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4 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - No Deal 2) Why I, a le... · 0 replies · +1 points

Varadkar represented the people of Ireland, which was his job. His policies on Brexit were supported by 90%+, unlike his British counterpart, and his successor will have the same approach.

4 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - No Deal 2) Why I, a le... · 0 replies · +1 points

The Attorney General and NI Secretary might be replaced with people who follow the Boris line on the NI component of the withdrawal deal, but presumably this will end up in court where the judge may be more influenced by the actual text of the document.

5 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Tactical wins, strateg... · 0 replies · +1 points

It isn't rocket science. The only thing that will not threaten the union is the UK remaining in the EEA.
Given that government policy is not to do this, then the backstop will preserve the union to the maximum extent possible. If the government ruins NI by reneging on 40 years of agreement and wrecks the economy in opposition to farming and business interests then the people of NI will see no benefit in the union and there won't be one. A willingness to ruin NI will hardly strengthen the union with Scotland. In addition, relations will have been soured not only with the EU, but also with the USA which brokered the peace in NI and places like Canada and Australia that contributed to peace funding. All of this will be accompanied by some unrest and the world will be clear who was responsible for dismantling the peace.

5 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - David Davis: There has... · 1 reply · +1 points

The EU is not proposing any change to the border, all of the damaging proposals for change are coming from London. The UK has now agreed a proposal that reduces the damage, but unscrupulous individuals are trying to undermine it.

5 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - David Davis: There has... · 0 replies · +1 points

While the UK government often forgets that that represents the UK of GB AND NI, fortunately the EU has not forgotten about NI and the treaty that governs it.

5 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - David Davis: There has... · 0 replies · +1 points

Ulster only proposes to dictate the Brexit terms in Ulster, GB can do what it wishes once it imposes proper Irish sea controls. Many people in Britain seem to believe that because they are jumping over a cliff that NI must jump as well. It isn't as if any ranting about the backstop actually care anything about the union, since of course if NI is ruined the union won't last very long.

5 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - David Davis: There has... · 3 replies · +1 points

Doesn't the UK government have some responsibility towards NI other than using it as a stick to beat the EU with?

6 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Twenty years on, the B... · 0 replies · +1 points

Of course, the DUP has blocked the Assembly meeting, with the support of May, exactly because they would take such a vote.
As to my assessment of public opinion, I used the Lucidtalk poll, where do you get your information? http://i65.tinypic.com/2h51e3b.png

The majority of NI people support the GFA, so such a proportion is not suprising.

6 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Twenty years on, the B... · 2 replies · +1 points

The majority of NI people support "special status" even if that means some minor paper work for goods crossing the Irish sea. They have not been allowed a vote on this matter, since of course May does not want the "wrong" result, but they have voted for a NI Assembly the majority of whom want to see NI remain in the Single market. Do you respect their wishes, or do only some sorts of majorities suit you?

6 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Twenty years on, the B... · 0 replies · +1 points

There was a property crash from 2008 based recession and many businesses and individuals did suffer. But that is largely in the past now. Residential property has not recoved its peak, because of very desirable limits on borrowing. But rapidly increasing hotel prices show how things are hospitality. People don't like to talk up the recovery, as hibris and big talk contrbuted to the bust, but things are pretty good right now.
The sad thing is that despite sharing an island with fastest growing economy in Western Europe, NI seems unable to warm up, never mind overheat.

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