Partridge Iciclebubbles wrote:But it’s absolutely not right that one part of the UK gets a special EU deal while the rest of us suffer.
I don’t want to leave at all. If we have to then every part of the UK should be treated the same. Northern Ireland should either suffer with us, or unify with the Republic.
Do you disagree with any of the following?
NI remains in the single market:
Pros
+ 2 million people in NI benefit directly from single market membership
+ Rest of the UK benefits economically from a back door into the single market
+ Slippery slope leading to possible membership for Scotland, then Wales, then London, then maybe even the rest of England deciding it doesn't want to be left out after all
EDIT: and I can't believe I forgot a really big
+ in the form of this being a probable prerequisite of a softer Brexit for the rest of the UK, in that we will be out with no deal at all if we can't figure this problem out
Cons
- It's in some sense unfair
NI isn't allowed to remain in the single market:
Cons
- Huge losses for businesses that operate on the island of Ireland
- Huge inconvenience for border communities
- Unravelling of the Good Friday Agreement leading to a possible resurgence in violence
Pros
+ At least they are suffering with us