Would people in England like it if their community was split by a border imposed by another country?

"We are through with this. We dont want a border. We had enough borders." :) So true.

n. Ireland is NOT in Britain, it is though part of the UK, there is a difference

Britain is not across the bridge, the U.K. is. Britain is a separate island. Ireland has a border with the U.K. not Britain.

why do the British think they can stick there two fingers at the Eu And then dictate the terms!! you can't be that thick.

What materials did you use?

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Why would they use Ireland as a back door to the UK,once they realise that Ireland has a better standard of living and better benefits? Especially now that the UK is going to be poorer country in the next few years.

I am sure that something suitable will be implemented. The days of 'Berlin Walls' are thankfully long behind us. You may find that Northern Ireland becomes a little like Hong Kong and Macao and becomes some sort of Special Administrative Region. Either way the Irish together will sort it out. I personally would like to see Ireland without borders and at peace.

simple solution...hand N.I back to Ireland. job done

Secunder Kermani ,its Northern Ireland not "Britain"! Britain consists of England,Scotland and Wales,i.e Great Britain or Britain!

Just have passport control between NI and Britain and only allow those born in NI before 2018 to have access to the full British benefits system. Those born after 2018 will have access to benefits from 2034 (age 16) only if they were born in NI and are Irish/British citizens. Think i made sense. :/

Life goes on as before.

I'm calling it Nireland from now on lol.

People are arguing that border control could take half an hour. I live in England and spend an extra half an hour per day in traffic travelling from Hampshire to Oxford. That's 30minutes more than the journey should take. It would be no hassle having border controls at ferry ports or airports as you have to be there way early thanks to the threat of terrorists. I travel by ferry to Ireland at least 10 times a year and am regularly stopped by customs, that's no hassle as your normally just sitting there for at least an hour waiting to board. In fact time taken to travel by air has massively increased since the formation of the EU. In 1970 you could arrive at an airport to travel 30 minutes before departure. No most airports tell you to arrive at least 2 hours early.

Why not harmonise visas between Northern Ireland and the Republic. As for security, passport control could exist at Northern Irish Sea Ports and Airports. There are examples in the United States where Hyder, AK is under US sovereignty but flights from Hyder to Ketchikan require going through customs as it is treated like part of Canada in terms of Immigration. Treating Northern Ireland differently than the rest of the UK makes sense considering how porous the border is and the degree of economic integration between Northern Ireland and the Republic. Gibraltar is part of the UK yet a passport is required even if flying directly from the UK. The Common Travel Area should be retained.

In one moment the first interviewee says that there are no passports then he says that there will be spot checks. As with everything the Quitters say, it does not make sense.

Most old people don't know what's going on in the world but they act like they know everything about wars,politics and technology and they all blame things on the younger generation and they say that everything's going to stay the same and that the youngsters are just causing trouble

There are less than 5 million people in Ireland and less than 2 million people in Northern Ireland. There are over 60 million people in England/Scotland/Wales.

If there is a Brexit, there wont be any re-introduction of an Irish border for 2 reasons - 1 - The border was effectively removed under the peace agreement and that's an international agreement between GB and Ireland brokered by the US (George Mitchell) so too much of a headache to re-open that and 2 - GB has a population of 65m and N Ire has 1.1m so instead they will have checks between the two islands as its logistically easier, cheaper and keeps relations good with Dublin as well.

I assume free movement of people between Ireland and the UK has to end with Brexit.

Northern Ireland, southern Scotland, Western Wales and eastern England. What's with all this geopolitical ultra specificity. Its time to go politically organic and unite.

You're either in or out of the EU. Live with it.

Don't know if the people running this channel read the comments of have any say in what reports get made, but I would like to se one of these pieces on what a Brexit would mean for environmental policy and laws etc. The UK have entered a large number of environmental policies as a member state of the EU, most recently, and very significantly, their inclusion in cop21 Paris agreement.

