Early on Tuesday, the DUP, like an uncertain Cheltenham punter, hedging bets, tried to figure out if the deal struck in Strasbourg would succeed. Clearly Cox is not familiar with a horse often run during the peace process stable, Creative Ambiguity. But time is running out, even if the DUP argued that there was still time to strike a “sensible deal”. Business sectorsHowever, the general feeling is one of pessimism, especially in many political and business sectors of the North, where voters decided by 56 per cent to 44 per cent that they wanted to remain in the EU. Perhaps they privately wish that Cox had devised a more accommodating legal opinion on what was agreed in Strasbourg.

Source: The Irish Times March 12, 2019 20:15 UTC