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Re:EU Countries Back Copyright Reforms Aimed at Google, Face... by ben_w on Thursday February 21, 2019 @03:44PM (#19220423)
It’s complicated. The border options are “none”, “NI/RoI border customs checks etc”, and “Irish Sea custons checks etc” (given nobody even suggested “customs checks etc on Sinn Fein/DUP constituency borders” AFAIK).

“None” was ruled out by making it a red line to leave the customs union and single market even though that was originally something quite of leave campaigners thought was a silly idea. And it was ruled in by the WA backstop if the UK couldn’t figure out how to leave the Single Market without violating the Good Friday Agreement.

NI/RoI seems to violate the Good Friday Agreement. People argue about if it really does, but ultimately what matters is if the situation no longer satisfies the parties involved, and Sinn Fein says it doesn’t.

Irish Sea enrages the DUP because they want to be identical to the UK mainland (except for abortion laws and gay marriage etc).

It’s a mess.

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Re:EU Countries Back Copyright Reforms Aimed at Google, Face... by ben_w on Friday February 22, 2019 @01:54AM (#19223635)
Oh, I forgot to add this before and now it’s too late to edit:

One “solution” I’ve seen leavers suggest is for RoI to re-join the UK. The is generally met with derision by RoI commentators.

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