There literally is and you're basically doing exactly what you say in the opening paragraph.

She's writing a deliberately provocative and obtuse article - the number of punch lines in there gives that away. As a journalist (sic) I thought you might understand.

Of course no deal is an option. People will still fly (they did before the EU existed and for the sakes of global trade then that will be sorted out in an afternoon).

And trade will carry on. WTO rules kick in. Goods from the EU might become more expensive (good luck to BMW and Mercedes with that) whilst we will have other free trade deals to compensate. Even unilaterally drop tariffs on a whole range of imports from outside of the EU. Prices in the shops will tumble within 6 months.

The point is that the EU, despite all the hype around this, sell us more than we buy from it. Countries that are already on their knees economically would be hit even more if it goes to No Deal.

All the EU want is the money. I suspect that they will give us a deal, with the removal of free movement, for an increase in the transition period which is essentially how we buy them off. Up it to 3-5 years.

And the UK will still need EU workers. Nothing to do with touchy feely moments about the benefits of diversity or similar such bulls*** but just that our economy, unlike that of the majority of the EU, needs workers and we need to increase our tax base. That is what the British public need to swallow and where the Remain w***ers failed so badly. We need migrants and the EU offers us the best quality ones. As simple as that.

So we agree to issue x amount of NI numbers to EU citizens with an agreement that after x period, if they pay tax and don't commit crimes, they can stay here. And the EU gets to keep our pensioners and the like pissing their pensions up their walls that desperately need the injection of cash. Effectively a political settlement that allows all sides to claim victory.

Ireland are being played. They are merely the s***ty stick the EU are holding over our heads. And once a deal is done, the EU are going to tear Dublin another arsehole over a variety of issues because without the British to protect their interests, they will be out in the open. Just the issue of their corporation tax rates alone are going to make them rue the day their political leaders decided to become bitch boys for Brussels.

I posted the text of the amendment... If you have forgotten then go back and have a look. If you don't think what it says amounts to no new infrastructure then what do you think it amounts to?

Amendment 25 [Link]

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"It is hard to see how the government can adhere to the principle of this amendment without either:

a) Retaining current EU customs arrangements and trade regulations across the UK, or:

b) Installing a hard border in the Irish sea.

At the very least, the amendment places a requirement on the UK government to negotiate a deal with the EU which closely mirrors current arrangements, if not replicating them in their entirety."

‘This amendment was interpreted by Kier Starmer to mean...’

Loses all credibility there. The article was clearly written by either you, or someone whom like you has a hard on for the EU.

If this was as you say it was, this would be all over the news. It isn’t because it’s an interpretation by Remainers.

Why isn’t this big news, if it is what you claim it is?

I asked you that before BTW.