From: Steve Shaw
Date: 18 May 18 - 08:02 AM
There was absolutely no border issue until Cameron called and lost a extremely ill-advised referendum.
The referendum was not 'ill-advised' it was something which a large percentage of the population wanted, and the Labour Party had previously promised, but failed to deliver.

The issue of the border was once hundred percent instigated by the UK.
Presumably means 'one hundred percent'. A pointless addition anyway. If it was instigated by any one party, then it was 100% instigated.

Border arrangements between nations and large trading blocs can't be mucked about with just because one country decides it wants to change things. There are plenty of countries watching to make sure that the UK, the country causing all the problems lest we forget, doesn't get advantages that they can't have apropos of border arrangements. I'm sure I recall our resident school teacher pointing out that "apropos of" is an invalid construction. Apropos means "with regard to; in respect of " adding 'of' after apropos is a tautology.

If you think that the EU is being awkward about this, it's worth remembering that we have decided to be quite a small country that's cutting itself adrift. We have a decision about the size of our country? I thought only the Dutch managed to do anything about that issue.

You ain't seen nuthin' yet. Just wait and see how awkward it's going to be making trade deals with the world's protectionist giants once we're out. They're not sitting out there waiting to do us any favours either.
No, but they are looking forward to having our custom once they can do so without the protectionist tariffs raised by the EU.