Submitting... Letter to the editor The talk of a border poll seems to be inspired by the term ‘Irish Sea Border’ which is being used in a non-conciliatory way now. I would have preferred the term Extra Regulatory Checks (ERC) but the genie seems to be out of the bottle now with the media, let alone the politicians for their own ends. Any border poll should not be based on economic chaos. It should be based on consensus. Consent is technically enough but consensus is a great deal better and sustainable. Voting needs to be done with hearts as well as heads.