The Right-Wing Tendency Of Broadsheet.ie
Apropos of all the Brexit shenanigans by the governing Conservative Party in the United Kingdom and its transparent attempts toContinue Reading
Tag: Brexit
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
Riots And Violence In Britain To Achieve Brexit
In recent weeks there has been a noticeable tonal shift in the rhetoric of the Brexit movement in the UnitedContinue Reading
Luxembourg And Ireland And The Hysteria Of Brexit
The reaction of the right-wing British press to yesterday’s alleged humiliation of the prime minister Boris Johnson by Xavier Bettel,Continue Reading
Scottish Judges Rule Prorogation Unlawful As The DUP Seeks Annexation By Bridge
If the United Kingdom is confused on how to proceed with leaving the European Union, imagine how the other twenty-sevenContinue Reading
“Anti-Government Forces”. The New Politics Of Brexit Britain
Britain’s Express title may have abandoned its pretensions to be a newspaper, given its fondness for publishing conspiracy theories andContinue Reading
Brexit And The UK’s Coming Winter Of Discontent
While I’ve been guilty of it myself, in recent weeks I’ve become increasingly wary of some of the hyperbole beingContinue Reading
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt Equates “Irish Blood” With Being British
Following a number of media appearances over the weekend I think I may have been overgenerous in my interpretation ofContinue Reading
Jeremy Hunt: To Protect Peace, Both Sides In Troubles Need To Be Treated The Same
After two years of Brexit-frenzied politics in the United Kingdom it’s almost shocking to hear a UK leader expressing aContinue Reading
Lord Bew And The Policy Exchange: Misrepresenting The Backstop Protocol
World by Storm has done an excellent job of rebuffing the latest Brexit-facilitating proposals from Lord Bew and the PolicyContinue Reading
Tory Leadership Contender Michael Gove: An “Orange” Unionist
By all accounts the headline-making confession of cocaine use by Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food andContinue Reading
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