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NI / ROI border - again...
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<blockquote data-quote="Martin Holden" data-source="post: 6587398" data-attributes="member: 710"><p>Having read many articles about the border issue, I have come the conclusion this part of the withdrawal agreement is a bit of a white elephant. Surely our standards or those of the EU are not going to diverge that much if at all. After all we presumably will carry on trading with the EU. Tariffs should be equal “goods in” and “goods out”. The talk of cheap food imports and high tariffs on food exports is a “supertanker” crash for UK food production. Tit for tat tariffs across the UK/EU border are nonsense as no one wins, so keep it tariff free. Is the issue one of the EU thinking we will strike trade deals with other countries and then send their goods into Europe via the UK? All this posturing and bluster from both sides is a waste of time. We will have a border called the channel, so what’s the issue with a land border on the Island of Ireland. Talk of a resurgence of the troubles in NI based on trading issues is hard to comprehend. The issue re the split between national and republicans in NI is way deeper than trading issues. It will take generations and then some for total peace to exist I fear and such a crying shame as both countries are wonderful places.</p><p></p><p>Regarding food, we should be using Brexit to “dig in” and become even more self sufficient here in the UK. I’m sure we can produce far more than we do today with modern techniques. About time the nation is made much more aware of home produced high standard food</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martin Holden, post: 6587398, member: 710"] Having read many articles about the border issue, I have come the conclusion this part of the withdrawal agreement is a bit of a white elephant. Surely our standards or those of the EU are not going to diverge that much if at all. After all we presumably will carry on trading with the EU. Tariffs should be equal “goods in” and “goods out”. The talk of cheap food imports and high tariffs on food exports is a “supertanker” crash for UK food production. Tit for tat tariffs across the UK/EU border are nonsense as no one wins, so keep it tariff free. Is the issue one of the EU thinking we will strike trade deals with other countries and then send their goods into Europe via the UK? All this posturing and bluster from both sides is a waste of time. We will have a border called the channel, so what’s the issue with a land border on the Island of Ireland. Talk of a resurgence of the troubles in NI based on trading issues is hard to comprehend. The issue re the split between national and republicans in NI is way deeper than trading issues. It will take generations and then some for total peace to exist I fear and such a crying shame as both countries are wonderful places. Regarding food, we should be using Brexit to “dig in” and become even more self sufficient here in the UK. I’m sure we can produce far more than we do today with modern techniques. About time the nation is made much more aware of home produced high standard food [/QUOTE]
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