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This one has its own spot on the main page, too. "...The powersharing institutions at Stormont (Site of local N.I. Assembly) have been dormant for months due to a DUP (Democratic Unionist Party) protest against the terms of the protocol, which created trade barriers on goods being shipped from Britain to Northern Ireland...." ************************************ ************************************ I ask: WHY? How did THAT happen? ... UNLESS goods are shipped first to Irish (EU) ports and then trans-shipped across the already very porous border between The Republic and Northern Ireland. That's a known issue.
Solution: assuming we are talking about marine transport: simply sail from England or Scotland or Wales DIRECTLY to Belfast or Londonderry. Duh. Geniuses in charge.
British goods which land in the Republic before reaching a destination up North? Well..... The Brits should have thought about that prospect before Brexit got underway. The Republic and Northern Ireland both have agreements in place between themselves, and those must not be rescinded. The Good Friday Accords are to be honored. Period. There's too much history to remember, too much blood shed. That Peace Accord came at a high price.
So...... The Republic is in the EU. Northern Ireland is not---- even though a majority up there voted to REMAIN. (As did Scotland and Gibraltar, too---and Gibraltar by an overwhelming number.)
How to get goods into N.I. from the Republic overland while honoring the exclusivity of the EU single Market but also observing existing agreements between the two entities??? And if there are "barriers" now, since Brexit, on goods being shipped from Britain to Northern Ireland, does that mean that for the purposes of commerce, the entire island of Ireland is being treated as a single whole? A sticky wicket. After all, the passports all say: "Great Britain AND Northern Ireland." You can't have one part without the other. https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/10/04/truss-restore-north-assembly-and-executive-now/ NO EU markings anymore.
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"...The powersharing institutions at Stormont (Site of local N.I. Assembly) have been dormant for months due to a DUP (Democratic Unionist Party) protest against the terms of the protocol, which created trade barriers on goods being shipped from Britain to Northern Ireland...."
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I ask: WHY? How did THAT happen? ... UNLESS goods are shipped first to Irish (EU) ports and then trans-shipped across the already very porous border between The Republic and Northern Ireland. That's a known issue.
Solution: assuming we are talking about marine transport: simply sail from England or Scotland or Wales DIRECTLY to Belfast or Londonderry. Duh. Geniuses in charge.
British goods which land in the Republic before reaching a destination up North? Well..... The Brits should have thought about that prospect before Brexit got underway. The Republic and Northern Ireland both have agreements in place between themselves, and those must not be rescinded. The Good Friday Accords are to be honored. Period. There's too much history to remember, too much blood shed. That Peace Accord came at a high price.
So...... The Republic is in the EU. Northern Ireland is not---- even though a majority up there voted to REMAIN. (As did Scotland and Gibraltar, too---and Gibraltar by an overwhelming number.)
How to get goods into N.I. from the Republic overland while honoring the exclusivity of the EU single Market but also observing existing agreements between the two entities??? And if there are "barriers" now, since Brexit, on goods being shipped from Britain to Northern Ireland, does that mean that for the purposes of commerce, the entire island of Ireland is being treated as a single whole? A sticky wicket. After all, the passports all say: "Great Britain AND Northern Ireland." You can't have one part without the other.
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/10/04/truss-restore-north-assembly-and-executive-now/
NO EU markings anymore.
On the other hand: