Re: The Future of EU Border Control
Originally Posted by
swimfeeders
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Hi
The backstop is nothing to do with the Free Movement of people with Eire.
We have a common travel area.
The Backstop is to do with goods, in particular agricultural goods and sanitary controls and rules of origin.
I’ve worked hard to understand the rationale of those who voted to leave. But I’m saddened and alarmed at how the lives of those who will be most affected by Brexit have been callously cast aside; how the heartfelt and evidence-basedfears about the border have been mocked and derided.
Brexiteers tell us that the customs union and the single market have nothing to do with the*Good Friday agreement, the nearly 21-year-old, consent-based international peace deal that placed the constitutional destiny of the divided communities of Northern Ireland – 56% of whom voted to remain in 2016 – in our own hands.
They are wrong.
Those who want to tear up the backstop, or feel gleeful at the prospect of no deal, should recall that the first shots of the Troubles were fired at customs posts such as Newry, requiring the RUC, and later the British army, to protect officials, civilians and military alike. These incidents paved the way for the installation of those mammoth watchtowers, helicopter bases and checkpoints – the hard border – that blighted our landscape. Just as the first shots were fired over customs posts, it was our membership of the customs union and the single market – the free movement of goods and people – that allowed us to tear down the physical borders and begin the task of demolishing the walls in our hearts and minds.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...iday-agreement