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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I'd rather not fall out with the EU, but we can't put up with being pushed around either. We've been trying for some time to get an agreement to get the protocol working as it should and we've had nothing but obstruction. It is hurting the Northern Ireland economy, its businesses and even preventing Stormont from sitting.
We cannot go on like this, and in the absence of co-operation we have to do what is best for us. Our proposals do not affect the EU's ability to prevent the wrong goods getting in. They are simply being obstinate.
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I didn't say that.
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Your assertion is counter-factual…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-62398680
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Brexit: Northern Ireland Protocol gives temporary economic boost
By John Campbell
BBC News NI Economics & Business Editor
Published 3 August
The Northern Ireland Protocol has given the region's economy a temporary boost, a think tank has said.
The National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said the boost was unlikely to be sustained without more investment in the region.
It said Northern Ireland's economic output had slightly outperformed the UK average since the end of 2019.
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The reason Stormont isn’t sitting is because the DUP have taken the hump with a legal agreement (NI Protocol) signed by the U.K. Government - as the article states
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it would "set a dangerous precedent to respond to the refusal of one side to participate in the institutions by providing a concession in their favour, especially one which would run contrary to the views and interests of the majority".
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Sounds as if you are supporting the anti-democratic DUP…
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