Revealed: Johnson exploring bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- As mayor of London, Boris Johnson backed a project to build a leafy bridge over the River Thames. It was scrapped, but still cost the taxpayer tens of millions of pounds.
Undeterred, and now in No 10, the Prime Minister is, we can reveal, keenly pursuing a far more ambitious project to link Scotland and Northern Ireland.
His allies suggest it could break the impasse which has bedevilled Brexit. His detractors are far ruder about it.
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'We're going to build a bridge, it'll be the greatest bridge ever, and the EU is going to pay for it'.
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Thomas Newton New Zealand
It be ashame if it got blown up😂😂😂
Especially when they get independence.
That bridge will be money well spent by the UK if Scotland votes for independence! 😂😂
Giles Dunk but it hasn’t got the numbers
The British government putting money in a Scottish project is to keep Scotland in the UK. And while I support devolution and would like to see it in the 9 regions of England, unless the SNP gets removed from power in Holyrood, they will be looking towards Westminster with hatred.
It is very nice of the UK to build this bridge.
After Scotland getting his Indepence and Ireland reuniting, there will be no need to transport gods from Scotland through England.
Scotland could join the EU and the bridge would be connecting two EU countries. :-D
@@helloweener2007 all they then need is an Edinburgh to Esbjerg ferry route. Two Celtic tigers back in business.
No thanks,we have enough nutters ,we don’t need to import more from Ulster..
Brilliant idea. Why not ask the EU for some funding 😆
Mondfischli or just use some of that quater of a billion we send them every week
That actually wouldn't surprise me.
@@redarmy1778
You lose about 8 times more than that just in lost economic growth because of Brexit and that will increase after you actually leave.
BoLoYu we import far more from eu than we export, its why its in the eu interest to negotiate a fair deal
@@redarmy1778
Why do you people keep repeating this same bullshit. 48% of UK exports are to the EU, while only about 18% of EU exports are to UK, so it will hurt the EU way less than the other way around. It also doesn't take into account the difference in domestic market size and trade deals, which means that the EU will much more easily find new markets for their goods and much of it the loss will be made up by EU countries making the goods the UK now exports to the EU. The EU being a much smaller market will suffer from inefficient manufacturing which will increase the price and it wont be able to compete.
The UK will also lose almost all the manufacturing that is reliant on open access to the EU because of the manufacturing on demand that is commonplace in the EU.
I'm with Boris - lets build Bridges not borders.....hahaha
They got an architect to give a political opinion, not one based on his skill set. What a joke.
i enjoyed his complete lack of self awareness
Even if they were asking for the logistics surrounding the bridge... surely you'd want to ring up a Civil Engineer instead.
Architect? Go ask an Engineer or a group of them. Stupid idea..
Jay Stewart It is a Boris dream he is becoming a very big risk, he is only trying to join up the Trump golf courses
@@wasatrumpvoter7929 How are things at the Troll Farm in St.Pete's Yuri? Comrade I must say your English has improved from '16 when you were salting social media on both sides of the Atlantic with lies, idiotic conspiracy theories and racist memes. Note however that "have sold UK out" still sounds "ironcurtainish". This is England, next time use "the" in such a sentence as it makes it sound less Slavic. 2016 OHH WHAT A TIME IT WAS!!! If elections are the game then Meddling is your name? George Soros? Come now my friend that one is getting tired. Its like dragging in the Clinton Global Initiative and Pizzagate (that one never got off the ground, did it) back into the spotlight. I think you and your team are going to have an uphill battle pushing Trump this time. We know how much your boss Vladimir loves the orange faced buffoon but he's facing a huge obstacle this time around, himself. A first term filled with corruption, mismanagement and more than 100000 lies SO FAR. As to Boris, he can't, as much as he'd love to be Trump in the UK. Firstly is not the US and a Parliamentary Democracy is miles different from a Republic. If Boris can't get his own members to trust what he says then he is finished.
Thames Estuary Airport.
Water Cannons.
Emirates Skyline.
Garden Bridge.
New Routemasters.
