GoatandTricycle-
Another thought about enough rope to hang - I wonder if it might be similar to the Irish Gov. publication about the border - implying that there is some sense of progress to get the UK team to promise pie in the sky, and then use that to make it clear just how preposterous their position really is
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Accepting the reality that the UK will NOT get a special arrangement, and can pick from a few existing options.
I think if the UK then sees sense and cans the whole thing the EU will be happiest as well (nobody needs this hassle, the EU has enough bother with Poland/Hungary and refugees the UK doesn't have to take as it's not part of Schengen...) but if not, the EU is not willing to let it get a special deal.
As the long term consequences of that are only more hassle for the EU with no benefit that outweighs the costs. It's a game of "if you don't listen, you are going to have to FEEL it" and it sucks, but the UK was warned by, you know, experts :)
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JWestland
The old "give them some rope it may be enough to hang themselves" game perhaps?
I hope the EU won't accept the shit that the UK is offering on EU citizen's rights (and therefore UK in EU citizen's rights...) settled status can be refused and then you have to re-apply from outside the UK, people will lose reunification of family rights and all sorts of other rights.