Showing posts with label Article 16. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Article 16. Show all posts

Monday, May 16, 2022

The UK PM in Northern Ireland - After Brexit


Lets Get Real:

The PM has a difficult job today, the DUP will not go back in to Government in the Province, without the Northern Ireland Protocol being changed or ripped up, the Nationalists want to keep the Protocol as they see this as a chance to get a UNITED IRELAND.  The PM has sent out mixed messages on this issue, he has gone from ripping up the protocol to changing the BAD PARTS, even the DUP has said it can live with the protocol if there are changes, the EU, the Irish Government and the Nationalists want to keep things as they are.  It is reported that the UK Foreign Secretary will give a speech to the House of Commons tomorrow on the changes the Government wants, this is not Article 16, were the agreement allowed the UK to suspend  the protocol if they protocol was causing problems in the province, it is about finding the RIGTH WORDS, that everyone can live with, if Nationalists want to have the post of First Minister they will have to give a little, or lose the prize. 

Sunday, November 07, 2021

Article 16 - Part 2 - After Brexit


Lets Get Real:

If this blogger was the Republic Ireland it would keep quite on Article 16, if there is a TRADE WAR between the UK and the EU one of the worst effected countries will be the Republic, are they going to place border and custom Posts on the border between the province and the Republic, if not they are letting down the EU, if they do place border posts then they are breaking the Good Friday Agreement that ended the troubles in the province.  In any trade war a open border between the Province and Republic would undermine the Single Market, people would just send their stuff through the Republic to the Province, are the Irish Police going to check what goes in and out of the Republic?  One has doubts.  The EU has to back off, its finding the rights words, the UK civil service can sure think of something, that is their job.  Also the PM should not trust the FCO, they are pro EU.