If a hard border is placed across the island of Ireland, it will be the Irish Government which does it. Some will say this is nonsense, the EU and Irish Government were constantly demanding more concessions and guarantees during Brexit negotiations to “prevent a hard border in Ireland”, appearing jointly wedded to free movement across Ireland. Yet it was nothing more than an argument of convenience for the EU, deployed to push the UK towards staying in the EU Single Market and Customs Union. When self-interest over Covid vaccines required a different approach, the EU was quick enough to try an…
