Minor correction - UKIP are a distinctly English phenomenon. Nemonowan is thinking of the DUP.
The EU is not going to give concessions to the UK, for the same reason the Canada won't. The EU is the bigger, stronger power. That it has not been obvious about it in the same way bigger stronger powers normally are is unusual in world history and has arguably allowed the Moggian types to continue to think they're bigger than they are.
But ultimately, what happens was the EU and the British Government negoatiated a deal. It was a good deal - it involved NI being effectively co-regulation with the EU while still being part of the UK, like a sort of free port but not quite.. But it managed to encroach upon the one single issue that the single issue party propping up the British Government actually cared about. And so when Theresa May proudly brough her well-won deal to the rest of the cabinet that one single issue party promptly threatened to topple the government over this one issue.
Theresa May went to the EU and proposed a change - that this backstop now extend to the entire UK rather than just NI. Which in turn caused half the conservative party to have a fucking conniption. She agreed all of these with the EU without consulting anyone on her own side, or even knowing exactly what they wanted.
The EU is fed-up. And it cannot under any circumstances change its basic functioning to accomodate one state that doesn't even want to be part of it. The EU has negotiated in good faith throughout the whole thing and generally been fairly friendly.
Britain needs to learn that the EU is big enough to dictate the terms of doing business with it, and that Britain is most definitely not Great anymore.
The EU is not going to give concessions to the UK, for the same reason the Canada won't. The EU is the bigger, stronger power. That it has not been obvious about it in the same way bigger stronger powers normally are is unusual in world history and has arguably allowed the Moggian types to continue to think they're bigger than they are.
But ultimately, what happens was the EU and the British Government negoatiated a deal. It was a good deal - it involved NI being effectively co-regulation with the EU while still being part of the UK, like a sort of free port but not quite.. But it managed to encroach upon the one single issue that the single issue party propping up the British Government actually cared about. And so when Theresa May proudly brough her well-won deal to the rest of the cabinet that one single issue party promptly threatened to topple the government over this one issue.
Theresa May went to the EU and proposed a change - that this backstop now extend to the entire UK rather than just NI. Which in turn caused half the conservative party to have a fucking conniption. She agreed all of these with the EU without consulting anyone on her own side, or even knowing exactly what they wanted.
The EU is fed-up. And it cannot under any circumstances change its basic functioning to accomodate one state that doesn't even want to be part of it. The EU has negotiated in good faith throughout the whole thing and generally been fairly friendly.
Britain needs to learn that the EU is big enough to dictate the terms of doing business with it, and that Britain is most definitely not Great anymore.
Oh sweet meteor of death
Fall upon us.
Deliver us in fire
To Peace everlasting.
Fall upon us.
Deliver us in fire
To Peace everlasting.