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Usual hypocrisy from DUP. They were warned again & again: ANY Brexit would damage NI. But they still promoted & supported it at every turn. Now NI risks worse Brexit than EU or May proposed. And lo: DUP throwing blame / stirring anger. Blame yourselves...

theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
Indeed! Any Brexit was bound to upset GFA and anger one or other main community in NI. But DUP championed it and attacked anyone pointing out the obvious as "Project Fear". Now it's their turn to play the victim (you bloody aren't) and to stoke the flames (you bloody hypocrites)
None of which is to deny genuine risk that Johnson's deal will prompt loyalist disorder; or to absolve English nationalists (Tory & beyond) of callous indifference to safety and stability of NI. It disgusts me that their vile Brexit might endanger my family, friends, fellow NIers
& that's 1 (but just 1) of main reasons my tolerance of Leave activists = zero. If you're the sort of person who is happy to risk lives of your fellow citizens in pursuit of deranged fantasies about US trade deals - you're a first rate, top class, bona fide, premium league w*^ker
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So many people repeat idea: (re)joining EU would mean having to join the Euro and Schengen.

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Bloody hell. What have I been teaching for the past 20 years, then, on my "Single Market in Services" classes?
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