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We’ve all got bigger things on our minds right now than Brexit. Wasn’t it supposed to “get done” in January? There’s a pandemic on, after all. Why should anyone...
Four years ago, I got a bit of a surprise. Something I’d voted for actually won. Yes, I was a mildly pro-Brexit Leave voter. Rather like Boris Johnson himself, according...
The Brexit negotiations taking place between Michel Barnier and David Frost have the surreal quality of one of Alice in Wonderland’s tea parties. They cheerfully debate a version of reality...
The United Kingdom announced a new post-Brexit tariff regime on Tuesday to replace the European Union’s (EU) external tariff, maintaining a 10% tariff on cars but cutting levies on...
The United States and Britain launched formal negotiations on a free trade agreement on Tuesday, vowing to work quickly to seal a deal that could counter the massive drag...
Ireland’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5.5% in 2019, likely making it the European Union’s (EU) fastest-growing economy again, although it was lower than the 6.3% predicted by the...
In the old days, winning an election by a landslide meant trouble ahead. Clement Attlee won a 146-seat majority in 1945. Five years later, it was gone. His majority cut...
Karl Eastham, The Independent The government’s announced points-based immigration system is a golden opportunity for Labour to shape the post Brexit narrative, and it is being wasted. Left-wing voices...
Christina Boyle and Laura King, Tribune News Service The British government’s new plan to exclude “low-skilled” immigrant workers like baristas, construction labourers and caregivers ignited nationwide outcry from business...
Long ago, I predicted a “Schrodinger’s Brexit”, by which the UK both leaves the EU and stays in it, “with individual citizens allowed to choose which status they prefer”. Perhaps...
