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DEAR SIR: The impending vote by the British parliament will be uppermost on peoples’ minds in the coming days.
Two and a half years since the Brexit vote and leaving the EU as it were to “go it alone”. Much water has travelled under the bridge during all the negotiations in that length of time.
Opinions have become polarised and many are thinking in political terms, regardless of the economic fallout.
The debate thus far has failed to bring all peoples in a single direction.
This has been led in part by the political establishment, unable to agree on a single document.
Theresa May has shown her ability and resolve but will Brexit be the problem that ends her life in politics?
Her determination will not be enough if goodwill from all sides of the political divide is absent. A no-deal will be a disaster for us and the English.
The very thing we wanted to avoid – a hard border – will become a reality.
While nothing stays the same, something needs to be done for life to continue as normal.
Just two months ago, we celebrated the ending of the Great War, a time when Irish and British soldiers fought side-by-side in the trenches.
It is regrettable that there is such animosity given our shared history and the huge progress on the political spectrum.
Where there is a will, there is a way. I am certain that if goodwill prevails, a way forward can be found and avoid years, perhaps decades, of hardship. Together we are stronger. Here’s hoping for a positive outcome.
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