UK Premier Theresa May Adopts Hardline Brexit Rhetoric With EU Leaders
If the leaders of the European Union were expecting a more conciliatory tone from the United Kingdom at yesterday’s headsContinue Reading
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Michael Gove Talks Of Tearing Up EU Treaties, Boris Johnson Talks Of EU Vassal States
One of the pillars of international law is the understanding that a treaty between two or more sovereign nation-states isContinue Reading
Brexit Britain’s “Quiet Retreat” From The Good Friday Agreement Peace Process
The BrexitLawNI group – a joint-research project between Queen’s University Belfast, the Ulster University and the Committee on the Administration ofContinue Reading
The EU Copyright Directive Will Stifle Online Free Speech And Creativity
The European Parliament has voted in support of the EU’s new Copyright Directive, with 438 MEPs favouring the controversial draftContinue Reading
Boris Johnson’s Suicide Vest Diplomacy With The EU
Talking of political inanity, Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom’s former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and theContinue Reading
The Latest Northern Poll Continues Trend Favouring A Reunited Ireland
The latest survey of voter opinions in the north-east of the country continues the trend of recent months, reflecting increasedContinue Reading
Theresa May And The UK’s Brexit Scramble For Africa
Dismissing predictions of economic catastrophe if the United Kingdom fails to reach a substantive withdrawal agreement with the European Union,Continue Reading
Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg: We Can Reimpose A Border “Just Like During The Troubles”
Brexit fanaticism in full effect as the Conservative Party politician Jacob Rees-Mogg, one of the main leaders of the anti-European campaignContinue Reading
Nigel Farage’s IRA And EU Conspiracy Theory Is The Real Threat To Peace
As I asked in a previous article, is there any depth to which the British supporters of Brexit will notContinue Reading
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
A Close Encounter Of The Obnoxious Kind With Brexit
Until yesterday I had no intention of writing about a rancorous experience I had with some pro-Brexit visitors from theContinue Reading
Amazon Boss Fears Civil Unrest In A Hard Brexit Britain. British Minister Blames The Europeans
Well, this is an interesting report. From The Independent newspaper in London, a prediction of possible “hard Brexit” troubles in the United KingdomContinue Reading
The UK Is Holding The Peace Process As A Political Hostage In Its Brexit Negotiations
There are few other British historical figures more controversial – and more reviled – in the popular culture of IrelandContinue Reading
Brexit Defenders Of Hard Border In Ireland Reference British Army Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. That New Testament warning springs toContinue 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
The EU Copyright Directive Article 13 Threatens Internet Diversity
With all the focus on the implementation of the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR, very fewContinue 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
Retaining MEPs For The North Of Ireland Is A Peace Process Necessity
The suggestion by Seán Kelly, the leader of the Fine Gael contingent in the European Parliament, that Ireland’s two additionalContinue Reading
Boris Johnson Caught On Tape Making False Claims About The Irish-UK Border
Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom’s wayward Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, has a well-earned reputation for professionalContinue Reading
Has The Brexit Armageddon Scenario Softened Or Hardened UK Opinion?
The weekend publication by the Sunday Times newspaper of a leaked “no deal” Brexit study by a group of governmentContinue Reading
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