The red thing in the Olympic Park.
Previous projects that Boris Johnson has championed that failed, or failed to deliver while wasting money.
Did I just hear Johnson say ' money isn't the issue , political will is ' . Perhaps it will be built with donations of lego .
@@wasatrumpvoter7929. Taking a guess here. Is that you Gasping? U avin a laugh?
Will it be ready by October 31?
Well on the assumption progress would mirror HS2, !!!!
sure, paul, october 2031 !
Of course it will be built by the 31st October. BOJO has drawn up plans.
Aye definitely if Bojo has super powers
Halloween has been hijacked by this Brexit madness, just wait till Boris takes off his mask and reveals he's the clown from IT.
A bridge between a united Ireland and an independent Scotland, what's not to like 😂
Well none of that exists but ok hahahaha
Both mutually exclusive events!
The fact that as Scots will end up having to pay to maintain it and the imported sectarianism
Cute but Psycho With English money of course, as it always is!
William Read I think you are confused or sarcastic
I am a resident of HK, and recently we built the largest bridge in the world, the HK-Zhuhai-Macau bridge. It is a gargantuan monster now left empty since travelling on the bridge is not economically wise, nor is there high enough levels of demand to make good use of the bridge. Its construction was rushed to make sure it starts operating soon enough for political figures to do a nice photo op, resulting in multiple deaths of African/Nepalese workers. It went over budget, is underused, and travelling on it now is eerie, since the only vehicle on the bridge are the public buses operating on the bridge. Learn from our mistakes Scotland!
Support to Hong Kong.
That bridge would be brilliant. Would be so good if they built it.
Yes please let them build it.
I seriously don't understand how this bridge would solve anything about Brexit.
Those illegal aliens, who cross the invisible border the UK took back no control over, can then easily walk to Great Britain :D
@@PorthLlwyd You don't need a bridge for this, just the Republic leaving the EU.
@@PorthLlwyd Umm as I understand it ROI and NI sharing some kind of special customs agreement is a MAJOR nope for the DUP. Not to mention they could have that kind of agreement without a bridge.
Don't get me wrong I could see how that bridge would be useful but not how it would magically resolve Brexit being incompatible with the NI peace treaty.
@@PorthLlwyd I didn't say it'll be easy 😊 Probably a little bit more difficult as the great deal with the EU one can have on an afternoon over a cup of coffee ...
@@PorthLlwyd Theoretically that could be possible but I suspect DUP will think the "harm" from being a part of the EU customs zone with all that entails would far out weight any perceived closeness gained from the bridge.
Another project that will go over budget, delivered late and lining the pockets of mates.
As a German I can recommend a couple companies with great success in building airports and train stations.
Put the 30 billion that the Brits owe the EU into it.
They had Ireland rent free from the Tudors to the Windsors and the EU doesn't need the money.
Wise up, sort the road between Derry and Belfast first. Sure once that's sorted we'll get Finn McCool to finish the Giant's Causeway
Chris Grayling and Boris Johnson what a team ,what could possibly go wrong?
Don't forget about the illustrious Cummings! :)
the best thing that Boris did was sacking Grayling , although he has replaced him with the lacklustre Grant Shapps .
@@scooby1992 Grant Shapps does spend a lot of time on other things en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Shapps#Other_issues
And the engineering geniuses at the DUP
Once Scotland and NI leave the UK this will be the route for Ireland to export to the EU via Edinburgh.
I think the ferries from our southern ports (Dublin Rosslare Cork) to France Spain and Holland will do us nicely thanks!
@@kierangreene6714 yep. The southern route is better
Both scotland and northern ireland have problems in joining the EU due to the size of their deficit which is linited to 3% for EU members.
bdcopp I think you’ll find that the Scottish one has been “fudged.”
Scotland is only allocated 1.1B in GERS, when the reality they’re is an income of 13B there.
Scotland is allocated 3.3b in defence when Ireland is spending 1B.
Apparently the southern ports are fine when heading south (France & Spain) but take too long to deliver perishables East. Overland to Dover and Immingham is quicker.
