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What are the implications of Brexit for Northern Ireland?

Posted By: July 03, 2016

Mark Devenport. BBC NI. July 2, 2016 Our politicians are embroiled in discussions about the implications of Brexit on both sides of the Irish Sea, but so far not a lot of concrete ideas have emerged. Both the SDLP and Sinn Fein have suggested creating an all Ireland national forum to consider the implications of Brexit.On Saturday, Sinn Féin […]

Brexit may bring North and South closer

Posted By: July 03, 2016

Diarmaid Ferriter. Irish Times. Saturday, July 1, 2016 Younger unionists keen to stay in EU may feel less trenchant about their unionism During the week, the Merriman Summer School in Ennis was timely in examining the theme of “our gallant allies in Europe”. It offered a chance to reflect on how the wheel has turned over the decades in relation to Anglo-Irish relations […]

Great Britain’s Great Unraveling

Posted By: July 02, 2016

Here’s how the U.K. could fall apart post-Brexit.  Amanda Sloa. Foreign Policy. June 30, 2016 I moved to Scotland in September 1997, a wide-eyed American graduate student. These were heady days. Newly-elected Prime Minister Tony Blair had just won referendums on devolution to Scotland and Wales; plans for a new Scottish Parliament were taking shape; and the European Union was preparing to […]

Answers needed on Brexit impact

Posted By: July 02, 2016

Irish News (Belfast). Editorial.Saturday, July 2, 2016 The outcome of the EU referendum has created an atmosphere of widespread uncertainty and deep concern across all sections of society as government, business, employers, investors and ordinary workers grapple with this seismic change.Answers to many key questions have been in short supply as it has become painfully apparent that the Leave campaign had no clear […]

So the politicians can’t trust the people

Posted By: July 02, 2016

Patrick Murphy. Irish News (Belfast). Saturday, July 2, 2016It appears that our society is suffering from the twin evils of democracy and independent thought. That is the reasonable conclusion we might draw from reaction to the Brexit vote, as expressed by many of those enjoying authority and self-imposed importance.While the leaders of Remain graciously accepted the referendum result, some supporters have suggested that […]

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