Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2023 12:38am
Interesting choice of newspaper to support your argument! Very illuminating on the objectiveness of the contributor.
What is the point regarding the banking crisis in Ireland? The IMF did lend to Ireland, as did many EU countries, incl. the UK. All such loans have been repaid in full. Will the IMF lend to GB one day? Would it is probably a better question?
Comparing the Economies of Ireland and GB is childish. Ireland's economy is one thirteenth of Britain's. Its Constitution is only 75 years old and the first half of that was spent trying to re configure the country after centuries of robbery, persecution and oppression. UK's economy has been built on vast wealth acquired through plunder of one third of the world's resources. If you wish to go historical about Ireland and the GB, it becomes very unpleasant and embarrassing reading for the GB -all 800 years of it.
The comment was that Ireland influenced negatively the kind of Brexit you got. God forbid that Ireland, as a long term member of the EU and the country at greatest risk, should try to influence the EU, to protect itself and NI from Tory insanity, lies and diplomatic incompetence.
Prime Minister May negotiated a very sensible deal with the EU that respected the vote and enabled open trade with its neighbours and partners and would have made life a lot easier on both islands. No marks for guessing who scuttled it? DUP.
As a major trading partner, nearest neighbour, Ireland is linked closely to GB but to suggest “Ireland is tied to Britains apron” is an ignorant and meaningless comment without evidence or substance. Yes, Ireland and the UK are interdependent in may ways but perhaps the drop in shipping between the two countries since Brexit and the corresponding increase between Ireland and Europe is an indication of future trade patterns and perhaps significant in that context. Ireland can trade freely with the EU, the US and many markets with whom the EU has trade agreements. Not quite so easy for the UK now is it, but no doubt it will find markets in New Zealand and other interesting and exotic places and who knows, Trump and Boris might be back!! Perhaps planes coming back empty from Rwanda might be helpful.
Ireland has become a small open economy, influenced mainly by developing it's third level education system to provide the necessary skillsets for scientific, pharmaceutical, IT and biomedical research and development. It is a net contributor to the EU for many years and hasn't cried publicly for refunds like the much bigger UK did perennially. The previous 12% corporation system could have been employed by ANY other country incl. the UK or NI. They just didn't think of it. Since the introduction of the EU tax harmonisation, not one single major multinational company has indicated it's intention to leave. Objectively, no-one knows what the future holds in that regard. India for example, has a very well educated population and is a lower cost environment and perhaps has the capacity to continue to attract all kinds of foreign investment.
It is painful for any Irish person to have to admit that NI is an economic, political and social failure, built on bigotry, discrimination and intolerance, bereft of enterprise and utterly dependant for it's very existence on handouts from the Colonial master.
Thankfully that is all about to change in the very near future. I wonder how many British taxpayers will shed tears on it's demise?
Ahh, but don't panic, there may be other causes to fight to hold onto the Falklands and Gibralter!!
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