Brexit is going to happen; the concern is in what state it will happen. After talks of many redlines by the EU negotiators, now it has reached a crunch point of solving the issue of Northern Ireland border with the Ireland. The Republic of Ireland does not concede to a hard international border between NI and the Republic. NI and even PM May do not accept a border between NI and GB. The negotiators of EU and UK seem to have resolved other issues except the NI border, which is the current impasse.
The main goals of a smooth Brexit are continuing trade, business, and industry as they are now, without disruption. There are other issues such as tourism, and cross border employment without the recognition of free movement of people. Evidently, EU has conceded to extend the time limits to solve remaining problems. I do not have much faith in solving the NI border issue by mere extended time limit, by the latest performance. UK is in a crisis point with Brexit because of Irish border. What UK now need is solving this problem without postponing for the future. UK has failed to find a solution to Irish border problem with free movement of goods and services. This is a task of problem solving; not a decision making by an impetuous people’s vote or showdown by the infighting MPs of the parliament. UK government with its civil service has failed to propose a feasible solution to the NI border issue compatible with smooth Brexit associated with customs union and single market. The state has run out of ideas to save the nation from economic chaos. The civil society of UK should propound solutions to the problem of Irish border with regard to Brexit. Schools, universities, business and industrial organisations, and public institutions should propose solutions for the Irish border crisis, without yielding to an ill-informed people’s vote or frenzied confrontational vote in the Westminster parliament.