The border problem isn't between Northern Ireland and Britain--it's between The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Clearly Johnson doesn't actually understand the problem nor does he grasp what a big target such a structure would be if Irish relations go bad.
yep! 10 years to build... 10 second to take down
Not IF regulations go wrong more WHEN they go wrong
You can’t be scared to build any project just because of terrorist…… that’s how they win…. People like you afraid.
Boris has been feeding money to engineering firm Arup, who received majority of the money (down the bin) from the cancelled garden bridge.
Ok so now we have to see who the Directors are of Arup
@@alanlegg9972 From City Hall to Arup. www.mayorwatch.co.uk/boriss-transport-deputy-to-quit-city-hall-for-arup/
C4, Sky and the BBC should be pointing this out, shouldn’t they!?
Get your facts correct 😂 it was the new mayor Khan that canceled it!
Get your conversations right - nobody is questioning who cancelled it, only that Johnson is chucking money at his mate’s firm.
He should do a cable car like in Greenwich which runs at less than 10% of capacity.
the fact i didnt even know such a thing existed .explains why theres noone using it lol
@@afyonafyon8689 Maybe it's not on the radar since it was only £60 million...
I've been on it. It's terrifying. The damn thing lurches and groans even more than Boris's government.
Don't bother with a bridge, just use the money to transport the unionists in Northern Ireland to England. Problem solved.
A Mc Unionists are Scottish you muppet
@@grime5652 So? Do you think Scotland wants those racist cunts?
Oh, wait.
#sendthemback
Ed Devlin stop being racist. NI wants to stay in the U.K.
The Unionists were Scotch originally, LOL. Now their people want to leave and they want to stay. If they won't live in a united Ireland, let them emigrate to mother England.
How about a cheaper option... a zip-wire between Scotland and Ireland? Boris has had previous experience of them after all.
Its time to put the fun in funding
This was discussed about 50 years ago. The water is much deeper than in the Channel.
Over 1000 feet deep and filled with shells,explosives from WWI that were dumped there after the war. It may also have nuclear waste in barrels dumped there too.A crazy waste of money to keep the DUP happy and the IRA would blow it up on the first day of opening!
So how deep?
@Brad Smith Even the SNP won't go that low!
Why ask an Architect and not a civil / structural engineer?
An architect would understand trivia such as how the bridge would look than whether it fell down or not.
@Malcolm R Monaghan
Saab's and Volvo's what? What do Saabs and Volvos have?
Because the civil Engineer would suck air through his teeth and then list all the reasons why it would be difficult. An Architect by contrast would get all excited about the possibilities and drive the project forward - even if it is largely a complete folly. I say this as a civil Engineer. Really what you should be doing is asking a Transport Planner to consider whether there is even any need for a damn bridge, given the likely traffic demand and whether the benefits of not be reliant on ferries could overcome the monumental costs, both capital and on-going.
@@johnwilde4953 >>any need for a damn bridge
We can safely assume that there is no point to it.
But what about the depth of the water? Surely that would be a bigger problem than the non-existent munitions.
@Malcolm R Monaghan Architects haven't been any good for almost 200 years.
Isn't it about time the munitions were cleaned up and disposed of anyway? It's been 75 years after all.
@@barnfather8733 perhaps you're right. Unfortunately we still have to live with the horrors of the past. Hopefully in coming years people will discover new methods to deal with it.
@@barnfather8733 But mostly by the Brits and Americans, murdering civilians in Germany. Not much was dropped in the Irish Sea.
@@barnfather8733 But not in the path of any sensibly-placed bridge:
blogs.loc.gov/maps/2016/11/mapping-world-war-i-sea-mines-off-the-british-isles/
There are tons of bombs found in France from WWI, yes WWI and not WWII
@Needa Shite I don't think he was alive mate
Perfect! Then when both Northern Ireland and Scotland leave the United Kingdom, that bridge will facilitate trade between Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Brilliant.
The architect was very supportive . Perhaps that is because an architect will be needed for such a project and he is lining up to get the job .
