UK policy papers contain many Brexit contradictions

The decision of the UK government to leave the EU means that the UK is seeking to change the current relationship between the UK and the EU.

Neither the EU nor Ireland have been seeking to change this status quo so it is up to the UK to elaborate what changes are being pursued and up to the EU to react to this.

It also means that any negative impacts of Brexit on the UK, Ireland and the EU are due to the actions of the UK government.