Superb explanation of why attempting to escape the Protocol is (in @Dannythefink’s words) profoundly unConservative. thetimes.co.uk/article/tories…
Denial of reality (the need for a border somewhere given the current government’s choice of Brexit). 
(I’d add that that understates the refusal to accept reality because, in truth, a hard land border of ~300 very wiggly miles running through the heart of communities many of whom regard it as illegitimate and most of whom will resent it isn’t actually a realistic option.)
Dishonesty to voters.
Bad faith.
(None of this is to deny that there aren’t a range of improvements that could be made: I suggested one here on State aid. eurelationslaw.com/blog/the-uks-p….
But the current government’s strategy buries such good points in a morass of lack of realism and bad faith.
(The piece is also a distillation of arguments that are likely to weigh heavily with many Conservative peers: which is why the current government is apparently keen to find a way of doing what it wants without primary legislation.)
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