unionists - If their house was on fire, and a 'shinner' was the only one with a fire hose, they would let the house burn down -

    What is truely horrendous is that the British government know this and are proceeding anyway. they have pitted orange against Green/The-EU now - and the consequences are unclear at this time - if they moan but accept fair play, we all dodge a bullet

    If they protest it could get even uglier than it already is - and Ireland is not gonna be able to sit back and take a 'not our problem' attitude - they wont be able to, history has shown us as much
    briany wrote: »
    A border anywhere around NI holds the potential to hurt the Peace Process, and this is why it would be ideal from an Irish point of view that either no Brexit happens at all, or a very soft one.

    However, if a cleaner Brexit must happen, then it comes down to the hard reality of which type of border will be more troublesome to police, which will be more economically damaging, and which will have the greatest political fallout. As far as I know, all of these arguments conclude that a sea border would be more practical than a land one.

    And the greatest question of all regarding the proposed arrangement is whether it has majority support in the whole of NI. Forget NI being used as a political football in Westminster - if the deal has the overall support of the NI public and the non-sitting MLAs, then the DUP's arguments don't really have much of a leg to stand on.

    I agree completely - and an outcome where the DUP protest to save face and then retreat (moaning if they must) and make the special status work for NI - aside from No Brexit or a very soft one - this is the best outcome we can hope for

    but - will we get it? is there any way to encourage this? i honestly dont see that their is

    Sic semper tyrannis - thus always to Tyrants



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  • #31
    briany
    Registered Users Posts: 13,507 ✭✭✭✭briany


    liamtech wrote: »
    Again these are all impossible to disagree with. Perfectly rational points i accept every one

    But you arent dealing with rationality when you deal with Unionists - If their house was on fire, and a 'shinner' was the only one with a fire hose, they would let the house burn down -

    What is truely horrendous is that the British government know this and are proceeding anyway. they have pitted orange against Green/The-EU now - and the consequences are unclear at this time - if they moan but accept fair play, we all dodge a bullet

    If they protest it could get even uglier than it already is - and Ireland is not gonna be able to sit back and take a 'not our problem' attitude - they wont be able to, history has shown us as much



    I agree completely - and an outcome where the DUP protest to save face and then retreat (moaning if they must) and make the special status work for NI - aside from No Brexit or a very soft one - this is the best outcome we can hope for

    but - will we get it? is there any way to encourage this? i honestly dont see that their is

    Of course a few Loyalist headers would kick off if there were a sea border, but these people would not be operating in a vacuum. In order for their actions to be sustained, they would need a mandate from more moderate Loyalists/Unionists who are disgruntled due to feeling the pinch from the new arrangement. If the arrangement turns out to actually be fine, then their cause peters out in short order.


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