Hes foaming at the mouth to get his hands on the money. We need an architect that gives a balanced view on what the cost/benefit of such a bridge would be.
That's just the state of the union in a microcosm these days. Propose a massive Scottish infrastructure project; don't talk to the literal Scottish government.
@Soda King Iv been to Portpatrick alot. A bridge isnt realistic
Ireland and Scotland should forge a Gaelic Union. And yes the bridge idea is moronic.
No problem, Just get the Norwegian, Danish or Swedish engineers to do it. Old hat to them.
I think you mean German engineers.
New Tourist attraction with World War 2 Sea Mines going off and high winds as well charge 50 quid each way job done lol
Such fun lol!
Another way of providing a bung to the DUP. It would land in the DUP heartland no doubt.
DUP heartland is the 1600s...
So we pay millions for this idiot to get 10 DUP votes, on a lighter note has anybody thought of what would happen to us if WW3 took hold with this Eton educated prat at the helm.
That is the wrong border if you trying to solve a problem
Yes. N. Ireland is paid a "peace fund," (by whatever name,) by the Eu, & this ends next year. I believe that Ireland will end up united, despite their differences. Without the problem of the 'backstop,' it would feasibly be easier to get Brexit ?
@@wasatrumpvoter7929 Check under your bed tonight.. there might be a SOROS!
Please.
You are obviously a conspiracy therorist and probably an antisemite. And as a Trump supporter you are also by definition one of more of four things: a multinational corporation, a traitor, a racist, or a completely uninformed idiot when it comes to civics/government/politics.
Exactly
This bridge is the DUP's "Price" for supporting a NI only back-stop BREXIT
The bridge would do nothing to solve the actual issue of the Irish border. Whether the rest of the UK has a route to Northern Ireland or not, the big issue is the need for a hard border in the event of no-deal, which we would need in order to gain most favoured status with the WTO. If Johnson's followers were bright enough to realise that, they might understand that this "infrastructure project" is a waste of time and taxpayer's money at best, an expensive symbol of political ignorance at worst.
@@Capt.DanInJapan There will be no "Hard Border" as it would be a threat to the peace process and no parties here, Sinn Fein or DUP want it
@@Tehgoat Irish parties won't want it but the UK would need it. A hard border would be neccessary for the UK to have most favoured status with the WTO, it wouldn't even be able to trade under WTO terms without a hard border.
@Soda King And what about the other half? The "Irish Problem" (as a Brit, I think it's probably more accurate to call it the "British Problem") is more complicated than that, but I think you're at least aware of that. After all, there's a reason that the name Oliver Cromwell is still hated in Ireland and a reason that there is a statue of Cuchulainn in the Dublin Post Office. Even if we skip the history lesson, the imposition of a hard border will still be neccessary to ensure that goods going between the UK and the EU are suitable for each other's markets and that the correct tariffs are paid on them. Aftyer all, there's been lots of talk of hormone-treated beef and chlorinated chicken over a potential US-UK trade deal. If there is no hard border, both Ireland and the UK would be vulnerable to all sorts of smuggling, tax evasion and of course, produce and people entering or leaving their countries illegally.
@@Capt.DanInJapan totally agree.
Absolutely pathetic... Another waste of money on a ludicrous, useless idea that does absolutely nothing to solve the Brexit issue
This is a nice idea. That bridge would be a great gift from the UK for United Ireland and Free Scotland. Oh England you are so generous.
its attempt to involve Scots in irish politics. Its malicious
I think that bridge is really a good idea. Spending billions without any prospects to earn them back. Some will say it is a waste of money, but they do not see BoJo's dream. It is just like the no deal Brexit, it costs a fortune and it does not produce anything. An artist like Boris doesn't care about money, it's about art.
Spot on what master, a maestro con artist he is.
15bn isnt that much. Ireland is becoming a very large economy in its own right.
If its feasible then i really dont know why they wouldn't do it ,i think there are much larger bridges arnt there .i dunno if id want to on it in a gale
The DUP must be living in the bizarro world if they truly think that a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland will somehow help resolve the problem of the Irish border and the border between the UK and the EU (the truth is that it would actually slightly worsen the problem).
