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Ancient and modern

For a solution to the backstop, team up like Rome and Carthage

31 August 2019

9:00 AM

31 August 2019

9:00 AM

The EU is demanding that, in return for a new deal, the UK must come up with a solution to the Irish backstop problem. But since the UK will happily leave with no deal, the EU will have to find a solution anyway. Let the Romans help out.

Latin foedus (cf.

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