John Foster / 26 May 2023
New Prospects for Northern Ireland
Sinn Féin Grows Stronger
Northern Ireland is one of those places where historical facts and nostrums get reaffirmed with depressing regularity.(...)
Northern Ireland
Josh White / 01 May 2023
Britain on May Day
Angry and Directionless
It’s not often we get May Day off in the UK. It’s only when it happens to be the first Monday of the month that we get the bank holiday.(...)
John Foster / 14 Apr 2023
The End of Northern Ireland
Prospects for Reunification
When it comes to Northern Ireland, it’s hard not to feel like it's still the Ice Age.(...)
John Foster / 24 Mar 2023
Buried in the Past
The DUP’s Northern Ireland
“Not all people live in the same now.” Penned by Ernst Bloch to account for the rise of the Nazis, the 1935 truism could just as well apply to today’s Europe.(...)
John Foster / 03 Mar 2023
Britain Gives Up
Post-Brexit Ireland
The end of Ireland’s Brexit crisis shouldn’t be noteworthy. As Fintan O’Toole noted in The Guardian, the Windsor Framework could have been agreed upon two years ago.(...)
John Foster / 10 Sep 2022
The Irish Abyss
Truss and the Backstop
The Tories believe they’re the most consistent party in British politics.(...)
Josh White / 02 Aug 2021
Government-Approved Media
Meet the Westminster Lobby
We’re all familiar with the sight of reporters standing outside Parliament, doing their talking heads thing.(...)
Josh White / 04 Jan 2021
The Meaning of Brexit
Bonfire of National Illusions
I keep trying to forget about Brexit, but the Leavers won’t let us. Brexiteers are triumphant, though not all of them feel so victorious – despite getting almost everything they wanted. At least the Tories will have to own this failure.(...)
The Battleground / 22 Oct 2020
All About Britain
Brexit and the Irish Question
Brexit will turn out badly. Not just for the United Kingdom. That's a given. But Ireland, too. Including the British-occupied north. (...)