I wouldn't drive over it! #target
We could call it the HS2 bridge.
We have new borders railway open since 2015, the english government cant afford or dont want to connect it to ours
@@ScottishRoss27 Prefer to call it the Hyperloop Bridge.
@@lightworkeight4136 The bridge is unrealistic. Iv been to Portpartick alot. Im up for more ferries over to NI
@@lightworkeight4136 Perhaps Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries , Owned by the Scottish government. It doesnt sail to Ireland . We dont need bojo the dictator or the britsh dictatorship thanks though
@@ScottishRoss27 actually I think it's the Scottish Assembly's decision. They're scared of all the English refugees flooding North come Independence. Poor things, could we maybe set up a migrant camp next to Annandale services? We could compare tent prices to pass the time.
hahahaha unless he's planning on detaching N.Ireland from the Republic this is NOT going to solve anything regarding the backstop. Genuinely hilarious!
The smart thing to do would be to detach Northern Ireland from Great Britain.
Maybe a toll bridge.
@@PorthLlwyd We have the channel tunnel connecting UK to France. It doesn't mean a customs boarder isn't necessary for when we leave the EU.
A bridge between Scotland and N.Ireland does nothing to solve the problem of there being a legal requirement for a customs boarder between RoI and N.Ireland to maintain the integrity of the single market.
@@PorthLlwyd A NI only backstop is what you're describing. EU suggested it 18 months ago and UK govt rejected. Could things change now we're down the line? Possibly. But with Johnson not having a working majority and Labour being bound to vote against any Tory deal because they're now a second ref party it makes no difference - it simply won't get through parliament.
So now we know that he really is absolutely bonkers...
Why? They have wanted a bridge between Scotland and Ireland for centuries. The Chinese managed to build a 40mile long bridge. WE CAN DO IT TOO>
Jerry Jones Are you being sarcastic?
John rutter i think a lot of things concerning the TURD but bonkers ? No way ! He has no skills whatsoever except for duplicity and extracting large amounts of cash , madam guillotine calls !
@@jerryjones9799 It would be a ridiculous waste of money, what do you have against catching a ferry?
@. Spot on Dan. How come other people can't see through him? Perhaps they just like being lied to.
America has a total wazzock in charge and we've got mini wazzock.
How about we tell him the Emperors Magic Bridge is already there, and to start walking. That’s what he needs, a long walk on a short bridge.
Bridge reuniting the Scots would be excellent, it should be called the Dalriada link
Keep those orange fucks away. There is enough of them in Scotland already
Another waste of money...
How?
What about using balloons filled with hot air?
That's a great idea because there's no shortage of hot air
Brilliant idea. Love it!
Never Never..oh all right then.
@@wasatrumpvoter7929 Soros and the Jews - but don't forget the aliens trying to block Brexit.
Jelly, lime flavour
So he's talking of scrapping HS2 but he's promoting this load of rubbish?!
Exactly.
at least you dont have to chop down a load of forests
I'm a Scottish Nationalist and have been since I was 11yo. I like this idea.. but its like buying your wife (Scotland) that you've been fighting with a nice (brand new) little runaround car, when she's used to sitting in wet rags waiting on the bus.. it's nice and I am a little flattered He (England) would finally spend a little money on me.. but ultimately, I can't be bought off.. I learned my lesson with those corrupt nobles and Westminster is a Tudor Re-enactment Club for rich people.. once bitten twice shy.
To any English person reading this.. you *absolutely* no idea how much poverty is up here in Scotland. I lived it. Scots in poverty have *nothing to lose* voting for independence.
The Irish sea is a very rough part of water. Time and tide stands still for no man.....:)
Scotland bridge falling down...Falling down,...
