Notwithstanding that I don’t agree with you about the current system being a closed shop, nor that a two-year period for ‘breaking the seal’ is unreasonable, I do agree that alienation (perceived or real) of the people you describe is both extremely unfortunate and potentially dangerous for the...
I have a lot of sympathy for this argument.
However, in order for the person you describe (a person who may not have had a ST for 12 years) to be able to go to Dublin under the scheme you propose there is a chance that someone who has been a STH for all of the last 12 years loses out. How can...