Comments by "Nigel Johnson" (@nigeljohnson9820) on "How does Boris Johnson's new Brexit bill violate international law?" video.

  1. Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. Now the EU knows what that means.
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  2.  @PurpleWhirple  if the EU were not bothered they would not be making so much fuss. I say again nothing is agreed until all is agreed.
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  3.  @rsrs8632  the EU is seeking to exploit unintended consequences. The UK has simply closed that loop hole.
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  4.  @shanekenny9440  the damage was done when the UK joined the EU. It is the UK that is the victim of EU blackmail. It is the EU that is using the withdrawal agreement as a blackmail tool. Boris is right that his bill will strengthen the GFA, since it is clear that the EU and RoI should only have any influence on goods that cross the border between NI and the RoI. It is the EU that is attempting to broaden this definition to cover traffic between NI and the rest of the UK, a clear breach of the withdrawal agreement and potentially the GFA. If you think this will trigger Irish reunification you are deluded. You will soon discover just how little real enthusiasm exist in the RoI and the EU for reunification.
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  5.  @rsrs8632  no it shows tge UK will not be cheated, or bullied, by the EU. The EU will now be very likely if it sees any of the £39 billion.
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  6.  alan peaco  Boris should come forward and explain the blackmail tactics that the EU is using in trade negotiations to get their on way, I think it is very likely that the EU is using the withdrawal agreement to blackmail the UK government. There have been rumours that the EU want to block UK meat exports to Northern Ireland. Given that the EU also wants to control exports from northern Ireland to the rest of the UK, one can see how this could be used to blockade drug imports into the rest of the uk, while protecting Northern Ireland. The latter being necessary to placate any objections from the US Given the potential misuses of the withdrawal agreement, is there are wonder, that the UK government has launch to preemptive strike in the form of this bill. All the UK government needs to do is explain exactly what the EU underhand tactics are in the trade negotiations. The EU ambition has always been to hold the UK hostage as a vassal state.
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  7. If so, it will be on the EU's doorstep, just imagine what damage the UK could do as a rogue state.
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  8.  @notroll1279  and so you should be.
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  9.  @notroll1279  questionable if Scotland will qualify to join the EU. And when push comes to shove, those who want Irish reunification will discover just how little enthusiasm the EU and the RoI really have for reunification, and taking on the significant political and financial liability that is Northern Ireland. Reunification is fine in principle, but in practice it is a project better left until tomorrow, or the day after, or maybe next week, or sometime in the future. I am all for it as it would represent a financial windfall for the rest of the UK, and remove all the political problems associated with it, including the EU blackmail tool. Unfortunately, why would those in NI vote for it? They have the best of both worlds at the moment, and they are the only ones who can choose reunification. Interestingly, the DUP has rejected the withdrawal agreement and wants it changed. The EU will want it changed when they realise how much the border will leak and how impractical it is. The EU will also be less interested, now that their plot to use it to control the UK has been stopped. If Ireland does reunify, it may then want to leave the EU to regain its sovereignty, after all it is subservient to the EU at the moment.
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  10.  @notroll1279  control trade between NI and the rest of the EU. Restrict imports to NI unless the UK agrees to EU access to UK coastal waters. Yes, that amounts to a plot.
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