Readers Blog: We must stand up to bullying British

Brexit, the UK’s vote to leave the EU, is turning out to be a very significant historical occurrence.

The UK voted to tear up an agreement they signed with nearly thirty other European democracies. That agreement involved cooperating in matters of mutual interest, including a customs union and the freedom of movement of people.

Brexit is, therefore, a declaration of economic war. In relation to the UK’s former colony Ireland, however, it is much more than that.