[hibeejim21]

I think that the EU and it's supporters should be able to answer my questions, because the answers can only be given by them, assuming they have thought about the possibilities.

As far as your comments are concerned, I see no reason why the Good Friday Agreement can't be honoured. As far as I can see, the full alignment question only exists if there is no agreed settlement between the UK and EU - plenty of negotiating to be done yet. Other than that, I can only explain that as the politicians are in charge, nothing can be taken at face value.

Why can the answers only be given by them ? May insisted on a post brexit border checks between ireland and the UK right up to the december turnaround,and if we are going to leave the customs union a border becomes necessary regardless of what the EU want. Leaving the customs union goes against the fundamental points the good friday agreement was based on.

The december agreement was a mass of contradictions to keep everyone moving that can't ever square..... no hard border for the ROI, no border in the Irish Sea for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), out the customs union and the single market for the Brexiteers, and regulatory alignment between Ireland north and south for the European Commission.

All of that can't happen and eventually it will have to be faced.