No deal with the EU is becoming obvious conclusion

Last week contributors to the opinion page iterated the chaotic move that would have a serious effect on the UK because of the action by the government to implement changes to the withdrawal agreement click here to read.

After many months of trying to negotiate a deal where the EU refused to move beyond the “level playing field” and “their fishing demands”, the UK is coming to the point that no deal is the obvious conclusion.

At this point the EU threatened a blockade between Northern Ireland, and the rest of the UK, a chaotic and provocative move.

The Johnson government challenged this threat by altering the withdrawal agreement. This alteration is to ensure continuity and unity of all members of the UK following the EU provocation. How else would anyone expect the UK to act ?

The accusation that the UK government was endangering the peace agreement, is not so. The potential embargo by the EU, is the real threat.

By restricting the flow of goods consisting of food and other commodities will cause discontent, aggravation and chaos.

The result will most likely be higher prices and a reduction of living standards.

The discontentment that could follow will no doubt lead to demonstrations and division amongst the people of Northern Ireland, and the excuse for the IRA to become active once more.

The hypocrisy of Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi talking about the threat to peace in Ireland, during the presidential campaign, should be reminded, that it was the Democrat party members who actively campaigned in raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for Noraid which financed the IRA in its gun running, bombing and killing activities in the 1970s.

Before criticising the Johnson government regarding these technical alterations a bit more forethought should be given to the practical situation and what Johnson is trying to avoid.

The other consideration is the “road bridge” between Eire (southern Ireland) and the continent.

The UK’s motorway system is vital to the transport of goods between the island of Ireland and Europe. In a post Brexit this could prove vital to southern Ireland.

More than 150 thousand trucks use UK roads carrying more than three million tons of goods each year, and they use our roads tax free.

Yet the cost of maintaining the roads falls to us.

Without the use of our roads perishable goods and livestock could not be transported so efficiently and quickly. It takes up to three times longer by sea than by road.

It was calculated in 2017 that 40 per cent of southern Ireland’s exports went via the UK, worth over £16 billion.

This goes to prove that it’s not the UK which is the uncooperative party, but rather the EU.

Restriction of these lorries through the UK could really prove to be chaotic, but not to the UK, but more likely to southern Ireland.