History, And The Peace Process, Has Proven Roy Greenslade Right About The Troubles
The current furore in the London press over an article by the veteran British journalist and newspaper editor Roy GreensladeContinue Reading
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Unionists Love The Thing That Loves To Hate Them The Most – Britain
In the wake of the United Kingdom’s stuttering final exit from the European Union it seems that the veteran newspaperContinue Reading
DUP Decries Constitutional Change While Denying Any Change
One of the more enjoyable aspects of last week was watching the mental gymnastics of Arlene Foster and other representativesContinue Reading
A New Year, A New EU As The UK Exits Stage Right
And so it ended, the United Kingdom’s decades-old membership of what is now the European Union, not with a bangContinue Reading
UK Leader Boris Johnson Heads For No Deal Cliff But Will He Jump?
Tick-tock goes the Brexit clock. Or more accurately the Trexit clock since Britain has already exited the European Union andContinue Reading
The Britishers’ Flexible Interpretation Of International Law
While the exact origins of the term “Britisher” are unknown, the Dutch or German influence in the formation of theContinue Reading
Piers Morgan Highlights The Utter Chaos Of The UK’s Covid-19 Response
While the journalist and television presenter Piers Morgan has known no end of controversies and scandal in his long mediaContinue Reading
Through Brexit And Covid-19 Britain Has Become The Sick Man Of Europe
What on earth has happened to the United Kingdom? How did one of the more prosperous nation-states in the world,Continue Reading
The UK’s Coronavirus Response. Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know
Over the last few days I have had a rather testy exchange by email with a commentator from a northernContinue Reading
The UK Response To The Coronavirus Endangers All Of Us
Incompetence or deliberate intent? That is the question in the minds of many observers as they look at the muddledContinue Reading
Coronavirus, Herd Immunity And The UK’s Darwinist Response
Can it really be true as the international media is speculating? That the Conservative Party government in the United KingdomContinue Reading
Post-Election UK Returns To No-Deal Brexit Threats
Here we go again! From the New York Times: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the prospect of aContinue Reading
That Tory Victory And Labour Defeat In The UK General Election
Many explanations have been offered for the humiliating defeat of the Labour Party in the UK general election but perhapsContinue Reading
UK Polling Favours Boris Johnson And The Tories
Despite a lot of churn in the polls the final week of campaigning in the British general election looks setContinue Reading
The UK General Election Gets Dirty
Watching the general election campaign in the United Kingdom from this side of the Irish Sea the Brexit-fuelled contest betweenContinue Reading
Dominic Cummings: A Sinister Attack On Foreign Citizens In UK
Dominic Cummings, the leading Brexit campaigner and controversial Special Adviser to the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has returned toContinue Reading
Boris Johnson And The Conservatives On Course For Reelection In the UK
Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Given the events of the last fortnight, that Shakespearean quip is as goodContinue Reading
The UK General Election. Just As Mad As Brexit And Possibly Just As Pointless
The frenetic pace of the general election campaign in the United Kingdom is such that in the last few daysContinue Reading
Remainer Or Leaver, Ireland Has No True Allies In The UK Brexit War
By now it must be clear to even the most optimistic or obdurate Remain-supporter in the United Kingdom that soonerContinue Reading
The UK Concedes A Backstop For An All Stop
So after two years of contentious negotiations abroad and political chaos at home, London has returned to the original “NorthernContinue Reading
An Irish Sea Border, The DUP And Loyalist Threats Of Bombs
Judging by the more informed speculation in the Irish and international press it seems that after two years of prevaricatingContinue Reading
Brexit Hooligans: UK Issues Threats Against Its EU Neighbours
Following on from claims by anonymous sources in the UK government that Britain would seek to sabotage the workings ofContinue Reading
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