bracks negotiations. well a so-called backstop would keep northern ireland economically aligned to the e.u. it would give northern ireland a different status within the u.k. shield shane which supports the unification of ireland and opposes bracks it says the backstop solution would be a nightmare for the democratic unionist party. we have seen the. draw blood red lanes we have heard their rhetoric in terms of guerrilla warfare we have hair. that they have come up with this week where they are in desperation but as it's nearly like they're willing to dry the economy or the north off a club. that has evoked shadows of the past on an island still grappling with century old divisions. unlike the unionist irish nationalists want to reunite their country with the republic of ireland and bracks it may actually help their cause.