Soft, hard, easy, frictionless, seamless and physical - borders and Brexit have been dominating headlines and discussions for some time now, reaching a crescendo over the last week with the publication by the EU of their draft legal text and the prime minister’s speech on Friday. On Monday, I welcomed the prime minister’s robust rejection of attempts by the European Union to interfere in the internal constitutional affairs of the sovereign United Kingdom. The European Union’s skewed interpretation of “Option C”, paragraph 49 of the phase 1 agreement represented one of the most audacious examples of EU encroachment and interference — the very thing many in the UK disliked and rejected during the EU referendum. This isn’t just a pro-Brexit view — many pro-EU oppose, sensibly,…

Source: The Times March 07, 2018 00:00 UTC