Northern Ireland is unimportant to Brexit supporters.

[WTFH]

Failing that, we take a leaf out of Putin's book and annex the south using the NHS as a carrot and 3 Para/45 Cdo as a stick (Gloves off this time).

Zigenare - In "Almost serious" mode!

It has been mentioned before that the Irish border problem would go away, and Irish trade/transportation issues would go if Ireland was part of the UK again. Although that throws up questions similar to the original 3 points I made earlier, but referring to different people.

[Zigenare]

It has been mentioned before that the Irish border problem would go away, and Irish trade/transportation issues would go if Ireland was part of the UK again. Although that throws up questions similar to the original 3 points I made earlier, but referring to different people.

Yeah, tricky, init?

[darmstadt]

More going back on their words:

Invited by a BBC reporter to visit the border to understand people’s concerns, Mr Rees-Mogg replied: “I don’t think my visiting the border is really going to give me a fundamental insight into the border beyond what one can get from studying it.”

https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top...rder-1-5579685

[WTFH]

Yeah, tricky, init?

Almost like something this big wasn't thought through, and isn't being thought through with enough seriousness.
I mean, they've had since 1168 or 1641 or 1690 or 1798 or 1916 or 1921 or 1969 or 1972 or 1998 to try to work it all out.
Each time it's taken war and lots deaths, or long periods of negotiations with the involved parties.

Who would have thought that a tick box on a form about something that didn't mention Ireland could cause a problem.

[Zigenare]

Almost like something this big wasn't thought through, and isn't being thought through with enough seriousness.
I mean, they've had since 1168 or 1641 or 1690 or 1798 or 1916 or 1921 or 1969 or 1972 or 1998 to try to work it all out.
Each time it's taken war and lots deaths, or long periods of negotiations with the involved parties.

Who would have thought that a tick box on a form about something that didn't mention Ireland could cause a problem.

What was it that Churchill said about democracy and voters?

[meridian]

Almost like something this big wasn't thought through, and isn't being thought through with enough seriousness.
I mean, they've had since 1168 or 1641 or 1690 or 1798 or 1916 or 1921 or 1969 or 1972 or 1998 to try to work it all out.
Each time it's taken war and lots deaths, or long periods of negotiations with the involved parties.

Who would have thought that a tick box on a form about something that didn't mention Ireland could cause a problem.

Slightly related, but you missed 1982.

I find it surprising that after the Falklands War, the Falklands and Gibraltar have been almost forgotten in the discussions.

[WTFH]

Slightly related, but you missed 1982.

I find it surprising that after the Falklands War, the Falklands and Gibraltar have been almost forgotten in the discussions.

I was only focussing on significant dates in Irish history. For that, 1982 would be famous for NI in the World Cup (peaceful) and maniacs blowing holes in bandsmen by remote control.

[Pat Phelan]

Ireland will never resolve itself until people stop pretending to believe in fairy gods and listening to their representatives...
BTW you would be surprised at the amount of people in the Republic that would like to join back with the UK in some sort of economic / trading union....

[Old Greg]

Ireland will never resolve itself until people stop pretending to believe in fairy gods and listening to their representatives...
BTW you would be surprised at the amount of people in the Republic that would like to join back with the UK in some sort of economic / trading union....

Surprised if you expect the answer to be anything other that not very many at all. I've been coming to Ireland regularly for >20 years and living here for the last 3 years and have never met anyone who thinks such a thing.

[Pat Phelan]

Surprised if you expect the answer to be anything other that not very many at all. I've been coming to Ireland regularly for >20 years and living here for the last 3 years and have never met anyone who thinks such a thing.

Gets brought up on the Marian Finucane show all the time, but I guess you don't get to interact much with the 'normal' population