Burn baby burn

Brexit could undermine the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) we said.

"Project Fear" they shouted.

A lot.

And so, the decision was to annoy one side or the other on how Brexit was implemented, once it had been decided by May that it meant leaving the SM and CU.

A border across Ireland would be in clear violation of the GFA and rather upset the Republican side of NI politics.

Or a border down the Irish Sea which would rather uspet the Loyalist side.

May chose the former, the ERG and the DUP vted against it every time.

Johnson chose the latter, and then denied a regulatory border would be needed, even though it was clear from the text of both the WA and NIP it would be.

Now, for seven nights, there have been riots, signs and slogans against the NIP and WA are up in Loyalist areas, and it is hardly covered, and not mentioned by the Government.

Norther Ireland policis is explosive stuff, and the GFA settled decades of sectarian violence. Only idiots would tamper with any of this. And that is where May, Johnson and the DUP came in.

"Northern Ireland justice minister Naomi Long says “dishonesty” over the Northern Ireland protocol and promises of “unfettered access” by Boris Johnson et al and “denial of borders even as borders being erected” has contributed to loyalist anger." Adding: "She said suspending the NI protocol is breaking international law NI needs to work through the protocol and not promote lawlessness. Also that Govt knew the hard Brexit it chose would be hardest felt in NI where there is a land border and identity issues tied up with border"

The NIP cannot go away, it is part of the WA, and so an international treaty, and was entered into freely by the UK having been negotiated by Johnson, it would rather help matters if he took responsibility for this rather than try to blame the EU for insisting on the application of what was agreed.

But thet would be too sensible, and seems to be part of a pattern of creatig conflict in place of cooperation.