Scoobes on 22 March 2019
| NightlyPoe said: Here's the core of Britain's problem and it's a simple negotiating dillema: The ball is staying in Britain's court. Basically, May's negotiating on behalf of the EU instead of the UK by trying to force her country into a completely unacceptable deal. And, furthermore, it's the EU asking a concession from Britain that's causing the hold up. So, why aren't they just stripping the unacceptable part of May's deal out (which is really just the idea that the UK can't quite), passing that and sending it back to the EU with a message that there will be a hard Irish border if they don't accept it. That puts the onus back on Europe instead of May trying to twist the arms of the people who correctly see that portion of the deal as a non-starter. And instead of the EU sitting back smugly and letting May carry their water, they'll have to deal with the situation on their end instead and actually have to grapple with whether they think this obnoxious backstop is worth it. There, I just solved everyone's problems. Your welcome. |
The problem is the deal and the backstop were all May's idea. She proposed it, they accepted it and now she can't get it through parliament.
Why do you think the backstop exists in the first place?
