Unionist And European In A Time Of Brexit
“Sure hasn’t it always been that way” A couple of years back, in a throwaway comment to a close friend,Continue Reading
Category: Current Affairs
Prorogued: UK Parliament Suspended Amidst “Coup” Outrage
While the decision by the Boris Johnson-led government in the United Kingdom to “prorogue” or suspend the parliament in WestminsterContinue Reading
The Proposed Wings Over Scotland Party
Like others I tend to distinguish between online political campaigning or activism and the offline pounding of pavements and theContinue Reading
Another Bizarre UK Brexit Plan: Ireland Should Swap EU Rules For UK Rules
While ministers and officials in the United Kingdom may have spent the last few days arguing that a leaked governmentContinue Reading
Operation Yellowhammer Dossier: UK Hard Border In Ireland Inevitable
The leaking of a confidential British government report to The Sunday Times in London has added new weight to theContinue Reading
The Politics Of A No-Deal Brexit For The Tories, The DUP And Sinn Féin
Call my bluff? I sometimes wonder if the threat of a disorderly no-deal exit from the European Union on OctoberContinue Reading
Michael Gove: UK Will “Safeguard” Security On The Island Of Ireland
It says much for the political and cultural tone deafness of the current crop of leaders in the United KingdomContinue Reading
Border Poll: The No-Deal Brexit Plan Fintan O’Toole’s Westminster Suggestion Ignores
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
Boris Johnson’s Belfast Visit And Meetings Signals New DUP Alliance
According to a terse official statement issued yesterday by the government in London, during a series of meetings in BelfastContinue Reading
A Unionist Perspective On The DUP And Brexit
As a “small u” unionist, from a Protestant background, I was more than content with the situation in Northern IrelandContinue Reading
Alex Salmond Talks To Stuart Campbell Of Wings Over Scotland
It’s extremely rare for blogs or online publications to have any great effect on offline politics which makes the influence Continue Reading
Jacob Rees-Mogg: Use Imperial Measurements And Address Men As Esquire
There was a fair degree of surprise in Britain when it was announced that the new Prime Minister Boris JohnsonContinue Reading
Victoria White: The British “Are Not Fit To Govern Northern Ireland”
As regular readers know I have a rather low regard for the political and social commentary of the newspaper columnistContinue Reading
Julian Smith, Northern Ireland Secretary Of State. And A DUP Ally?
Boris Johnson, the freshly installed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has announced that Julian Smith is to become hisContinue Reading
Boris Johnson On The Peace Process “Defeat” Of The British Government By The IRA
In May 2000, two years after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, the regional and international peace treaty thatContinue Reading
Boris Johnson: New Conservative Party Leader, Next UK Prime Minister
So that’s it. After much debate and acrimony Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson has been elected as the leader ofContinue Reading
A No-Deal Brexit. The End Of The UK?
With Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, the bitterly opposed contenders for the leadership of the Conservative Party and the premiershipContinue Reading
Alan Mendoza And The Henry Jackson Society: Bribe Or Threaten The Irish
Appearing on the BBC’s daily Politics Live show Alan Mendoza, the Executive Director of the neoconservative Henry Jackson Society andContinue Reading
The Revolutionary Communist Party, Spiked Online And The Brexit Party
It seems that the love-affair between BBC News and various on-air guests from Spiked, a right-libertarian magazine that emerged inContinue Reading
Border Poll Warnings, Same-Sex And Abortion Rights Votes At Westminster
The very public warning by Simon Hoare, the senior Conservative Party MP and Chairman of the Northern Ireland Affairs SelectContinue Reading
Boris Johnson Considering Northern Referendum On Backstop Protocol
Several weeks ago the former Conservative Party politician Michael Portillo observed on a BBC current affairs show that there wereContinue Reading
American And British Exceptionalism In The Age Of Trump And Brexit
Renegade Cut is rapidly becoming one of my favourite YouTube channels for its commentary on the modern crossover between politicsContinue Reading
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