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It seems a bit stupid when a solution that achieves quite a lot is within touching distance. I'm not that bothered about free movement, whether we retain it or get rid of it. The EU will probably scrap it within a decade anyway if people are that concerned.

We might be at cross purposes. I think I agree with you, but can't be entirely sure.

So really, the thing at the heart of this, the thing which threatens to derail the whole process and threatens stability and peace in Ireland, is the free movement of people. The EU insist on free movement, the UK insist they don't want free movement of people. All other aspects can be solved in...

You make some good points and there is stuff in there that I wasn't aware of, so thank you for that. If we remove all of the reasons and excuses as to why not and focus on what we really want to achieve, a Non EU country sharing a land border with an EU country without the need for the hard...

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I'm not surer what you are asking for. If you are asking for a fact regarding post 45898 which you made here it is: You said: " I don't do personal insults" and then you immediately followed that up with: "So the sad little man who has been using those "tactics" on this thread will have to...

My point is that a mechanism has been found to create a situation whereby an EU country and a non-EU country CAN share a land border without the type of hard border arrangement being threatened in Ireland. That might be by way of treaty / agreement / understanding or whatever else, but the...

Doh!

As I understand it, a hard border’s primary function is to prevent the smuggling of goods from one zone to another. What does that have to do with the freedom of movement of people? It would be in the UK’s interest to have the hard Irish border to prevent the free movement of people once we...

Thanks flecc. Yes indeed AK has kindly confirmed for us all that it is possible to construct an agreement removing the requirement for a hard border between an EU and a non EU country sharing a land border. Just like the Irish situation. So if it can be done, so why are the EU threatening the...

So what you are saying is that it can be done. An EU country CAN have a land border with a non EU country and there DOES NOT need to be a physical hard border with checks. A precedent and solution has been set and it is one which works. Exactly what is required between Ireland and its...

The chance of TM obtaining any significant shift from the EU is slim, and I think you are right, she is likely to return with pretty much what she has now. Then what happens? Poor old Ireland seems to be piggy in the middle in all of this, mainly due to the EU. Why if we leave the CU is a...

Thread please. Tutt tutt.

Very recently, you have said that you weren’t going to respond, and that you were going to ignore me, but unfortunately that turned out to be a lie. Now can we get back on topic please and you must stop being a disruptive influence on the thread. Your behaviour is unfair to other forum members...

What was the first bit again? I fell asleep part way through reading it.

Twat alert. Stick to the subject of the thread please.

This is like one of those profound quotes you sometimes find on a calendar. The type on which you rip a page off each day. Sadly the above quote more closely resembles something written by the man who infected cattle with mad cow disease.

Oh do shut up, there was nothing remotely racist in my remark you buffoon. You are just a desperatly sad and tragic man looking for any excuse to attack other forum members who share a different political view to you. When a reason doesn’t exist, you invent one.

It was a joke you silly man. My nephew & niece are Swiss, we are constantly ribbing each other about our nation’s idiosyncrasies. You remind me of a demented parrot scratching around in the bottom of its cage for seed. Only in your case, it’s looking for something inoffensive to be offended about.

I’m really sorry to hear that, it must be a great source of disappointment for you. :)