How to Brexit? – Explore the (im)possibilities of the different Brexit scenarios

Re:How to Brexit? – Explore the (im)possibilities of the dif... by dingaling on Friday September 28, 2018 @10:35PM (#18098403)

> It's likely that the communities that would be split by a new border in Ireland would disagree too.

It wouldn't really be a 'new' border though; NI and Eire had border controls from 1922 to 1998, so well into the EEC-EU era. I often had to show my passport on the coach from Belfast to Dublin. My grandparents remembered having to declare NI bacon on the train crossing at Carlingford.

With over 200 border crossing points it wasn't 100% enforced, though.

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Re:How to Brexit? – Explore the (im)possibilities of the dif... by wlll on Sunday September 30, 2018 @10:20AM (#18106259)

> It wouldn't really be a 'new' border though

No, I meant "new" as in, "it wasn't there last year" :) I'm old enough to remember the border, and "the troubles" too.

I also believe the removal of the border was a large factor in the cessation of hostilities, and the reason it's such a hot topic now.

> With over 200 border crossing points it wasn't 100% enforced, though.

My uncle used to have a house (he described it as such, to call it a shack would have been generous) in the south of France close to the Spanish border. Before freedom of movement they used to just walk into Spain as and when they pleased.

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