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on Wednesday December 12 2018, @12:37PM
from the Third-Verse-Same-As-The-First dept.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46509288
"Prime Minister Theresa May has called off Tuesday's crucial vote on her Brexit deal so she can go back to Brussels and ask for changes to it.
"As it stands the deal 'would be rejected by a significant margin' if MPs voted on it, she admitted."
The biggest stumbling block appears to be the issue between Ireland and Northern Ireland. In particular, what the borders will look like in terms of what people and goods will need to do or not do in order to cross it.
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(Score: 2) by NewNic on Wednesday December 12 2018, @06:18PM (4 children)
I think that the UK getting rid of NI would be good for the UK. It's a huge money sink for the UK economy. The border issues go away, the drain on the UK economy goes away.
Unfortunately, there is presently a majority of people in NI that want it to remain in the UK.
lib·er·tar·i·an·ism ˌlibərˈterēənizəm/ noun: Magical thinking that useful idiots mistake for serious political theory
(Score: 0, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 12 2018, @08:52PM (3 children)
Ireland is rather far from the continent. Generally now, the Irish speak English. They ought to leave the EU.
Actually, here is the right way:
1. The UK and Ireland don't exactly leave. Well, they sort of do... by splitting the EU. The EU institutions get duplicated, making a western mini-EU with just the UK and Ireland.
2. Transition the Republic of Ireland to the UK Pound.
3. Split the UK into its component parts. It can be Northern Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, and Other.
4. Done, pretty much... but splitting a bit more and/or adopting the US constitution would be darn useful.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 12 2018, @09:37PM
I think my solution is better: we give Ireland (all of it, even the bits we don't own) to America, and they give us Hawaii in return.
That way, the Irish all get guns and can go on shooting each other, and we get the best music and dancing girls.
(Score: 2) by NewNic on Wednesday December 12 2018, @11:14PM (1 child)
What can I say, that's the funniest comment I have read in a long time.
The Republic of Ireland using the UK Pound: that's some comedy gold.
You clearly have no sense of the history of the Republic of Ireland and the sensitivities of the Irish people.
lib·er·tar·i·an·ism ˌlibərˈterēənizəm/ noun: Magical thinking that useful idiots mistake for serious political theory
(Score: 2) by kazzie on Thursday December 13 2018, @06:08AM
The Republic had their Punt pegged 1:1 to the British pound from its creation until 1979, when the Irish joined the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (before the UK, iirc). Until that point, all their coins and banknotes were made in the UK!
I saw Irish coins (small denominations) in my loose change in Wales until the mid 90s.