I dont understand why brexxit should change anything for NI.
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There are five options and none of them are good.
1. The UK can continue following EU regulations and standards. Since one of the goals of Brexit was *not* doing that, the UK won’t go for it. (This option isn’t actually *bad*. It’s just not going to happen.)
2. Enforce a border between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Besides missing the point of being a United Kingdom, this would upset the unionist community in Northern Ireland, and at least some of them would start blowing shit up again.
3. Enforce the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic. Given the number cross-border roads, and how many people and communities use them (and off-road crossings), this would be massively disruptive. It would also upset the nationalists, and at least some of them would stop blowing shit up again.
4. Enforce a border between Ireland and the rest of the EU. This would isolate Ireland, and neither side wants to do that.
5. Let goods freely move between the EU and UK, despite not meeting standards (in both directions). The EU obviously doesn’t want substandard products to be sold. The UK probably wouldn’t care if EU-standard products were imported, but under WTO rules, they can’t give the EU special treatment without being a member.
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