ANGELFIRE1 Â Â 10 #1 Posted November 20, 2017 Any brains on here that can explain the South - Northern Ireland border problem in words I can understand. What has the Border to do with the EU. Â Angel1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Phili Buster   10 #2 Posted November 20, 2017 Basically when the UK leaves the EU them Northern Ireland (being part of the UK) will be outside the EU whereas the Republic of Ireland will remain part of the EU. Therefore the EU will want border controls to monitor (at least) exports and imports between the EU and the UK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
SnailyBoy   10 #3 Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) It's the only land border the UK has with the EU.  Managing the border will be a nightmare, a hard border goes against the Good Friday Agreement.  A soft border will be problematic for obvious reasons. Free movement of EU nationals etc.  Google maps shows the madness of it. The border here goes through the middle of what appears to be a fuel business.  https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.1918574,-7.2593418,1036m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en Edited November 20, 2017 by SnailyBoy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tzijlstra   11 #4 Posted November 20, 2017 Any brains on here that can explain the South - Northern Ireland border problem in words I can understand. What has the Border to do with the EU. Angel1.  I'm not going to apologise for saying this - it is only one of those things you should have considered before going all-in on Brexit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mafya   248 #5 Posted November 20, 2017 I'm not going to apologise for saying this - it is only one of those things you should have considered before going all-in on Brexit.  In the same way the EU should have thought about the open borders idea and the problems it would bring? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #6 Posted November 20, 2017 shouldnt this have been in the consequences of brexit? since its a consequence of brexit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
The Joker   10 #7 Posted November 20, 2017 In the same way the EU should have thought about the open borders idea and the problems it would bring?  You can blame New Labour for that.  They could have taken action to prevent or impede 500,000 Eastern Europeans turning up on our doorstep . . . but didn’t. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad   3,979 #8 Posted November 20, 2017 My auntie had an irish border , as kids we were encouraged to call him uncle mick . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tzijlstra   11 #9 Posted November 20, 2017 In the same way the EU should have thought about the open borders idea and the problems it would bring?  As the Joker indicates, the UK could have stopped people coming here for benefits, it chose not to. You are still assuming the EU has way more power than it actually has. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
choogling   14 #10 Posted November 20, 2017 Easiest solution, make northern Ireland a separate independent country its only a drain on the rest of the u.k anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lockdoctor   10 #11 Posted November 20, 2017 Easiest solution, make northern Ireland a separate independent country its only a drain on the rest of the u.k anyway. That would be against the Good Friday Agreement, which declared the status of Northern Ireland would be determined by the wishes of the people of Northern Ireland. The easiest solution is for the Irish Republic to leave the EU. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
choogling   14 #12 Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) That would be against the Good Friday Agreement, which declared the status of Northern Ireland would be determined by the wishes of the people of Northern Ireland. The easiest solution is for the Irish Republic to leave the EU.  The republic wont leave they are on a good thing with the rebates they get. Edited November 20, 2017 by choogling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...