Brexit breakdown: fear and anger on the Irish border | Anywhere but Westminster 

"Irishman, Scotsman and Englishman at a bar, Englishman wanted to leave, so everybody had to leave" 🤣 😂 😂 😂

At 15:03 we have the whole problem in a nutshell. This DUP lady wants "Northern Ireland and the UK to be the way it was 40 years ago". I salute her honesty. Forty years ago Northern Ireland was the most unjust place in Western Europe with institutionalised discrimination in housing and jobs against the artificially-created minority. The state colluded in this, ably supported by the Westminster parties. The police were an instrument of oppression. The Unionists bated the minority communities every 12th July. They were kept in their place. Of course she wants to go back to that. That's all the DUP have to offer, the past, and it was shameful and awful. No thanks, ask the young people what they want. And you would think the Unionist community were the only ones to fight for Britain, they are still clinging to that empty myth 100 years on. 50,000 Irishmen from what is now the Republic of Ireland died fighting for Britain in WWI, tricked by the empty promise of Home Rule. Listen, there is no future in the past, especially in Northern Ireland. Stop hating, stop loathing and move on. A shared space, a fair society, a good life and prospects for the children of Northern Ireland. I'd vote for that over her implied acceptance of more bloodshed just to get what she wants.

When that woman said she would stand firm with the British, my first thought was, 'don't count on the British standing firm with you.'

"I don't even agree with the Good Friday Agreement". There you have it lads. The average DUP voter.

Argentinian living in the Republic (my Great-grandfather was Irish). Amazing doc. I’ve recently did a similar trip through the border and could experience this by first hand. The brits don’t have a clue about the border in NI and ROI, which is evidenced by their disregard to it. I hope this ends with an United Ireland at the end of the path. That I’d be finally living in an independent island of Ireland and having my children here. That would make my grandpa proud. 🇮🇪❤️ ☘️

Fortunately, Ireland has the EU standing with them this time in history -- helping them to not be bullied by the brits

That girl at 13:00 gives me hope for the future. A unionist with mostly nationalist friends who wouldn't mine if Ireland reunified. She would consider herself Irish. Arlene on the other hand calls herself British supports the England rugby team and does indeed want a border wall. I think we all know who's wrong here.

Ah ya..the good old days. Ex UDR member wants it to go back to what it was 40 years ago. 1979: 76 fellow service men and police killed, 36 innocent civilians and a smattering of paramilitaries. But we were in charge eh? No parades commission, no civil rights legislation, no human rights legislation, no jobs for taigs.

Never thought I'd see a united Ireland in my lifetime, now it seems like a real possibility.

Token DUP nutter at the end there of course lamenting the good old days of a sectarian Northern Irish state. You couldn’t be up to them. Even the presenter was like WTF?

Ah the DUP woman with the orange makeup. Her heart is so filled with hate 💔

God save us from that blood thirsty woman from the DUP.

16:00 That woman sums up the DUP. They didn't want the peace process because they saw equality as taking away from them. They see Brexit as a way to reassert dominance over the Nationalist minority. That's the DUP, not all Unionists. Look at them now. Not only are they the only party to have power in NI, they also hold the power in UK parliament.

As an English remainer, I'm sorry Ireland - we (Mainly Jacob Rees Mogg, Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson and all of their rich friends) threw you under a bus. I never thought I'd say this but: An Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.

"Who came up with this idea in 1921?" Eh... England buddy.

This is one of the best episodes by far

Wish there was a longer doc with this guy.

Maybe Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson should pay a visit here and try to explain their dunderheaded ideology to people it directly affects.

Has there ever been a country in human history, that destroyed itself for no reason whatsoever? The economy was doing ok, the society was doing ok, all other indicators for a good development where ok. And then they pressed the red button. I really, really don't get it. it hurts so much, even from distant Germany. my European heart is bleeding.

The English karmic debt is incalculable. But it is being called in ...

15:07 „I want NI and UK the way they were over 40 yrs ago.”... that’s it right there. At least in terms of GDP she’ll be correct.

Lads it's high time for a United Ireland. That way Northern Ireland gets to stay in the EU and there will be no hard border for eternity.

