EU triggers legal action against UK.

[IT Minion]

The simplest thing would be to give Northern Ireland back to Ireland, like we did with Hong Kong. Problem solved.

 

[Notch7]

Stop being disingenuous, the reference to border checks and physical infrastructure in the B.A. was about security and the prevention of terrorism.
When the B.A. was created Brexit wasn't an issue.
There has been a border in N.I. for 100 years, pretending there isn't one won't solve anything.

So you agree that the N.I. protocol was about averting the threat of terrorism and nothing to do with trade.

you still havent explained the problem of the external border to the Single Market...which brexit creates

I can only presume you cant, hence why you keep swerving.

 

[fillyboy]

you still havent explained the problem of the external border to the Single Market...which brexit creates

I can only presume you cant, hence why you keep swerving.

If you can't answer the question on the Data Laws thread, you look ridiculous accusing others of swerving.

 

[motorbiking]

The simplest thing would be to give Northern Ireland back to Ireland, like we did with Hong Kong. Problem solved.

Not sure the people who lived in HK at the time felt or feel that was a problem solved. I'm not entirely clear what you mean by giving NI back to Ireland? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_War_of_Independence There may equally be an argument to restore it within the UK.

 

[EddieM]

The simplest thing would be to give Northern Ireland back to Ireland, like we did with Hong Kong. Problem solved.

I'm sure the loyalists would be delighted with that. I'm sure I read that the majority of HK residents would prefer to be British. HK of course given back to China after the expiration of a 100 year lease in 1997.

 

[JohnD]

...negotiating in good faith...

You mean unlike Doris, signing an Agreement and then declaring that he will break it, in contravention of International Law?

Would you buy double glazing off that man?

 

[IT Minion]

Not sure the people who lived in HK at the time felt or feel that was a problem solved. I'm not entirely clear what you mean by giving NI back to Ireland? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_War_of_Independence There may equally be an argument to restore it within the UK.

We didn't care about the Hong Kong Chinese at the time. But the Northern Irish already have British and Irish citizenship so they're doing much better.

Let's face it, NI is a drain on the UK financially and a car crash politically. They also voted to stay in the EU, why not let them?

 

[EddieM]

We didn't care about the Hong Kong Chinese at the time. But the Northern Irish already have British and Irish citizenship so they're doing much better.

Let's face it, NI is a drain on the UK financially and a car crash politically. They also voted to stay in the EU, why not let them?

So is Scotland. Which if independent wouldn't qualify to join the EU. As for Hong Kong, as said was on a 100 year lease.

But then you have the EU, keen to help Spain break an international treaty against the overwhelming majority of the population.

 

[IT Minion]

So is Scotland. Which if independent wouldn't qualify to join the EU. As for Hong Kong, as said was on a 100 year lease.

But then you have the EU, keen to help Spain break an international treaty against the overwhelming majority of the population.

NI is a massive complication to our desire to leave the EU, let's face it the referendum said we must leave, so why let s little thing like NI stand in the way?

 

[EddieM]

NI is a massive complication to our desire to leave the EU, let's face it the referendum said we must leave, so why let s little thing like NI stand in the way?

Things like the return of sectarian violence and the ressurgance of terrorism perhaps?

Then again we should also chuck into the mix that only 40% of NI protestants voted remain.

The leave areas were :-

Belfast East voted to leave, with 20,728 for Remain and 21,918 for Leave.

DUP stronghold Lagan Valley voted for Brexit with a total of 22,710 (47 per cent) voting for Remain and 25,704 (53 per cent) voting for Leave.

North Antrim has voted to leave, with 18, 782 votes for Remain and 30, 938 voting for Leave.

 

[IT Minion]

Things like the return of sectarian violence and the ressurgance of terrorism perhaps?

Then again we should also chuck into the mix that only 40% of NI protestants voted remain.

We're already screwing around with that anyway. Boris is trying to rip up the only solution agreed to avoid a hard border.

If Ireland will take them then I say give them the option.

 

[EddieM]

We're already screwing around with that anyway. Boris is trying to rip up the only solution agreed to avoid a hard border.

If Ireland will take them then I say give them the option.

Who is going to enforce the hard border, if the UK chooses not to? Ireland? the EU?

 

[IT Minion]

Who is going to enforce the hard border, if the UK chooses not to? Ireland? the EU?

Ireland and the UK, if we **** around then they can mess around in return. What's that, you're stuck in a camp near Calais, how about a free trip to Ireland. There's some lovely camp sites there.

Or no hard borders and we get fined to death.

 

[Notch7]

If you can't answer the question on the Data Laws thread, you look ridiculous accusing others of swerving.

from the National Police Chiefs Council:
"EU wide IT system that enables member states to share real time information about wanted or missing people. Law enforcement officers in the UK accessed this database 539 million times in 2017"

Oops how embarrassing for you

 

[EFLImpudence]

Law enforcement officers in the UK accessed this database 539 million times in 2017"

That's 17 times every second. ???