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
Tag: Irish Backstop
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sajid Javid: Pay Ireland Hundreds Of Millions To Erect A UK Border
It seems that Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for the Home Department in the United Kingdom and a chiefContinue Reading
UK Minister Sajid Javid Complains: “Ireland Is The Tail That Wags The Dog”
Judging by the opinions expressed over the weekend by the main contenders for the leadership of the Conservative Party inContinue Reading
The Daily Beast Gets It Wrong On Ireland And The UK Brexit
Nico Hines, the London editor of The Daily Beast, has co-written a rather misleading article on the question of theContinue Reading
Brexit And The Resurgence Of Hibernophobia In Britain
As the British Prime Minister Theresa May stumbles from crisis to crisis in the ongoing Brexit debacle, seemingly with noContinue Reading
David Davis: Opposing The Imposition Of The Backstop While Supporting The Imposition Of Brexit
David Davis, Britain’s former Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and a leading hardline supporter of Brexit, speaking toContinue Reading
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
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