autumn, Northern Ireland’s second city was eagerly awaiting the opening of a graduate medical school. It was billed as the centrepiece of an urban renewal plan, which over time would improve health care as more doctors stayed in the region. Then came the bad news: the startup was to be postponed until at least the end of 2020. Because of a political impasse that has seen Northern Ireland’s government suspended for more than two years, there was no local minister to sign off the new faculty.
Now Brexit, particularly of the no-deal variety, threatens to make matters worse. Households, businesses and students in Derry rely on seamless transport over the adjacent border with the Irish county of Donegal. About 15,000 people in the vicinity cross every day to work or study. The civil service has warned that a no-deal Brexit could cost 40,000 jobs in Northern Ireland. With about 5% of Derry’s population drawing the dole, its unemployment rate is already twice the regional average.
In many ways, all-Ireland casts of mind are already established. The county of Donegal and the council encompassing Derry and nearby Strabane work in lockstep in areas ranging from libraries to sport. They go on joint missions to America to tout for investment. For the tourist business, Derry’s historic walls and Donegal’s gorgeous beaches are a single product.
Some recent initiatives give a hint of what could be possible if the logic of geography were followed through. Altnagelvin, Derry’s main hospital, has a newish radiotherapy unit that treats people from either side of the border. That saves Northern Irish patients a two-hour ride to Belfast, and those in Donegal a much longer hike to Galway or Dublin.
Well Could Be more easy if We will Not have North Ireland but just Ireland without borders? :) enstead invest Money in Technology and and snd?
No border is good for traders as they don't pay custom tariff + more importantly they could smuggle merchandise into Europe w/o paying anything while signing new trade deals w/o European interventionism. No third party should be allowed potentially non paying custom tariff. 🕵
Best compromise is a border between Northern Ireland and UK, after all the majority of N Ireland people (not Arlene of course) voted to remain.
The brexiters want the square of the circle
Interesting
Best solution is to end all UK/Ireland trade.
Interesting to watch Scotland and Northern Ireland getting anxious about Brexit. Is Brexit the final blow to the British Empire, over which the sun once never set? How is Wales doing in all this?
The Economist has been a one-note wonder on Brexit. Its former reputation of dry, neutral reporting has long gone down the drain. Untrustworthy.
Hey, they will work in border control. Everything'll be fine.
Northern Ireland is going to be devastated in the event of a No-deal. UK government worried about England only. DUP supporting this will destroy the amazing social and economic progress in NI over the last 15 years or so. Brexit is an entirely different concept to No-deal.
'Civil service'
At least UK will be independent. What are these politicians thinking when they insist on Brexit? Or should one be asking, what are they smoking? A lot of damage for the people of UK.
Demagogues, Liberals and Hysteria.
happy thanksgiving for beautiful image showing up your most welcoming together
UK should give up NorthernIsland so they could join Ireland, no need for backstop. Problem fixed. Brexit
That's it?
The only thing that will make Ireland worse is the Irish. Dicks
More rubbish from the left wing. Economist !!!😡😡👎👎🤯🤯
Open borders preserve culture and economy. The austerity people draw lines where there should be none. I support open borders between natural land partners and commonwealths. The EU is a great idea, but it comes with its own currency. Progress shouldn’t cost.
Free Derry
Ever there are some worst. !!
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