NORWAY HAS AS ROUGH SEAS THEY HAVE SEVERAL BRIDGES THAT LONG . FACT
I actually really support this idea, 1 it might actually go a long way to preserving the union, and increasing trade between northern ireland and the rest of the UK meaning they are less reliant on ireland
Genuinely can't describe how furious this idea even makes me feel! The level of incompetence is beyond words
It really is , its certainly not aimed at reality or aimed at scotland or ni but daft torie voters
How will the bridge help with the border issue?
This is crazy. Only the DUP would buy a bridge from Boris.
They're notorious for lining their own pockets on big projects.
That architect WOULD say its a good idea...he's going to be putting in a bid for the job for sure!!
What are you talking about his supporters say he can have that built by Oct 31st just after the next election and Trump will help to build it, and by next election after that it's going to between USA and UK.
Great idea really! Would provide lots of jobs. Good for commerce - and so on.
I’m Scottish and been following the political scene for years now, Boris is not what Scotland needs and has never supported Scotland in any meaningful way. I don’t with the man harm, abuse or anything of that manner, and he has an unenviable job, but as far as myself as the Scots that I know go, all we see are lies and nonsense from him.
Elon Musk's BoringCompany could do a tunnel for less than a £1 Billion probably best to do it from Dublin to Holyhead where it is most commercial viable
It obviously won't be like the song, "Building a Bridge to Your Heart".
Nah that would be sick, driving over to ireland.. do it
@Josef Cullinan looks like Josef is on the spectrum
That's insane! HS2 x 20 in cost terms! He knows nothing!
Is Prof. Dunlop pitching for the job of Project Director of the Irish Sea Bridge? It certainly sounds like it.
Give it to me! Money! Money! Money!
I’m just going to wait and see on this one, I’m cautiously optimistic. And if it succeeds, not only will it be a big infrastructure providing hundreds of people with jobs for the next decade or so but also provide a new and impressive tourism site and economic boom to areas in both Northern Ireland and Scotland. And if that works out, I think public opinion towards Johnson, brexit and a continued United Kingdom will become ever more favourable too 🇬🇧
You could apply for EU funds. Oh wait
There are no EU funds. We pay the money and they line their pockets first.
Why does Ms Bardell think it's fine for Scotland to pursue independents from the UK when the Scottish people voted to remain part of the UK in 2014, but insists on blocking the UK leaving the EU when the UK people voted to leave the EU. in 2016. Why doesn't C4 News push these people and show true impartial reporting, rather than pushing their own remain agenda.
*Electorate and Public* - "Ha-ha, and they, (Cons) said Corbyn was loony."
😂😂 and Corbyn is still a loony.
Boris Johnston is "exploring" nothing of the sort.
He opens his mouth and utter drivel spews forth.
It’s up to Scotland and we say no bridge!
@Lasse Riise No Irish people want a bridge. This is a british idea and DUPs wet dream.
@Lasse Riise Can't build a bridge in the north channel anyway the water is to deep.
Nothing atall. Come visit Portpatrick a bridge is not realistic , Im up for more ferries etc come oan o'er
The ferry is £5 at moment (for foot passengers though)
@Lasse Riise they literally sent bombs to Glasgow Uni earlier this year, we need a sea wall not a bridge.
Architects are not Engineers. This is an engineering challenge. Perhaps we should use wooden packing cases ?
Talk Radio. Boris Johnson : I make model buses
In principal it is feasible .....perhaps Boris should apply for EU funding ?
The bridge would do nothing to solve the Irish border problem. Either a hard border goes up between the UK and the EU, which would violate the Belfast Agreement and the UK would need to do in order to trade on the WTO's most favoured status, or it does not, which means that both sides of the Irish border maintain regulatory alignment.
Daniel Kirk Excellent post Daniel.
Boris has already changed his mind .....he is rebuilding British Shipbuilding and building 5 frigates " all over the country ". He didn't say where though.
What about Bridges everywhere with Global Warming British Isle's will be flooded anyway lol
Boris: *Gets mad for having to pay EU divorce fee*
Also Boris: *Thinks of wasting 15billion pounds on a bridge*
This is a permanent link that unites Ireland with Scotland, and we could build it twice over for the cost of the divorce bill
15bn?? Its already up to 20bn, will probably reach 100bn by the time it gets the go ahead.
