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
Tag: No-Deal Brexit
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
Boris Johnson’s Brexit Plan: Fake, Fatuous And Futile
A “scam”. That was the description offered during the week by Jonathan Powell, the former United Kingdom chief negotiator atContinue 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
Poll: Majority Support In The North Of Ireland For Reunification
Regional data from the latest poll by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative Party deputy chairperson turned polling guru in Britain,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
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
Another Bizarre UK Brexit Plan: Ireland Should Swap EU Rules For UK Rules
While ministers and officials in the United Kingdom may have spent the last few days arguing that a leaked governmentContinue 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
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
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: 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
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
Border Poll Warnings, Same-Sex And Abortion Rights Votes At Westminster
The very public warning by Simon Hoare, the senior Conservative Party MP and Chairman of the Northern Ireland Affairs SelectContinue 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
Video: A British Left-Wing Review Of Brexit And Ireland
The video below, from Novara Media in Britain, examines the potential impact of Brexit on Ireland, with contributions by ChrisContinue Reading
Donald Tusk: “Special Place In Hell” For Reckless Promoters Of Brexit
Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, has used today’s meeting in Brussels with An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar toContinue Reading
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