I LIVE IN TULLYHOMMON

Its so sad to see that people just don't like the EU because if migration problems. I mean the EU is more than that. The EU is working in all areas like agriculture, environment ... Not only refugees and migrants.

im sorry... honestly... but am i the only one to see this irony? the reporter isnt british obviously... and he is talking about immigration? isnt it weird for him?

Business as usual just need paper ( that is extra, company imports or exports goods need to apply for paper, a bit troublesome but once u are use to it... U will find it necessities).

John Redwood's idea of non-Irish EU citizens needing visas and work permits is the best idea yet. The visa / work permit would be evidence they are in northern Ireland legally. There'd be little motive for anyone to be there if they don't have leave to be there and no way of getting legal work or benefits etc. Huge fines for any employers flouting the rules. They would be deported if there illegally. And because they have EU passports, every country is safe to deport them to. So you don't need a border to enforce this. Yes they could cross into northern ireland, but there'd be nothing there for them if they have not been granted leave to be there. So that's the plan imo.

There will be no hard border

Will their be a boarder? no. Why would there be? ahahaha

as things become peaceful between the two countries the government decide to put borders back into the country

20+ years out of the troubles

Why the politician make such a shit over Ireland, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland are civilised people, l have friends from both, EU should just stop interferring.

NI is already a periphery in terms of the United Kingdom, it's not really really part of Ireland and and it's always felt a bit separate and isolated from the UK. I worry UK leaving the EU will exacerbate this. I should say I am from the Republic but I have no skin in this debate. I also never really cared if NI rejoined the republic or not. Thats for the people of NI to decide. I do think being part of the republic would be economically better for NI. It would be so isolated as part of the republic, and in fact would end up having the second biggest city in Ireland. However overall I think it would cause too much social uproar, and i'm not sure it would overly beneficial economically for the republic. Maybe? Certainly we could use the extra 2 million in population

Put a border at Liverpool and any other port of entry and allow Irish trucks free passage through Europe

Absolutely nothing will happen.

If May breaks the Friday agreement you can start saying UP THE RA

Sorry, but a hard border is neccessary to control immigration, personally i'd reunite Ireland but failing that, a fortified border similar to what was used separating Germany is needed. That is a fact. As for people commuting across the border, they need to find work in their own countries.

UK and Ireland relation is longer than EU itself. Business as usual.

This is all twaddle. If Brexit happens, then the UK and Ireland will still be able to combine their immigration intelligence and controls. The common travel area would remain unaffected and, in effect, make it even more necessary for the two neighbours to watch each other's fences.

Theresa May has called for all four home nations of the currently constituted United(?) 'Kingdom' (sic) (UK) to come together, paraphrasing an old Beatles song of the same title. The problem being that Wales is relegated by the English to the status of a principality with no symbolic representation in either the union flag or the royal standard. And N Ireland is neo-provincial statelet formerly part of a nation, which still represented in both said flag and standard as a red saltire and harp respectively. To say such is not to demean either Wales or N Ireland but to state a constitutional reality. The good news is that a critical mass of Irish nationalist/republicans could countenance coming together in a simultaneous constitutional orgasm if the constitutional intercourse wasn't unduly clausterphobic and using appropriate constitutional contraception.

Crux here is there will be a border, the only question is where will it fall? And if it's not a tangable border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, it's going to be one between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. One will reinforce unionism and the other republicanism. As a result no one is willing to talk about it for fear of destroying the peace that finally came to the region almost 20 years ago. And the crux again is the question, are the people willing to go back to that troubled age that lay before the Good Friday Agreement? Well may be there is an addendum to that statement. Apparently a lot of people are now under the impression that this helps the republican side. I think that's a misapprehension. Who needs a border between the two Irelands to begin with? Well the absence of a visible border led to integration on all social and economic layers across this border only one side holds dear. Hence the continuation of this scenario is not in the interest of hardline loyalists. They need every bit of symbolism to demonstrate that Northern Ireland is not part of the Republic of Ireland. Could they argue that it isn't a part of the Island of Ireland they probably would. They have waited for this border and they won't stand by and watch it fall into the sea behind them.

