DW Documentary: Coal Mining In America’s Heartland
Since the start of 2017 the German public service broadcaster Deutsche Welle, which caters for audiences around the globe, hasContinue Reading
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Three Blokes In The Pub Talk A No Deal Brexit
Turning from the ridiculous to the sensible, a rather enjoyable view from the United Kingdom on Brexit and the resultantContinue Reading
Theresa May’s Brexit Plan Opposed By Tory Hardliners And Labour Opportunists
There is an almost universal acceptance among the British and international press that the so-called Chequers’ deal proposed by theContinue Reading
International Regulators And Businesses Sideline Brexit Britain
The Brexit-derived woes of the United Kingdom are almost too many to comment upon, with stories of political, economic andContinue Reading
Belgium Prepares For British Brexit With New Drones, Submarine Scanners And Customs Officers
The seemingly blasé or relaxed attitude of some mainstream politicians and commentators in the United Kingdom towards the possible failureContinue Reading
The Difficult Brexit Question Bring Us Back To The Only Sensible Answer: Brits Out
According to apparently well-sourced press reports, officials from the United Kingdom are currently touring the capitals of Europe, briefing prettyContinue Reading
The Economic Poverty Of Pre-Brexit Britain
The New York Times has a long article by Peter S. Goodman examining the already poor socio-economic circumstances of theContinue Reading
Rival Tory Factions Compete For Influence In Brexit Britain
If we are to believe the reports from the Irish and international press, it seems that Theresa May, the lacklustreContinue Reading
Inside Yiwu International Trade City, The World’s Largest Shopping Market
The Yiwu International Trade City is a sprawling wholesale market in China which has developed since the early 2000s into anContinue Reading
Brexit Facts: The Commonwealth Of Nations Versus The European Union
Given the argument that the Brexit movement in the United Kingdom is primarily an anti-modernist one, driven by nostalgia forContinue Reading
The EU Rejects The UK’s Fantastical Brexit Border Plans
With the news that the European Union has comprehensively rejected the United Kingdom’s written proposals to deal with the anomalousContinue Reading
Ireland Revives Its Boom-And-Bust Property Cycle
There must be something in the Irish psyche, some cultural legacy of foreign colonial rule, of war and oppression, whichContinue Reading
Former SIPTU Boss Jack O’Connor To Stand For The Labour Party In Wicklow
With the Labour Party stalling at 5% or thereabouts in the national polls, its electoral future seems pretty bleak. However,Continue Reading
A Failure Of Irish Government And Irish Politics As 10,000 Left Homeless
How on earth has Ireland’s politics come to this? Degenerated so deeply that a sizeable body of elected representatives canContinue Reading
The Rhetoric Of Victimisation Powering Brexit, Trump And The DUP
One of the primary motivations behind the United Kingdom’s divisive Brexit referendum of 2016 was the widely shared sense ofContinue Reading
The UK Concedes To EU Demands On Terms For Brexit Transition Deal
Despite the much-hyped talk of red lines and fighting the supposed “annexation” of its legacy territory in the north-east ofContinue Reading
Fixing Brexit? Declare The North Of Ireland A Special Economic Zone
With the isolationist wing of the governing Conservative Party in Britain determined to take the country out of the EuropeanContinue Reading
Britain Prepares For Hard Border In Ireland, Rejecting Irish And European Pleas For Compromise
Facing the inevitable consequences of its inability – or unwillingness – to negotiate a fair Brexit deal with Brussels andContinue Reading
Theresa May’s Mansion House Brexit Speech, A Masterclass In Fantasy Politics
As predicted by her many critics, today’s much anticipated Brexit speech by Theresa May, the beleaguered prime minister of theContinue Reading
London’s Brexit Chaos Will Create A “Cold Split” Between The UK And The EU
It’s difficult to escape the conclusion that whatever agreements are made between now and the 29th of March 2019, theContinue Reading
Google’s Irish And Dutch Accountancy Shields Billions Of Euros From Taxes
According to Bloomberg, in 2016 the Silicon Valley company behind the Google brand name, Alphabet Inc, transferred some €15.9 billionContinue Reading
Irish Government Report Details Europe’s Worries Over The “Chaos” Gripping Britain
For those of us who grew up under Fine Gael taoisigh like Garret Fitzgerald and John “Union Jack” Bruton, theContinue Reading
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