It is incredible to see the force of debate between the two sides on Brexit. Today John Major waded in to the polemic to demand a free vote on the referendum in Parliament, and that no PM should deliberately make the country poorer.
It is true that Theresa May is taking us down a very narrow path, a deep ravine over which we will surely tumble. The December agreement has today been published in legalese by the EU, stating the three options that the UK government has regarding the Irish border:
- Remain within the Customs Union
- Identify a technical solution to avoid a hard border
- Accept convergence of regulations between Ireland and Northern Ireland, effectively putting the border into the Irish Sea.
May has rejected outright the 3rd option, as this would break up the internal Single Market of the UK. A taste of her own medicine perhaps. It would also never be accepted by the DUP. Despite Boris's ridiculous suggestion that the border could be managed with similar technology as with the Congestion Charge between Camden and Westminster, no detailed technical solution has been forthcoming to answer option 2. That is because there is none. And even Boris has admitted in private correspondence that a hard border would be necessary.
This leaves the only remaining option, which is to remain within the Customs Union. This is what, back in 2016, we warned Brexiteers would happen. I hold my head in my hands as the news avalanche of Brexit continues to pour cold water on the stupid and ridiculous hard Brexit ideology. Yet they cannot accept reality as it stares them in the face. Surely, sooner or later, the Government will have to accept that this entire fiasco must stop.
It is true that Theresa May is taking us down a very narrow path, a deep ravine over which we will surely tumble. The December agreement has today been published in legalese by the EU, stating the three options that the UK government has regarding the Irish border:
- Remain within the Customs Union
- Identify a technical solution to avoid a hard border
- Accept convergence of regulations between Ireland and Northern Ireland, effectively putting the border into the Irish Sea.
May has rejected outright the 3rd option, as this would break up the internal Single Market of the UK. A taste of her own medicine perhaps. It would also never be accepted by the DUP. Despite Boris's ridiculous suggestion that the border could be managed with similar technology as with the Congestion Charge between Camden and Westminster, no detailed technical solution has been forthcoming to answer option 2. That is because there is none. And even Boris has admitted in private correspondence that a hard border would be necessary.
This leaves the only remaining option, which is to remain within the Customs Union. This is what, back in 2016, we warned Brexiteers would happen. I hold my head in my hands as the news avalanche of Brexit continues to pour cold water on the stupid and ridiculous hard Brexit ideology. Yet they cannot accept reality as it stares them in the face. Surely, sooner or later, the Government will have to accept that this entire fiasco must stop.
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