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Cathy Barry
@cathyby
Personal twitter: anything and everything I find interesting. Philosophy, politics, ethics, sci-fi, science, Doctor Who. Hobby: blocking Y2K deniers.
Oct 3, 2019 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
As I read all the discussion of the Johnson proposal today, I can't help but think of an unnamed Irish official on the phone to a British counterpart about 30 months ago.
1/4 The British official asked if the Irish official had heard anything from EU re UK 's suggestion of associated membership.
The Irish official asked "What does associated membership mean? Like, what is it?"

(Tony Connolly, Brexit & Ireland)

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