Posted By: October 18, 2016
Deputy first minister says Belfast and Dublin must unite to negotiate post-Brexit deal with BrusselsMartin McGuinness says many unionists are as unhappy as republicans about the result of the referendum and that Brexit means disaster for the people of Ireland.Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA. Brian Lawless/PA. Patrick Wintour. The Guardian.Monday 17 October 2016.Northern Ireland should push the EU to grant it special […]
Posted By: October 16, 2016
New York Times Editorial. Saturday, October 15, 2016Britain and the European Union may be getting over the initial shock of the British demand for a divorce. Now comes the bitter fight. Already, both sides have staked out very different positions on immigration, an issue that promises to be the most contentious in the separation proceedings.Germany, France, and other union members have argued that […]
Posted By: October 15, 2016
Patrick Murphy. Irish News (Belfast). Saturday, October 15, 2016 While the long-term impact of Brexit will be economic, its immediate consequence in both Britain and Ireland is predominantly political. The government in London is re-enacting the Battle of Britain, Dublin’s politicians have re-discovered the Irish border and the Chinese may soon be helping to run Stormont. Welcome to the pre-Brexit world of “What […]
Posted By: October 14, 2016
Jochen Bittner. New York Times.Tuesday, October 11, 2016Jochen Bittner is a political editor for the weekly newspaper Die Zeit and a contributing opinion writer. HAMBURG, Germany — Progress, luckily, is often a self-accelerating force. But what about regression? I’m not alone in worrying about the self-perpetuating cycle of social setbacks; across Europe and America, I encounter more and more people concerned […]
Posted By: October 14, 2016
John Manley. Irish News (Belfast)1. Friday, October 14, 2016AHEAD of last year’s general election all the talk was of the DUP being ‘kingmakers’ in the hung parliament that was expected to emerge.Peter Robinson even had a wish list that would be presented in exchange for the support of his MPs in Westminster. Weeks before the election, David Cameron entertained the DUP’s eight MPs […]
