Irish Examiner View: British rulers tone deaf on border travel

The suggestion requiring non-Irish EU citizens or non-British nationals to obtain pre-clearance to cross the border is an unwelcome intrusion into the Common Travel Area.

British prime minister Boris Johnson during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Picture: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA Wire

Despite all evidence to the contrary, our neighbours remain convinced that heavy-handed application of technology remains a good solution to their border security concerns and other general matters of governance.

The latest manifestation of this is their proposal for the introduction of a US-style visa waiver for non-Irish EU citizens to cross the border between the North and the Republic.