It hit me a couple of days ago, inspired by a poster here.
The populist and trump phenomenons are not just a US thing. They are not just a british or Australian thing. It is a worldwide thing. And it is not democrat vs conservative, climate change alarmist vs denier or anything like that.
It’s Globalists vs Nationalists.
And it’s a worldwide fight.
I have often wondered why don’t the British and Irish just leave their border as it is? What could or would Brussels do?
Brexit is not in the balance. It happens 10/31/2019 with or without a deal.
My suggest as to the Irish tariff problem is select equalization.
Perhaps just having the UK agree to EU-wide tariffs on select (mainly high-priced) goods not from the EU or UK is the way to go. The specified goods might be:
1. furniture, as specified by the European Parliament
2. home appliances [commonly costing more than 50 Euros each], i.e. refrigerators, stoves, ovens, washing machines, dryers, cleaning robots, lawn-mowing robots
3. motor vehicle parts [commonly costing more than 100 Euros each?] (when not owned by a manufacturer or a directly authorized importer)
4. wine (when not higher than the existing rate)
5. consumer photo-electronic goods [commonly costing more than 50 Euros each], i.e. TVs, PCs, SLR cameras & lenses, movie projectors, specified mobile phones and audiophile equipment
Goods having at least 50% value-added content from Commonwealth countries and former colonial possessions of Great Britain other than Hong Kong probably should be made exempt from equalization agreement (except when shipped to Northern Ireland).
Forget their silly rules.
And
Just walk away.
EU parliament: Boris Johnson Brexit plan not remotely acceptable
Oct 3, 2019
The Guardian (UK)