Moving on

Moving on

I’m not quite sure why there is so much excitement about these ‘trade talks’. They can only be very limited in scope. My understanding is that the EU will only formalise any deal once the UK is a ‘third country’. Which means that nothing will be finalised until after...
Britain and Ireland: Neighbours and Frenemies

Britain and Ireland: Neighbours and Frenemies

What’s with all this talk of friendship between Britain and Ireland? No such friendship exists and nor has it ever existed. This is nothing but cold toleration and even that is getting close to ending. Late last month Fintan O’Toole, one of Ireland’s foremost...