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Has the backstop back-fired on Ireland? | 69 comments (69 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: Has the backstop back-fired on Ireland? (4.00 / 2)
"It was about peace and stability in Ireland, and therefore essentially non-negotiable."

Seems to me the whole problem with Brexit is that there is a set of incompatible "non-negotiable" red lines. Why is this one more non-negotiable than the others?

by asdf on Sat Jan 19th, 2019 at 03:16:29 AM EST

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