The British journalist got a crash course in Anglo-Irish history.
During
a recent interview on Ireland Unfiltered, Andrew Maxwell made an incredibly important point with regards to Anglo-Irish relations and Brexit.
"There are maybe 68 million people in the UK. There's more super-cool, sweet, creative, compassionate, funny, charming, sporting, great craic, generous, and just sound English people than there is actual people on the island of Ireland. These are people you would share your life with. It's just that they're - up to this moment - been utterly outgunned by the right-wing press," Maxwell said.
This is a point always worth remembering when it comes to Anglo-Irish relations.
There aren't many Irish people that don't have some strong ties to Britain, which is why some of the more infuriating comments made about Ireland and the backstop - of which there have been many - continue to irritate.
On that note, Andrew Lilico
, a journalist, author and economist who has ties to the ERG, argued that if the UK leaves the EU with a No Deal scenario, it will constitute a major economic and geopolitical failure on the part of the EU and the Irish government.
In response to this view, another Twitter user stated that the UK has treated Ireland appallingly throughout the process.
https://twitter.com/dscullylimerick/status/1158705072697745408
Lilico then asked if there were any examples of Britain treating Ireland in an "appalling" way.
Granted, he was asking about the Brexit process, but plenty of people couldn't resist.
https://twitter.com/andrew_lilico/status/1158723213628706816
https://twitter.com/RossMcCaff/status/1158782150713532416
https://twitter.com/Craicthewhip_/status/1158748414441639942
https://twitter.com/lucas_bourdon/status/1158756381949923333
https://twitter.com/ameliamcd_/status/1158819562923745286
https://twitter.com/cionnai/status/1158756044581036032
https://twitter.com/1stjanna/status/1158809493196738561
https://twitter.com/Doyle_liam/status/1158746193725464576
https://twitter.com/noahlovesEU/status/1159031880592830464
After receiving a plethora of replies, Lilico refined his question.
https://twitter.com/andrew_lilico/status/1158760225475874816
