Cecil Hallas, Cubley Rise Road, Penistone,
Sheffield.
THE Irish people and their government must surely be dismayed at the
potential threats of Brexit to their economy, in no way a dilemma of their own
making.
At present Ireland and the UK have an excellent trading agreement.
However, this new situation again demonstrates how the EU seaweed fouls up yet
another propeller, threatening to strangle a good relationship with its mass of
unbending regulation and wearying authority, but why should this confusion be
inevitable?
Today Irish trade with the UK far exceeds their trade with anyone else
including the EU, their economy now being successful enough to be a net
contributor to the European Union. Unlike the UK, Ireland has had its referendum
overturned, something this fiercely independent people are unlikely to forget.
This could be a powerful moment for Ireland’s future, they’ve seen how little
difference Brexit has made to the UK economy. What a moment it might be were
Ireland to announce another referendum, and what a bargaining chip that might
be? Yorks Post.