Notice how much smarter the people here are compared to John's videos of English people. They should check the water supply in England.

DUPs answer if there was a democratically voted united Ireland " id get my uniform back on and start firin." lunacy.

Where are all the "leave means leave", "I voted out" and "project fear" comments?

I found this very helpful - I am an American, and while we are dealing with our own political upheaval, many of us are simultaneously struggling to understand both sides of the Brexit issue with our cousins across the pond. I'm left feeling like the only true winner amongst us is Vladimir Putin.

Such a great film that make you think quietly and deeply for some minutes. Good job Guardian!

16:40 is it just me, or was she about to say "I would stand back and I'd start firing", but she checked herself just in time? Also, if there was a united Ireland it would be by a democratic vote and there would be no British army.

Thanks, brilliant piece of journalism. I shed a tear actually.

Arlene Foster's town Eniskillen is so bleak,with the towering steeples,the fog and the rain, stuff of a nightmares 😨😨.The views of the lady from Arlene Foster campaign office are even more bleaker,regressive and abhorrent.I pray for the Unification of Ireland and its people.

What the lady in the DUP Office says is chilling.

Thanks for capturing the uncertain future faced by people in Northern Ireland

How that pub joke should go:- Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman walk into a bar, The Englishman wants to leave.......................................everyone in the pub cheers!

What the Brexiteers don't seem to get is that border checks will not be about UK checks on EU goods entering the UK; but EU checks on goods exiting the UK. We could unilaterally forgo checks on imports from the EU, taking on trust that all goods from the EU will be compliant to EU regulations which for a time being are the same as the UK. However if the UK , as the hard Brexiteers want becomes awash with cheap goods from abroad than the EU could not trust goods entering from the UK and be able to preserve the customs union. For example if as part of a UK US trade deal the UK is forced to allow the sale of chlorinated chicken, then all chicken exiting the UK will have to be examined to prevent the UK becoming a transhipment point for meat illegal in the EU, this would apply to all products, any products exported or transhipped through the UK to the EU would need to meet EU regulations. Ignoring for a moment the question of tariffs the only way to prevent this happening is if in any future trade deal with other nations the UK insists that goods be it meat, vehicles, electronics or electricals are compliant with EU standards. Post Brexit if we wish to trade with the EU we would remain locked into EU regulations, exactly as we are now, but with no say in the drafting and formatting those regulations. For those salivating at the idea of a bonfire of EU regulations and cheap food and products, things are cheap for a reason and regulations save lives and protect your health. Have you ever wondered why Chinese parents prefer infant formula produced in the EU, however much more expensive it maybe and whatever the markup that middlemen add to it, or why American meat has to be chemically washed?

Being in the US we don't hear quite as much about Brexit, especially from the Irish perspective. This was very informative. It's interesting how some people (seems to be mostly older folks) wanting to go back "to the way things were" and younger folks wanting to keep "moving forward". Very similar to the pro/anti Trump feelings here.

The real horror was the Irish man repping a Jack Daniel shirt. You have some of the best whiskey in the world!

fought for this country like how? colonising it?

Pint looks great.

"No one wants a return to the troubles, but..." DUP in a nutshell. If you have a death wish you need professional help not a parliamentary position...

The insanity of Brexit on display. A nation jumping off a cliff just because ...

Hello, I'm French and I discovered your channel today. It's hard to understand what's going on in the UK when you do not know English well. Thank you for these interesting reports.

I recall travelling to Northern Ireland from Dublin in the late 60s. The DUP lady is a perfect replica of people from the Unionist side from then. To some degree, I can understand though never share, her fear and resentment but lady, things change, even for people who have been there for 400 years. There are those who have been there for a lot longer, with no protection from the power in the land. It's time we all recognised the island of Ireland as a unity.

This really illustrates the reality of our situation here on the Island of Ireland, a generation that have grown up in peace on both sides of the religious divide, the majority of whom are not segregated in their hearts or minds by either sectarianism or any border. They live in the present and look towards the future with the hope and expectation of achieving their life goals, working in careers, starting businesses, falling in love and raising families of their own, but there are those that live in the past would drag us all back there in a heartbeat and not because they are oblivious to the consequences, they would do so with full knowledge of the consequences and would gleefully embrace them...

