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on Wednesday December 12 2018, @12:37PM
from the Third-Verse-Same-As-The-First dept.
from the Third-Verse-Same-As-The-First dept.
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, @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.