Why are the DUP so stupid? Their reason for a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland:

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Boris Johnson has told government officials to explore the possibility of building a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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The prime minister wants to know “where this money could come from” and “the risks around the project” – which appear to include “WW2 munitions in the Irish Sea”.
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The Department for Transport produced a “factual paper on the subject” after conversations between the DUP and former Secretary of State Chris Grayling — who himself presided over a number of controversial infrastructure schemes.

The DUP, the party supporting the Conservatives in Parliament, believes a bridge could break the Brexit impasse by removing the need for a border in the Irish Sea.

https://www.channel4.com/news/exclusive-johnson-considering-building-bridge-between-scotland-and-northern-ireland

No, bridges do not "remove the need for a border". A border is needed where there are different regulatory or fiscal rules in 2 territories, and you need to monitor and/or control the flow. A bridge is something that eases a flow - but not uniquely; you'd have the choice of inspecting everything using it, just as you can inspect the ships and planes that currently cross the Irish Sea. The Channel Tunnel is not fundamentally different from cross-channel ferries for these purposes.

What worries me is that this wasn't just one DUP politician spouting off and being ignorant. It's the whole damn party, and they found someone as stupid to talk to - Grayling - and this meant civil servants with real jobs to do, especially Brexit ones, had to spend time explaining to the right wingers with the understanding of 7 year olds what a bridge is for. And these people held power over the government. And then we've got Johnson, with his never-ending desire for objects to have his name attached to, still looking to spend many billions on highly dubious projects, while government spending with obvious benefits (social care, anyone?) goes unfunded.