"charles" wrote in message
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In article ,
bert wrote:
In article , "Dave Plowman (News)"
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In article ,
whisky-dave wrote:
The EU is more than a simple trade agreement.

That's where the problem lies yes, with perhaps a dozen or 15
countries manangable but with 27, and plans to extend the problems
will get worse. Which is why other countries haven't tried a similar
thing of that scale.

Of course they have. The United States of America isn't so different. Or
even just the UK.

And many of the leavers on here would be happy to see Scotland and
Ireland leave the UK

Ireland isn't part of the UK.

but - the North is and might join with the South to remain in the EU

Unlikely IMO. Bet those who didn’t want to be part of Eire wont
change their minds on that to stay in the EU once Britain leaves.

nce there is an open border between the two
at present. [part of the Dublin Peace Accord]