This bridge is supposed to cost £15 billion easy peasy thats only 2 years EU contribution.
Brilliant idea indeed! This enables Northern Ireland and Scotland stay in the EU and for Scotland to have direct access to the EU independent from England and Wales.
Ignore it - this is filibuster to take focus off Brexit
i worked for dredging company many years in Dubai shitthole, and this bridge is good idea and necesery for transit and future and devolpment of region !
no it isnt. last thing needed
A bridge is better than a wall.
I Will Rock Your Face! Nice rebuttal. Wanting a bridge in Europe is the equivalent of wanting to ride through the third world.
I Will Rock Your Face! What type of comparison are you trying to make? That there shouldn’t be immigration from there? Because this such a pitifully stupid way to make that point.
I Will Rock Your Face! That makes absolutely no sense. Do you know where Scotland & Northern Ireland are?
Statement of the century: "I wouldn't frankly trust him to build a lego bridge"
Ain't a fan of Boris by no means, but as oppose to poor economic impacts, this could indeed stimulate the economy.
Keynesian economics - look it up
Austrian economics - look it up
@@jacobjohnson4785 checkmate
@@jacobjohnson4785 although, with the strong feasibility of a no deal brexit and the almost inevitable recession that will follow. Keynisan theory could be a solution?
It'll be convenient for when an independent Scotland and a unified Ireland can both trade freely together within the EU!
NI doesnt want to leave the UK though
@@spaceycakey1987 Nearly half of NI does. Rising to 62% in some polls which ask about no deal cliff edge scenarios.
This should give you some insight into messed up priorities!
Boris couldn't build a bridge in London lol 😂😂😂😂😂🍿🍿🍿🍿👀
Its a great idea. To my mind they should explore the idea of a tunnel like the channel tunnel between Scotland and North Ireland and a Tunnel between Ireland and Wales.
Tunnel would be better than a bridge. Keeps the sea open to shipping.
I don't understand people rubbishing people with a progressive view of the future. Large scale building has had a positive effect on all our lives.
Maybe he should ask the orish if they will want the English building a bridge to there country
@@liambyrne591 ofcourse. These things need to be a joint enterprise.
Liam Byrne it’s not up to the Irish it’s up to Scotland and we say no bridge
@@grime5652 you don't speak for Scotland.
@@grime5652 it would benefit both Scotland and Ireland. Of course its upto the Irish.
Bridges cost maintance. Such an atlantic bridge would require a yearly upkeep cost that would make it far cheaper to just have a massive ferry service, with a ferry leaving every 5 min.
People seem to think that once you build a bridge, it remains in place and usable for eternity. This is certainly not the case. Especially a bridge crossing such deep and turbulent water would be insanly expensive to keep in repair and usable.
brilliant idea. money is nothing but just a pile of printed papers, weight no more than a roll of toilet tissue. but it could challenge uk' engineers and boost uk's tech industry. it can simply boost UK's GDP by 1~1.5%.
Fiat scam and nobody knows bro wtf
Deep Perception you clearly don’t understand how money works
@@ballbag9641 I know what you mean. Notes may go depreciation slightly, and the rich may suffer a loss - it is a tax on all pounds.
But the worker class may get more jobs, engineers can try more innovation, and companies get healthier development.
@@ballbag9641 Also I doubt about "depreciation". If all pounds correspond to the power of UK to create wealth, such a bridge may just empower UK in a much more wealthy position.
It is pretty much a socialist's way to invest gigantic projects by the country - It is labour's style instead of cons.
Aren't the Chinese going to build it then?
No, thank you !!! Scotland doesn’t want a bridge....Scotland wants a referendum!!!!
They want Freeeeeeeeeeedooooooooooom !!!!!!
EU 🇪🇺. ....ALL THE WAY 🇪🇺
Scotland has never changed their position on Brexit, and they NEVER will !!!
England doesn’t seem to understand that very simple, but unbreakable, undeniable, and overwhelming FACT !!!!