DUP supporter, how depressing!!

I was born and raised in Derry, Northern Ireland, a nationalist with a small n, cultural. GFA ticked all the boxes. Now Brexit has thrown a spanner in the works. With the NI voting to remain I just don't understand the DUP. Under the current leadership's watch, reunification is a now a real possibility. Arelene and the rest, haven't the strategy of Peter Robinson or the carrisma of the late Ian Paisley. My small n is now a capital.

i 'm Dutch and I didn't know that people like that DUP lady still exists.

As an American I'm glad to see we haven't cornered the market with Ignorant politicians and their patrons. Hopefully the younger generation in the Republic and the North won't go back to the prior problems and move forward. I hope for the best for everyone that will be affected by this debacle.

Thanks for having me John, was a pleasure to work with you 🍀

3:11 that "KAT" stands for kill all taigs (a bastardisation of a gaelic word which would actually be a compliment but is used as a pejorative). I wonder how the parents explain that to any inquisitive kids on their way to nursery

STOP Brexit! STOP the madness!

The new generation of Northern Irish must shine a light rather than curse the darkness ...

Living in the south IRL, after watching this and seeing the DUP ladies thoughts on how things should go sent a shiver down my spine... scary!!!!

Good to actually see a major British newspaper do an unbiased review of the Brexit and the views of various sides.

That's dup woman lives in fantasy land

The stupid DUP harpy that says she would go back to fighting as Conor McGregor would say 'You'll do nothing.'.

This is a great video. Thanks very much for posting it.

northern ireland and ulster are not the same.

Even though my family emigrated to Australia from Ireland when I was very young, the first thing I thought after the Brexit result was, "What's going to happen with the border?" I think it's fair to say that a significant contingent of the Leave bloc didn't spend so much as a tick of the clock thinking about the ramifications for the island of Ireland.

Incredible achievement for her great grandfather to have fought for a "country" that didn't exist until 1921.

One thing DUP cheerleader, the six counties are not a country, just a province and the English will betray you in an instant when it becomes expedient.

Excellent as always John Harris. Thank you.

The Touts flung me flying straight back to the early 80's with a blast! Wonderful! I mean the 1980's of course. Not the 1680's....that's wall to wall DUP!

This series is exceptional. Id like to hear more music from the last person you interviewed here.

Derry is the lead actor in this film. which highlights the burgeoning music scene in the city. Derry, whose majority Catholic Nationalist population was included in the pro-UK "6 County" statelet created and maintained by apartheid and discrimination, until the Good Friday Agreement, of which the DUP want to see an end. Derry, overlooked for the logical citing of a University which went to the minor town of Coleraine, for no other reason than that Coleraine had a majority of Ulster Protestants. Londonderry, because London funded its colonialisation. Londonderry: Croppies lie down. You could put music to it. Martial music.

I am British and I care for everyone in Ireland,

She doesn’t agree with the Good Friday Agreement 🤬 The reporter was visibly upset by her and rightly so! What an absolute wagon.

Couldn't help but laugh at the young lad in the pub arguing with the old man "We can hardly run the 26 we've got why would we want another 6!?"

Brits out! Be irish or leave! Eire united!

Why do unionists always resolve to conflict while stating brexit is not a problem?

