What will Jacob Rees-Mogg’s time as “Minister for Brexit Opportunities” really be like? Just in case you were still thinking about Brexit as a serious political project built on real world ideas, there is a new Brexit minister in town. Sort of. This one’s job is to find all of the wonderful opportunities that have somehow eluded the government thus far. The man for this job, according to Boris Johnson, is none other than Jacob Rees-Mogg.
In 2019 I discussed the whole NI problem with a Belfast expat. He was almost apoplectic at the thought of this mess causing or allowing reunification. If Sinn Fein are in the majority, what is to stop them having a reunification referendum? If Nicola can think about a referendum in Scotland, surely N.I. can have one too. That leads us to a huge risk of civil war, etc. Basically, the only way to square the circle is regulatory alignment, thus negating the need for most the checks that are causing the current problems. Following that course will necessitate a change of government in the U K, or at least a change at the top. I may be wrong, but I sense that the public mood is shifting towards alignment, with all the benefits that will accrue from that. Good luck you guys, thanks for the blog.
The DUP do not like and never have liked the Good Friday Agreement. What they want is as hard as possible a border between NI and Ireland (the country). And as many problems for their next-door neighbour to the south as possible. The well being of the people of NI is irrelevant to them.
And according to Tony Connelly’s article on Feb 5th on the NI Protocol the DUP have been trying to sabotage the whole implementation of the necessary checks and control.
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In 2019 I discussed the whole NI problem with a Belfast expat. He was almost apoplectic at the thought of this mess causing or allowing reunification. If Sinn Fein are in the majority, what is to stop them having a reunification referendum? If Nicola can think about a referendum in Scotland, surely N.I. can have one too. That leads us to a huge risk of civil war, etc. Basically, the only way to square the circle is regulatory alignment, thus negating the need for most the checks that are causing the current problems. Following that course will necessitate a change of government in the U K, or at least a change at the top. I may be wrong, but I sense that the public mood is shifting towards alignment, with all the benefits that will accrue from that. Good luck you guys, thanks for the blog.
The DUP do not like and never have liked the Good Friday Agreement. What they want is as hard as possible a border between NI and Ireland (the country). And as many problems for their next-door neighbour to the south as possible. The well being of the people of NI is irrelevant to them.
And according to Tony Connelly’s article on Feb 5th on the NI Protocol the DUP have been trying to sabotage the whole implementation of the necessary checks and control.