The backstop is actually irrelevant to us...
unless we ARE actually planning on breaking the Good Friday Agreement, which would finish us as someone you could negotiate with in good faith.
The reason Boris and his ilk have focussed on it is not because it matters to us (or them) but because they know it is something the EU cannot (and, of course, should not) budge on, enabling them to portray the EU as intransigent to people (obviously the majority) who don't actually understand it ("not our fault, we would have signed a deal if only the EU had moved on the backstop")
Posted By: mr carra on September 17th 2019 at 08:53:36
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- It's going to be a no deal Brexit isn't it? And Boris will just blame the EU won't he?.... (General Chat) - jimbo, Sep 17, 08:17:26
- Only a nice hard one will appease ERM and Brexit party. (General Chat) - MORDENCANARY, Sep 17, 13:42:28
- The back stop only kicks in... (General Chat) - neilo, Sep 17, 12:12:30
- If it is a no deal brexit we will have far bigger worries than whose fault it is. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 17, 10:07:04
- He’s never wanted a deal (General Chat) - Sellbydave, Sep 17, 10:02:58
- don't think Johnson cares either way (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 17, 10:52:04
- Agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - Sellbydave, Sep 17, 11:05:52
- Good post (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 17, 10:10:34
- don't think Johnson cares either way (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 17, 10:52:04
- lets not all fall out again (General Chat) - ingi, Sep 17, 08:53:45
- The Supreme Court hearing starts today (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 17, 08:56:51
- The backstop is actually irrelevant to us... (General Chat) - mr carra, Sep 17, 08:53:36
- And of course the backstop was actually OUR idea (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 17, 08:57:41
- Always believed either a deal or revocation (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 17, 08:39:01
- Bloomin' Brexit, can't it just piss off and let us bask in the glow of beating the (General Chat) - NorthByNorthWalsham, Sep 17, 08:22:11
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