I'd rather build a bridge to fucking Norway, it'll only cost about a trillion more but I think it makes more sense lol.
I wonder if the very supporting architect Alan can recommend a good architect for this feasibility study?
Money money!!!
No problem it will be done in a few days lads and will only cost a couple of quid. Bridge sounds very nice.
Building a tunnel to mainland Europe with 500 million people made sense, building a bridge to 1 million people half of which don’t owe their allegiance to the U.K. just is plain madness and when you consider its 28 miles wide at the narrowest point and over 1000 feet deep in places it’s sound like economic madness to me. Not to mention the maintenance and repair costs.
And not to mention that Scotland may not be in the UK for much longer.
If Putin can put up a 19km bridge in 4 yrs to illegally claim Crimea, I don't see why the UK shouldn't put up a bridge to hold onto Northern Ireland tightly. The bridge will never pay for itself, but ask yourself why China would build a HSR in the middle of the desert into Urumqi. The goal is simple, control. Economics, there's an entire new supply chain and other new trade that will happen if the bridge goes. And now, perhaps that bridge is compulsory just to make sure the union stays together. Perhaps also with less abuse of the Irish and Scots. He's untrustable, and yet you lot voted him in, so?
6:10 In other words, Scotland would back this wall if it was a LABOUR government suggesting it and would have no problem putting £15 billion or more into it, as long as they would also stay inside the EU and give THEM £1 billion per month... these are the biggest hypocrites of all.
As a northern Irish person cant wait for this bridge saves a boat or plane ticket :D
As a northern Irish person would you have a problem with a land border with southern Ireland, and if so why. Thanks in anticipation.
@@billbo7630 No me and my mates and family want a hard boarder so that we may cut the paras from supply with the new inport taxes the paras will be forced to use our gun shops which are all mostly police protected honstly I REALLY WANT the hard boarder and np I like people asking our opiton for once and not just listening to news shite :)
@@TristanMorrow2002 I see well thanks for that, can't say I can really understand what's going on with the weapons thing but not to worry. I was just trying to get an idea what the people of Ireland really thought of a hard border,as it seems to me to all be a bit of a smoke screen to stop or delay Brexit. After all it will only involve stopping lorries, not every vehicle crossing the border.
There are English people eating from food banks (Tories don't mind - it's only poor people/ peasants) and the NHS is crumbling, but not to worry, Boris thinks a 'monorail' (Simpsons) eh, I mean bridge, is just what people need. Can people eat the bridge?
I have been wanting to hear about a Northern Ireland to Scotland bridge for years and maybe it can finally happen. Not only is it great for Britian, and Ireland but with tie is together as one nation.
Rite we are not British,we are part of the new Egyptian people in the making, count richard von
Yeh, but you see most of the population of Ireland want nothing to do with Britain.
I think my brain finally exploded, I can't think of any approprite (polite) words to respond to this.. Just, wow.
Perhaps Architect Dunlop is imagining using Sky Hooks to hang the bridge off. He is an architect NOT an engineer.
Cheese means cheese.
I'm tired of listening to the Scottish bang on about independence. I'd gladly give it to them tomorrow.
Given that England had gone mad you can hardly blame them!
Can't wait so we can sit on our mountains and watch you cunts be take over by suicide bombers and other shite your importing
With the upcoming progress of hyperloop and the channel tunnel. If not a bridge perhaps a tunnel
yes... the AMAZING progress of the hyperbole tunnel...
Would be kind of cool, could create a European Route 66, Northern Ireland to Scotland, down into France, across the alps, then down into the balkans, quick jaunt through Greece and finishing off in Istanbul
The ports in Scotland which serve N. Ireland (Cairnryan and Cambeltown) have narrow, twisting trunk roads leading to them. The volume of traffic between the two countries doesn't, apparently, even warrant the construction of a dual carriageway leading to these ports. So, what is the economic thinking behind building this bridge?
The last bridge never went well! He kept the start up money
A bridge between civllized and four nations that must trust each other England ,Ireland ,Scotland and Wales God Bless these four nations