Ha ha! Isn't he a hypocrite! How dare he say the deal *he negotiated* is now unsustainable!
That's pretty much the universal reaction reaction from pro-πͺπΊ in π¬π§ to Frost's words about the NI Protocol
But personally I am done with all that. Enough.
A 𧡠as to what to do instead
That's pretty much the universal reaction reaction from pro-πͺπΊ in π¬π§ to Frost's words about the NI Protocol
But personally I am done with all that. Enough.
A 𧡠as to what to do instead
Here is the news:
bbc.com/news/uk-northeβ¦
And in some way Frost is right. The current situation *is* unsustainable
bbc.com/news/uk-northeβ¦
And in some way Frost is right. The current situation *is* unsustainable
There are 2 reactions to that:
Ha ha Frost you idiot. You negotiated it! Eat a big dose of humble pie! (Just don't try to import it into NI)
Or actually work to make the Brexit Deal more sustainable
Ha ha Frost you idiot. You negotiated it! Eat a big dose of humble pie! (Just don't try to import it into NI)
Or actually work to make the Brexit Deal more sustainable
(Tangent: something in British politics is broken, in that there seems to be no cost to being a hypocrite, or implementing an abjectly bad policy - that's stuff for @davies_will though, not this thread that's about Brexit)
Try instead to channel a bit of @mrianleslie in this - start with this Long Read theguardian.com/society/2021/fβ¦
UK Government is the one-down party here. And you don't get them to do what you want by hammering that home to them. You get what you want by giving them a way out
UK Government is the one-down party here. And you don't get them to do what you want by hammering that home to them. You get what you want by giving them a way out
The most major problems are indeed in Northern Ireland, but not only there - there is the ongoing issue about when full import checks will happen at Ashford as well
Acknowledge these problems, and *help* the Government acknowledge them too
Acknowledge these problems, and *help* the Government acknowledge them too
Also keep hammering the line that this is not just a Northern Ireland Protocol issue, and that ditching that is a solution - it is not
This is the interplay between the Protocol and the Trade & Cooperation Agreement - the *whole* package is unbalanced and needs improvement
This is the interplay between the Protocol and the Trade & Cooperation Agreement - the *whole* package is unbalanced and needs improvement
And then to the solution: a Swiss-style veterinary agreement between the whole of the UK and the EU, and make it *temporary* - only for the period until the UK - both in Northern Ireland and at Dover/Ashford are ready for some future new regime
As @iainmcl3 rightly points out in this tweet, phrase it as building upon the TCA and NI Protocol
https://twitter.com/iainmcl3/status/1392408647469252609
Doing this also opens up a path to getting the Labour Party onside - a veterinary agreement is forward looking and pragmatic and achievable. It is not re-fighting the battles of old
Sure, we're a long way away from getting to this at the moment. But with no elections for the Tories for 12 months now is the time, if any, that going for this might be possible
https://twitter.com/MatthewOToole2/status/1392409113339076614
And if this veterinary agreement battle can be won, there will be others to be fought after that to correct other wrongs of what Frost and Johnson negotiated
But you're not going to get there by lambasting them as hypocrites
/ends
But you're not going to get there by lambasting them as hypocrites
/ends
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