The Irish protocol.

The person delegated by us in the EU had to come to NI to find out what easements and flexibilities business needed. That's how useless the UK is to NI, they couldn't even negotiate those for them.

Judging from your answers downcow, Unionism is about to split ideologically:

One side believe this:

and the other believing this:

Would that be a fair assessment of the situation?

Hey DC I thanked your post not because of the sentiment contained within but because it's further evidence the sincerity of your posts.

You claim here your dad was Irish. I found this odd since you previously stated that he was British and from the UK.

A quick search will reveal more posts like the above. So to sum up your father is a British unionist whose party trick was to sing the soldiers song. Could you fill us in on how he survived the unionist community?

You do know that it was written in English ,and translated to Irish - it is the soldiers song ...

Sorry - just saw that's all been said above ...

Well outcome 2 is NI Protocol pretty much collapses.

I don't think the EU will just say ah well we tried, well played there UK, and shrug the shoulders. There will be an EU-UK trade dispute of some type over that, it could all get quite serious. NI (as part of the UK) will suffer from that, as will Ireland.

The basis NI Protocol provides for the current Customs free trade in goods between NI and Ireland/rest of the EU ends when it dies. e.g. those companies that FT article posted mentioned that were watching the situation to see if NI Protocol gets put on a firmer footing (i.e. UK implements it in an agreed fashion with the EU, stops seeking to dodge out or use it for leverage against the EU) will not invest.

Even if no "physical" land border appears between NI-Ireland yet, I think this will have a quick chilling effect on legitimate trade between Ireland and NI. Now I've read Brexiters/unionists syaing that NIs trade with GB is far greater & more important but latter will still hurt and will be damaging esp. in sectors like agriculture.

Short(er) term you will keep NI more attached to the UK (I agree with you NI Protocol is weakening links between NI and GB). However NI will be poorer than it would have been (loss of the Protocol, and a damaged UK economy due to EU-UK trade dispute). It may be more politically unstable because whatever about NI Protocol angering Unionists, NI Nationalists are not going to be happy at all with alternative NIPless outcomes for both for those "identity" reasons, and you have added problem of a bad economy in NI on top which they will blame UK govt. (and I suppose Unionist parties) for. Although there is a handy pressure valve there in that young people (unlike rest of UK) can just get Irish passport and leave for work in an EU member state where they may have better prospects if they are fed up.

It's just a logical inconsistency in your posts where you support + like the combative UK govt. approach, which to me looks like ending up destroying the agreement eventually, yet seem to recognise that survival of NI Protocol or similar is necessary in face of Brexit and might even have some economic benefit for NI (compared to rest of UK) even if there is a cost of damage to Unionism and a weakening of the links to UK from it.

Whats the significance of counting to 20?

Also, why is singing the anthem funny, or a 'party piece'? Strikes me as very odd.

Victimhood explains it.

But you are happy it has undermined the UK and your place in it