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The border is a problem that won’t go away

Martin Griffiths outlines why the prospect of a post-Brexit border in the Irish Sea could cause real damage

Martin Griffiths by Martin Griffiths
8 February 2021
in Brexit, Trade
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Brexit isn’t working. It’s causing real damage. Who is to blame?

As the border down the Irish Sea starts to cause real damage to the very sensitive balance in Northern Ireland between the two different communities and further damages relationships and trade.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls for:

“Urgent action from the EU to resolve outstanding problems”

with the way the Protocol was implemented, to preserve the Good Friday Agreement and ensure

“Northern Ireland benefits from Brexit just like every other part of our United Kingdom”.

Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said:

“What is causing all of this tension is Brexit, not the Protocol. The protocol is an attempt to try and reduce tension and solve problems linked to Brexit.”

And who do you think is right?

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Martin grew up on a small farm on the Herefordshire/Worcestershire borders where he seemed to spend all summer picking fruit and all winter chasing lost sheep. After College he set up a successful ceramics workshop in Cirencester but after travelling in Africa he took on a teaching post including Art, Drama and Sports before eventually becoming a Housemaster and wearing a suit and tie every day! He spent the next few years teaching mainly Art, Photography and Literacy part time at an FE College and combined this with being a Barman, Chef, Photographer and Food Writer. He moved back into full time teaching with posts in Greece, Switzerland and France, mainly teaching Literature, and now combines examination work for the International Baccalaureate with making Ceramics, Drawing and Writing. He remains Chair of Tewkesbury for Europe.

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