Friday, 9 April 2021

Descending into the violence of "The Troubles"

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/08/belfast-police-water-cannon-rioters-seventh-night-unrest







Now we have water cannon on the streets. Soon we shall read of rubber bullets being used, live rounds being fired and tragically, there will be some fatalities on both sides.

The fault lies entirely at the feet of Bozo Boris and his compulsive pursuit of "Get Brexit Done" supported by those hardline Brexiteers who looked no further than the end of their noses in their drive to implement the faulty referendum result, where Northern Ireland and Scotland voted to remain part of the EU. There are of course other historic factors which are involved in the present unrest in Northern Ireland. However the essential fact is that the Northern Ireland Peace Process and  "Good Friday Agreement" of 1998 are completely irreconcilable with the notion that Northern Ireland can be disconnected from the EU in the form of Ireland, and yet somehow satisfy the unease of both communities in Ulster.
The question of the border between the UN and Ireland  would always be a contentious issue. The "Northern Ireland Protocol"  has paradoxically created more difficulties than it was intended to resolve. So much so that the United Kingdom unilaterally amended parts of the protocol very soon after signing the documents, much to the distress and irritation of the European Union.
The Brexiteers must now come to recognise that their vision of an "Independent Nation" outside of the EU cannot be achieved without continuing unrest in Northern Ireland, which will deteriorate over time and could even involve a return to British troops on the streets of Derry, Belfast and other towns and cities. There is little prospect of rejoining the EU thus consequently the Brexiteers and the Unionist community must accept the perhaps unpalatable fact that the only alternative is the reunification of Ireland. This will inevitably result in the breakup of the United Kingdom as Scotland will no doubt seek independence. The Resulting UK of Wales and England will actually meet the Brexiteers dreams as only these two nations voted to leave the EU in the 2016 referendum. 



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