Surely the big item in the Graun story today is that:
An opinion poll for Queen’s University Belfast, published on Wednesday, showed that 55% of people in Northern Ireland think the protocol is a suitable arrangement, although 59% thought it was having a negative impact on political stability in Northern Ireland and on British relations with the Irish republic.
This is interesting and might have beenexplored a bit.Is that 'suitable' a grudging acceptance or something more enthusiastic? However, the Graun chose to bury this item in an old pot-boiling piece of EU 'news':
Maroš Šefčovič urges PM to ‘get Brexit done’ and work with the EU
EU chief says UK and EU are ‘natural allies’ against Russian aggression and repeats criticism of Northern Ireland protocol bill
“In the face of Russia’s brutal and unjustified war against Ukraine, it is clearer than ever before that the EU and the UK are natural allies,” he added. “Where the rules-based order is under pressure, strengthening western unity should be our moral imperative.”...The Slovakian official said the protocol offered Northern Ireland the best of both worlds, or “having the jam on both sides of the bread”. Under the agreement the region can trade easily with the EU, as well as benefit from any trade deals the UK signs with the rest of the world.
The government has said businesses should be able to choose between a British or EU regulatory regime, which Šefčovič said would “bury them under a mountain of bureaucracy”.
Coming from him that is truly rich.
Presumably, they would like the support of our military should push come to shove?
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