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Solution To The Irish Backstop Under A No Deal Brexit Scenario

Madsen Pirie of the Adam Smith Institute discusses possible solutions to the Irish Backstop arrangement in a no deal brexit scenario. Primarily that leaving under WTO rules allows for “national security exceptions” and “emergency in international relations”

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  • "the UK could ... allow goods from the Irish Republic free access across the border
    into Northern Ireland, without allowing goods from the rest of the EU
    similar free access until a free trade deal had been completed."

    Why? Will somebody PLEASE explain to me why we need permission to buy goods from foreigners. The simplest solution is to just........ *NOT* put tarffis on imports. Not: agree to not put tarrifs on imports, not: have a deal to not put tarrifs on imports, just.... NOT put tarrifs on imports.

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