Bbc so balanced. Haha

Good Friday is best 👍 thing in lreland , so support equal rights to all of lreland

This whole 'only open land border in the EU' is hilarious. The entire EU land border is fucking WIDE open.

Your one with the glasses on the train is a fine thing. I need to take that train 😈

North Iurelkand should just unify with Ireland.. the UK wouldn't loose much only 1 million people and it would be easier for the UK to kepp in check who gets in there island nation

From the interviews of locals living along the border of NI and ROI, they do not believe the Troubles will not return if a real, physical customs border is returned between NI and the ROI. If the locals believe this to be the case, then a physical customs border should be rebuild and the DUP can return to joint-governance with Sinn Fein and other political parties at Stormont.

Statistically, demographics are currently shifting in favour of Nationalism and 'Neutralism' due to an aging unionist population and more open minded young people. A united Ireland is not a question of if, but when. Unionists have a choice, Either forgo bigotry/right wing nationalism in favour of openness/equality towards Irish Nationalists or become a tiny footnote in the pages of history. The book is open.

Interesting read so much conflict about Northern Ireland yet. And the bantor blamed the Brexit for that but I am quite aware that the troubles lie deeper than Brexit but were just resting a bit I suppose. Well do you all think you possibly could delay any warring for a bit? I am about to come to visit the land of my ancestors. I am an American who has a 100% Irish Grandmother and Grandfather. I will be traveling with my daughter and Son In Law. His Irish Ancestors were significant in the settlement of the area we all come from. Specifically his Great Grandfather.

01:20Yo check it. Ireland be just a few step away ova dis bridge. Which means you can get well smoked with your Julie and the filth can't even stop ya. Respect.

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Can't wait to leave ☺

This is rubbish, what if immigrants land in Ireland how are they going to get off the island ? walk on water. They can't fly or take the ferry (as you have to show I.D when buying a ticket)

ceep your harmony before gays. alote of love from Norway to the irish British peoples

Goliath und simson booth work OK ✌

The most important reason to leave the EU is not so much economic as it is about saving the democratic system as we know it,controlling our own borders and not being over run with people who are totally opposed to western values ,traditions and culture,if the Leave lose this vote then Europe will be unrecognizable in 25 years and the globalists will have achieved the destruction of Europe without firing a shot.

Well Thankfully President Barry Brown Clown Had A chance to pipe up and voice his opinion on how you fine folks over there in Europe Conduct your business before you made any hard choices. GOD knows he has things under complete control back here in the good Ol' U.S of A.....

United Ireland is coming. Bye Brits

The people of Ireland have never supported partition. the UK now needs to facilitate unity and placate those it encouraged to rebel against the democratic will of Ireland eg unionist and loyalists. I would suggest that the UK pay war reparations for the last 100years of continued occupation. Where it would pay for policing and security untill any threat of loyalist terror is eliminated from the new Irish state. UKs problem UK pays.

what a awful reporter

Now what?

this is rubbish. we are only talking about illegal immigrants, (of which the government say isn't that many). legal ones are welcome and will continue to fly into Heathrow as they do now. illegal ones will still follow the same routes as now, camping by the tunnel, boating onto the mainland, fly in on a bogus passport, or overstay their visa. why would they bother to go via Ireland when they will face the same checks arriving at the mainland as they would if they flew in direct. ROI and N Ireland do not need to worry about Brexit. plus when we are out of the EU we can be tougher on deportations and make ourselves much less of a target in the first place.

VOTE LEAVE ON 23 JUNE

northern ireland IS NOT the only land border with a eu country (ireland) you are forgetting about gibralta, they are part of the uk and it borders spain (a other eu country)

vote LEAVE.

Reunite Ireland! But the Irish should leave the EU as well!

whatever funding Northern Ireland gets from the eu comes from the UK itself!!! that narrator is just biased against Brexit

Big deal. You can't wait 1/2 hour like Canadians or Americans do on our border. Stop your whining.

Simple, Ireland can rejoin UK to save all those poor people having to wait at a border crossing