Baldseagull
Well-known member
? TM to EU, you need us more than we need you, we will be leaving the single market and the customs union, and anything that requires the ECJ to have authority, EU say ok, but you have a Treaty with our member Ireland, and that means there should be no customs border in Ireland, and citizens on both sides of the open border should have equal rights, so you will have to have customs checks between the mainland and the N.I. TM says, no way EU, what we want is a customs union with you, but only a loose one so we can do other deals. EU says, not sure how that would work but we will give it a go in the next stage, but if that doesn't work out, what then? TM says, well, how about we promise to stay in the customs union till we get that sorted, and N.I. stays in the single market sort of. EU says, not sure, sounds like you are getting a bit of good single market access without the responsibilities. TM says, but it won't be forever,EU says ok then, so long as it's only temporary. T.M. comes back and asks Parliament what they think, and they tell her to **** off, should have asked us first before drawing those bloody red lines, or this temporary thing you've asked for that could last forever, she goes back and asks, can we leave this temporary solution anytime we like, and they say, well no, not without putting something else there to make sure YOUR agreement with Ireland holds. TM says, ok I will ask again, Parliament says, we told you to **** off with this last time, whats new? TM, nothing. Parliament, well **** off again then. TM. OK, message understood, you want me to **** off, I will, but only if you say yes to my deal. Parliament is considering how firmly it tells her to **** off again at the moment. How is the EU the difficult one?
