How Damaging Could This Be To Britain’s International Reputation?

[ichkeria]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54003483

[Togo]

We know here in the UK that the EUSSR weaponised the Irish situation with the convivence of May and the remainiac civil serpents, but how about this from an Irish official. Remember how we were told that it was impossible to control without EUSSR "help"?

//Given the relatively open border since the 1990s, special arrangements have already existed for many years. There has always been a border in Customs and Revenue terms because of the two countries’ different tax regimes, different excise duties, different VAT rates, and even different currencies.

Here is Mr Niall Cody, Chairman of the Board of the Irish Revenue Commissioners, giving testimony to a Committee of the Irish Parliament in 2017. He was asked about existing arrangements for controlling the border and gave the details for the previous year.

“The vast majority of these checks were carried out in approved warehouses and other premises with a very small number at a port or airport. The low level of import checks is the result of pre-authorisation of traders, advance lodgement of declarations and an extensive system of post-clearance checks, including customs audit, which are carried out at traders' premises.”

“Authorised economic operators, AEOs, have a special status in the system and under agreed protocols are allowed to operate greatly simplified customs procedures. There are currently 133 AEOs, which account for 82% of all imports and 89% of exports. It will be very important that the bulk of trade continues to be through AEOs after Brexit.”//

Niall Cody, Chairman of the Board of the Irish Revenue Commissioners, testimony in 2017

[Peter Pedant]

// Broadly I agree that we should not break international treaties but I think it may be necessary in this case.//
righto! incredibly I agree with TTT on this
the electorate has clearly told Boris et al to quit the market and if he has to break a treaty to do so well - - - get on wivvit ! foo !
yeah foo again - what about this: - and don't scrow around ! (hur hur hur)

[Peter Pedant]

// We know here in the UK that the EU weaponised the Irish situation with the connivance of May and the mandarins,//

yeah - - or foo!
I think she did it to clear the deck for sensible negotiations on what we thought important (trade etc). and we didnt get sensible negotiations

[which I kinda did at work - but we all stuck by the agreement and the mgt got for five to ten years "yeah but if we do as you suggest we will just get screwed again". ]