I think the DUP position is that any one of the following three changes would result in them backing Mrs May's deal:-
1 scrap the backstop
2 put a time limit on the backstop
3 allow for the unilateral leaving of the backstop
Irish Border post Brexit
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I think the DUP position is that any one of the following three changes would result in them backing Mrs May's deal:-
1 scrap the backstop
2 put a time limit on the backstop
3 allow for the unilateral leaving of the backstop
it's not over
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I think may needs gased
Wellytrack
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Reckon if given the option of that or continue limping on she would take it.
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Brexit talks: What does the DUP want?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-46903876
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-46903876
Wellytrack
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I read that link.
Interestingly the author is also Marxist who shares Anti Semitic views.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Seymour_(writer)
wanton dwarf
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ollie989898
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I must say, if there is one shining light I have seen throughout the entire issue of Brexit and it's appearance on the news, it as the calls from both sides of the border and explaining in no uncertain terms thus: they wanted no border; they wanted to trade and move freely, and go about their lives and conduct business as they have been doing for many years now. This is a far cry from the days of razor wire and vehicle checkpoints, long may it continue and shame on anyone trying to incite tensions by relying on memories of the latter to further their own agenda.
ollie989898
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That is such a facile article it is nearly worthless.
Wellytrack
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Visited there lasy year.Everything is on a knife edge there but huge progress has been made in alot of areas . I hope what I heard tonight about a car bomb is just an isolated incident
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In one sense the latest generation of “dissident” republicans terror groups is the continuation of an historical trend in violent Irish Republicanism were one group will be defeated/fought to a standstill/ or run out of support for the “cause”. The group will ceased armed action adopt a more political strategy etc.
There will be a split over who are the true “irish republicans” and inheritors of Irish Republican legitimacy from 1916 etc. So that is why there is the Provisional IRA, Continuity IRA, the Real IRA and so on.
There will be a split over who are the true “irish republicans” and inheritors of Irish Republican legitimacy from 1916 etc. So that is why there is the Provisional IRA, Continuity IRA, the Real IRA and so on.
Wellytrack
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Don’t forget the Low fat IRA, Free range IRA and the ‘ I can’t believe it’s not the IRA’
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Or the "New"" IRA
Danllan
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There was an interview on the television earlier with, I think, the Polish Deputy PM. He stated that it would be a good idea for the Irish to accept a five year limit to 'the backstop'. The Irish Foreign Minister was very quick to say 'No'.
Another example of EU unity?
Another example of EU unity?
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Joe
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Hardly up there with the 'United' front UK politicians been showing over past few weeks.
On a less sarcastic tone, people will get edgy as the end of March approaches and expect random comments from different places. Reality is there is a real issue that a workable solution needs to be found, how that is found is current concern not some random local focused populist politicians remarks there is already enough of them.
Danllan
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Ah, but we have open divisions you in Europe are a 'united front', right?
Less sarcastically,
, there was a very interesting comment made by Damian Green (TM's best chum) on the BBC R4 World at One, he mentioned that the 'backstop' could be replaced by a so-called 'frontstop'. Meaning that the generally preferred position at the end of negotiations would be the default situation unless a mutually agreed alternative was reached.That sounds odd at first, but it may be a very clever way through, since it would guarantee the UK leaving the SM and CU and ECJ jurisdiction and not having any internal border and would, at the same time, remove the Irish-perceived risk of a 'hard' border. It would also focus minds on both sides as to the best way of facilitating all this.
An interesting comment from an EU spokesman just now, No Deal guarantees a 'hard' border... Hmm... nearly right. It guarantees a 'hard' border on the EU / Irish side, we have said that there won't be one.
Shouldn’t Polska concentrate all his efforts on interfering interfering with his judiciary. Figured the high court judges were “enemies of the people”. Ring any bells???
Gindobra!!
Danllan
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Correct.Ah, but we have open divisions you in Europe are a 'united front', right?
Less sarcastically,
That sounds odd at first, but it may be a very clever way through, since it would guarantee the UK leaving the SM and CU and ECJ jurisdiction and not having any internal border and would, at the same time, remove the Irish-perceived risk of a 'hard' border. It would also focus minds on both sides as to the best way of facilitating all this.
An interesting comment from an EU spokesman just now, No Deal guarantees a 'hard' border... Hmm... nearly right. It guarantees a 'hard' border on the EU / Irish side, we have said that there won't be one.
There has to be a border if UK & irl are sharing a land border the same everywhere that the EU borders a third nation.