Friday March 29th Brexit . First day of Business after Brexit is Monday April 1st..will it be BREXIT FOOLS DAY? Brexit would have been so much easier if we had left Ireland 100 years ago when they made it clear they didn't want to be ruled by an unelected elite in a foreign country. However we created a Backstop called Northern Ireland and kept Ireland tied to us in a United Custom Kingdom Union causing economic damage and the death of thousands. This was only 50 years after we let 1 million Irish people die of starvation (and yet we make sneering jokes about potatoes) If we got out of Ireland now and allowed our neighbours to reunite then Brexit would be easily completed. There should be no British border in Ireland. The Irish border for the whole island is at the beach. Yet we are happy to make Ireland suffer again because our unelected German elites sitting in Buckingham Palace say so. When we go into WTO rules we need to deal with countries like India who will remember the damage we did to their country when we starved 12 million Indians and left their country partitioned too. Will they be as welcoming to invite us in to trade again? Trusting us will not be front of mind for them this time. The world is watching how we English behave and so many have now been truly educated on our devastating history in Ireland and on how we use words like Nazis at the EU when we don't get our way. It's disrespectful to those who experienced actual Nazis. We should truly be ashamed of ourselves by continuing to have any decisions in Irish sovereignty. We voted out of Europe but we won't allow Ireland to vote out of the UK. What is wrong with us?. May God save England because Meghan Markle won't save us. We need to give Ireland back control of it's borders and release them from our Union which they never voted to be part of but were forced into . All the things we claim the EU did to us we have done and continue to do to Ireland. Fellow Brits , let's respect Ireland for once

That one woman from the dup hasn't a clue. Nobody faught for northern Ireland it was taken. Independence happened over a hundred years ago before her time. So for her to say what she said is misguided and wrong, seeming like she's advocating new troubles. Plenty of people from the south faught in wars along side the English she can still do that if she wants it's up to her but the fact was northern Ireland as a whole voted to remain yet because England has a bigger population northern Ireland is now being dragged out of the EU along with Scotland yaaaay democracy in a wholely flawed union.

Huh. So while Vice was turning into Buzzfeed, The Guardian was turning into Vice

"I want this country the way it was 40 years ago" Probably will come true for her...troubles an'all.

The clan mindset and militant words of the DUP leader are something else.

10:17 he's nearly 50!!! He looks like he's in his late 20s

I notice that the 600,000 people in northern ireland that voted for Brexit are being largely ignored in the lefty presented video.

Should be the same country ....

Brilliant journalistic piece, Guardian. Wish the same sensibility to this issue was shared by your compatriots. 🇮🇪🕊

Seems guy fawkes was a few centuries 2 late.this tory government must b stopped

Poor Ireland. There should be no border. Just let the island be one country.

Why did 44% of people in NI vote for Brexit? Wasn’t the issue of the border emphasised there before the vote?

An Irishman, Scotsman and Englishman went into a bar in the north of Ireland, the Scotsman and Englishman got served but the Irishman didn't because he went into the wrong bar...

Up Derry 🇮🇪

"Why would you give it up because you signed a piece of paper" That's how wars end. Has no one told her the pen is mightier than the sword?

I love these videos.

the ex UDR lady seems honest. But she is unaware of a few facts. The most important one is the N.Ireland has never stood on its own feet since 1921. It has always been bankrolled by someone else whether GB or EU.

I would love to see you guys do a documentary on what the teenagers/youth think about it. We had a long discussion about today in history.

Yes that last musician - "we're going to unite in other ways". and John - "As much as some people want to step backwards, there are lots of people who want to carry on walking into the future. they're the people who give me hope. they're not going to be defined by this."

The British border in Ireland*

So she regrets the Good Friday agreement and that's why she is for Brexit? I think the fear of recurrance of violance by the musicians and the guys in the pub is very realistic.

Great work, thank you for asking the right people the right questions. Btw the Dup are a disaster, Brexit is a disaster.

Something that everyone is overlooking is the English presenter's ignorance of the troubles. The English have no idea of the NI and Republic history.

I have to say that for somebody looking so sexually ambiguous I'm surprised Arlene Foster opposes transgender people.

Very serious stuff here, what a mess.

My maternal grandparents were from Ireland sadly haven't been there yet

"I will start firing , er stand firm " says it all , I thought dinosaurs were extinct.

Give it back to the Irish!

There's plenty of time so we'll just keep debating. It's only in March that anything will happen. OH BLOODY FLIPPING HELL IT'S HALFWAY FEBRUARY!

The inherent difference that any neutral can spot between nationalists and unionists...... Nationalist are prepared to live in the British state as long as everyone has a fair shot and it's a level playing field. It's not about flags morning noon and night. Unionists are happy with the status quo but will never, even in a democratic vote, ever countinence living in a United Ireland. It's all about flags 24/7

Thank you for the video!!