Notices tagged with brexit, page 7

British and other European, Mastodonians, be sure to vote in the upcoming EU parliamentary elections. The cohesion of #Europe depends on you.

"#Britain will have its 'second referendum' - on 23 May. Don’t miss it"

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/18/european-elections-second-brexit-referendum-vote-register

#eu #uk #brexit #election

WHO THE FUCK ARE THESE PSYCHOS
"Perfidious Albion" #Brexit

#Brexit Gammon Republicans are now a thing

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vr-ZeToI4R8

#brexit #democracy #politics #philosophy #arrival

"an approximately nine-way game of chicken — between Prime Minister Theresa May, the Leave and Remain factions within her Conservative party, the Ulster loyalists in the Democratic Unionist Party (on which the government’s shaky grip on power depends), the leader of the Labour Party, its Leave and Remain factions, and the Speaker of the House. Oh, and the EU"

Andrew Coyne
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/andrew-coyne-with-brexit-chaos-was-always-the-best-case-scenario

#Brexit

"Right now the chances of Remain seem to be rising, or perhaps some version of Norway plus, and those are among the better options. I am hardly distraught, noting that I genuinely do not have a strong sense of what will happen next. I am pleased to see that not one of the seven versions of #Brexit could command a majority."

Brexit day has come and gone - Marginal REVOLUTION
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2019/03/brexit-day-has-come-and-gone.html

@nigelsezyarr Guess I wasn't clear. My point was that a post-Brexit UK could easily keep the NI border open for people and goods (at least on their side of the border). It would be the EU saying to the Republic, "Hey, we don't have free trade with the UK, honour the customs union and put up barriers or else."

Yes, the barriers would ultimately be the result of #Brexit, but they'd also be because of the EU. The Republic would have an incentive to push hard for a quick trade deal.

Thoughts?

Of course, I'm probably not seeing the whole picture with respect to the Northern Ireland border. Comments or corrections would be very welcome.

#Brexit #Ireland
#NorthernIreland

Reflecting about the border of Northern Ireland, I think that it is more a problem for the Republic than the UK.

Brexiteers in general want free trade with the EU, but no free movement of people. So the UK could just refuse to install customs booths along the border, and check passports for airplanes or boats crossing the Irish Sea — that is not so different from present practice.

If the Republic wants to respect the customs union, then *they* would need to install EU customs booths.

#Brexit

"Would-be criminals and terrorists are policed by services that cooperate as intimately as if they served only one sovereign. Britain and Ireland have found a way to be one marketplace, one travel area, one energy grid, one food emporium, one security partnership—while maintaining two independent political systems"

Brexit Could Reawaken Northern Ireland’s Troubles - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/03/brexit-could-reawaken-northern-irelands-troubles/584338/

#Brexit

"What emerged during the rancorous three-way negotiations among the U.K., Ireland, and the EU was the baffling 'backstop,' a contrivance to keep the Irish border open. During the transition period scheduled to begin March 29, 2019, it would be Britain’s responsibility to solve the border problem [otherwise] the backstop would come into effect.

Ireland Has Remarkable Power Over Brexit
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/03/ireland-has-remarkable-power-over-brexit/584434/

#Brexit

I am thinking of creating a #Brexit playlist.. So far..

- It's the end of the world as we know it - REM
- the final countdown - Europe
- Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
- Eurovision - Laibach

What else should I have ?