If The UK Reneges On The Backstop Agreement, Can It Be Trusted On Any Brexit Deal?
Simon Coveney, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, has warned his counterparts in the United Kingdom that they must abideContinue Reading
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The DUP Threatens Political Chaos If Theresa May Crosses Its Blood Red Brexit Lines
It seems that the Democratic Unionist Party is sticking to its tooth-and-nail opposition to a compromise Brexit deal between theContinue Reading
DUP Boss Arlene Foster Issues “Blood Red” Warning To The UK Premier Theresa May
For people familiar with the coded language of British unionism in Ireland there is no denying the subliminal threat behindContinue Reading
Will Theresa May Face Down Arlene Foster To Secure The EU-UK Backstop Deal?
Is the United Kingdom about to compromise on its hardline negotiations with the European Union over the issue of theContinue Reading
Theresa May’s Bizarre Plan For A Festival Of Brexit Britain
One might have some sympathy for Boris Johnson’s dismissal of Theresa May’s Brexit plans as “deranged” if his own suggestionsContinue Reading
Brexit Turmoil In Britain. Will Theresa May Call A Snap General Election?
Will she or won’t she? That is the question concerning Theresa May and the possibility of a snap general electionContinue Reading
DUP Forced UK Prime Minister Theresa May To Drop Compromise Plan With EU
While it’s not exactly noted for its informed political reporting, there seems to be some substance behind the claim byContinue Reading
Jeremy Corbyn Rejects An Irish Sea Border But Offers No Concrete Alternative
If the assessment of the press in Britain is correct, Theresa May seems to have brought her tottering government toContinue Reading
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
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
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
The UK Customs Bill Amendments Makes The Return Of A Hard Border Inevitable
Less than two weeks after announcing a much derided compromise plan to solve the United Kingdom’s failed Brexit negotiations withContinue 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
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
The British Are Offended By The DUP Anti-Abortion Stance. But Not By Its Sectarianism
It seems that the steady normalisation of the Democratic Unionist Party in the mainstream of British politics has come toContinue Reading
Rival Tory Factions Compete For Influence In Brexit Britain
If we are to believe the reports from the Irish and international press, it seems that Theresa May, the lacklustreContinue Reading
The EU Rejects The UK’s Fantastical Brexit Border Plans
With the news that the European Union has comprehensively rejected the United Kingdom’s written proposals to deal with the anomalousContinue Reading
Britain Prepares For Hard Border In Ireland, Rejecting Irish And European Pleas For Compromise
Facing the inevitable consequences of its inability – or unwillingness – to negotiate a fair Brexit deal with Brussels andContinue Reading
Freedom Of Information Request Reveals Count Of Cross-Border Roads Is Underway
If the United Kingdom is serious about not wanting to see the return of a “hard border” or militarised frontierContinue Reading
Theresa May Suggests US-Canada Style Border For Ireland Despite Armed Guards And Checkpoints
For the last two years the United Kingdom has insisted that there will be no new imposition of a formalContinue Reading
Theresa May’s Mansion House Brexit Speech, A Masterclass In Fantasy Politics
As predicted by her many critics, today’s much anticipated Brexit speech by Theresa May, the beleaguered prime minister of theContinue Reading
The Stormont Talks Failure. Britain Swaps EU Rule For DUP Rule?
She came, she saw, she fucked off home. That summed up yesterday’s visit by Theresa May, the United Kingdom’s crisis-proneContinue Reading
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