but as we all know, it's only recently now that issues of the ecj and the financial settlement, theserings, if you will, have been thrown in from the uk side. but it has all landed on the backstop up to now. that is something that the eu and ireland is not going to back down on. personally, from a diplomatic experience and now, simply engaging with the subject every day on an academic level and asa every day on an academic level and as a citizen of ireland, i do not see why the eu would jeopardise peace in ireland over the uk simply wanting a demanding of the removal of the backstop. that raises an interesting question i suppose, who at the end of the day has more to lose from a no—deal brexit, as you have just suggested? is lose from a no—deal brexit, as you havejust suggested? is it lose from a no—deal brexit, as you have just suggested? is it the lose from a no—deal brexit, as you havejust suggested? is it the uk, oi’ havejust suggested? is it the uk, or is it in fact the european union? everyone loses in a no deal. everyone loses in a no deal. everyone loses. ireland loses, the uk