tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post7716494530270983622..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Nobody move or Northern Ireland gets it!Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-82170998056260736032016-06-07T20:08:37.416+01:002016-06-07T20:08:37.416+01:00C, I know that, because I've gone to Ireland o...C, I know that, because I've gone to Ireland on the boat many times. The point that I was trying to make was that the "open borders" arrangement with Eire pre-dated the UK joining the EU/EEC and is not a product of the EU.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-43092080330331506312016-06-07T03:50:10.377+01:002016-06-07T03:50:10.377+01:00B, you still don't. You only need a passport b...B, you still don't. You only need a passport because Michael O'Leary wants to see it. And because the Irish decided to build Dublin airport in such a way that UK-originating flights get mixed up with arrivals from the rest of the world (but you still don't need a passport if you're white and have the right accent)<br />Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289346865017922952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-75995290751825012502016-06-06T18:28:50.000+01:002016-06-06T18:28:50.000+01:00AFAICR, before we joined the EEC, you didn't e...AFAICR, before we joined the EEC, you didn't even need a passport to go from the UK to Ireland. How open border is that?Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-49246332009530792402016-06-06T16:43:47.041+01:002016-06-06T16:43:47.041+01:00Open borders does put paid to the idea that, '...Open borders does put paid to the idea that, 'we take back control of our borders' though... unless it's have cake and eat it time.paulc156https://www.blogger.com/profile/12412449043451685404noreply@blogger.com