Steve Shaw wrote: "Colin Murphy argued the backstop has 'been a disaster for Ireland'"

Did he really. Perhaps someone should tell him that we haven't had a backstop. What a daft thing to post here.

You can't argue that the backstop does not exist because the legislation has not been passed. The legislation has not been passed because of the Backstop. The Leave Agreement has failed in Parliament, three times, because the backstop is there. Without the Backstop we could have ratified the agreement.

It's a bit like dark energy. You can't actually see it but it's effects are obvious for those wise enough to see it..