UK Brexit Plan Of Customs Centres And Zones Risks Return To A Militarised Border
Despite the numerous media claims to the contrary, by both optimists and apologists, there is very little evidence that theContinue Reading
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Despite the numerous media claims to the contrary, by both optimists and apologists, there is very little evidence that theContinue Reading
In recent weeks there has been a noticeable tonal shift in the rhetoric of the Brexit movement in the UnitedContinue Reading
I think I may have mentioned before that one of my favourite films is Cat On A Hot Tin Roof,Continue Reading
Here are some interesting takes on the cinematic sub-genre of Christian movies, a small but apparently thriving industry in theContinue Reading
The reaction of the right-wing British press to yesterday’s alleged humiliation of the prime minister Boris Johnson by Xavier Bettel,Continue Reading
Regional data from the latest poll by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative Party deputy chairperson turned polling guru in Britain,Continue Reading
If the United Kingdom is confused on how to proceed with leaving the European Union, imagine how the other twenty-sevenContinue Reading
The fatal wounding of the Irish journalist Lyra McKee during an indiscriminate New IRA gun-attack on PSNI officers and armouredContinue Reading
Britain’s Express title may have abandoned its pretensions to be a newspaper, given its fondness for publishing conspiracy theories andContinue Reading
The YouTube channel Ideas Of Ice And Fire has published a short but informative video essay comparing the three mostContinue Reading
While I’ve been guilty of it myself, in recent weeks I’ve become increasingly wary of some of the hyperbole beingContinue Reading
“Sure hasn’t it always been that way” A couple of years back, in a throwaway comment to a close friend,Continue Reading
While the decision by the Boris Johnson-led government in the United Kingdom to “prorogue” or suspend the parliament in WestminsterContinue Reading
Like others I tend to distinguish between online political campaigning or activism and the offline pounding of pavements and theContinue Reading
Some sage advice on audience and peer interaction for content-publishers from the otherwise highly-opinionated Richard Masucci of the YouTube channelContinue Reading
While ministers and officials in the United Kingdom may have spent the last few days arguing that a leaked governmentContinue Reading
The leaking of a confidential British government report to The Sunday Times in London has added new weight to theContinue Reading
An omnivorous tapeworm up to ten metres long lurking in the coils of a human intestine, consuming all that theContinue Reading
The film critic and cultural commentator Lindsay Ellis has published a pretty good take on The Game of Thrones, HBO’sContinue Reading
Call my bluff? I sometimes wonder if the threat of a disorderly no-deal exit from the European Union on OctoberContinue Reading
It says much for the political and cultural tone deafness of the current crop of leaders in the United KingdomContinue Reading
Although this article is dismissive of Fintan O’Toole’s suggested plan for defeating a no-deal Brexit, outlined in last week’s IrishContinue Reading