There should be more options, like Republic of Ireland joining the United Kingdom.
Or Scotland making a bid to join the EU.
Or Scotland making a bid to join the EU.
Sure, but this is somewhere in probability behind "UK destroyed by asteroid impact".
> Scotland making a bid to join the EU
There are persistent rumours that people on the UK side are trying to avoid having any kind of double-no-border situation that would work for NI be also applicable for Scotland. Because during the referendum all sorts of claims about the need for a hard border were made, often by the same people who claim there doesn't now need to be a hard border in Ireland.
> Sure, but this is somewhere in probability behind "UK destroyed by asteroid impact".
Maybe, but Ireland also leaving the EU would be a good and not entirely unpopular solution.
Where and for whom?
https://www.change.org/p/the-48-of-people-with-brains-who-vo...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/01/scotla...
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-pick-your-own-brexit...
United Ireland on the other hand has gone from impossible to maybe.
Or Arthur rising and reinstating Camelot in England's hour of need.
Or Nessie being discovered, then rampaging south to destroy London in a Gozilla inspired attack, wiping out the entirety of the Square Mile.
Or the entire human population suddenly realising that the borders were only in their heads all along and finally living together in peace and harmony.