They complain about 🇪🇺 law. Yet, NI is being given privileged access to the SM for goods. This splits the four freedoms in a way that it would never ordinarily allow.
Only possible with 🇪🇺 law.
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As for democratic deficit, NI refuses to contribute to the European budget for the well-being of others, unlike CH, Norway, etc.
Perhaps, instead of behaving like spoilt children, unionists and Brexiters would acknowledge how incredible Europe has been through this, despite the brickbats.
A very interesting stage has been reached in UK-EU relations. It's worth asking how the UK has played it so badly that it has turned the world against it.
First thing to note it that Europe did not do anything out of the ordinary. It consulted with its stakeholders (MSs, business, close trade partners) and assessed the United Kingdom position, and then formed a coherent negotiating position.
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That assessment of the UK was made easier by the actions of the Brexiters: their rhetoric closed off potential avenues that might have been profitable.