Prof of constitutional & European law at @ucl. I also write for The Irish Times the Financial Times and others from time to time. Tráchtaire ar @RnaG. Own views
Jul 4, 2021 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Hard to know where to start with this article..... To begin with, why is the EU's desire to implement the deal both parties agreed 'theological' but the UK's aversion to dynamic alignment in any area at all not? 1/5
The Protocol was the result of a deliberate change in UK govt policy change which prioritised an absolutist Brexit (no following EU rules in any area) over the economic unity of the UK. 2/5