Category Archives: Brexit

The Irish Question

Brexit fudged the question of the Irish border. The Tory “Ultras” that pushed for a hard Brexit are still loaded for bear on this matter.

Big Pharma’s Obscene Profits, Not Striking Nurses, Are Killing the NHS

US patients are not the only victims of Big Pharma price gouging.

The UK Firm at the Heart of a High-Level Fraud Conviction in Russia

Russia cracks down on a few oligarchs using UK offshore-owned corporate entities that face little scrutiny.

Wheels Come Off for Tories. Update: Truss Resigns

The Tories, who not long ago seemed poised to permanently cripple Labour, are now in a remarkable crisis with no ready exit.

Truss and Sunak’s Reheated Thatcherism Is the Last Thing the UK Needs

Truss and Sunak treat the Iron Lady as their muse, while Labour touts another flavor of neoliberalism, that of Tony Blair.

Boris Johnson Is Going – but His Cronyism and Corruption Are Here to Stay

Has Johnson left a lasting mark on the Tories, or is it merely that he overshadows his entirely underwhelming potential successors?

Boris Johnson’s Hypocrisy on the Northern Ireland Protocol Is a New Low

Boris Johnson has threatened for some time to blow up Brexit’s Northern Ireland protoocol, and now he’s finally set the process in motion.

The Next PM Won’t Be Any Better – Look at the MPs Who Want Boris Johnson Out

Boris Johnson’s continuing survival as Prime Minister demonstrates how weak and rotten UK leadership has become.

The Importance of Custody, or NATO’s Internal Gold War

Both the UK’s Government and the Bank of England have gotten suspiciously tetchy over German requests to get its gold back.

The UK’s Post-Brexit Review of ‘Retained EU Law’ Risks Undermining Democracy

Brexit requires the Government to disentangle domestic law from EU law. The preferred plan is to hand more power to unaccountable ministers

Remember That the Tories Are Only Getting Rid of Johnson To Make Things Worse

What happens to and after Johnson which is very much in play.

US Putting Choke Chain on UK Over Threat to Invoke Article 16, Retrade Brexit Irish Protocol

The UK may have been too clever by half with its scheme to retrade the Brexit deal.

“Want to See a Modern Country Commit Suicide? Take a Hard Look at Britain”

Post Brexit Britain is not doing at all well, and things are not going to take a turn any time soon.

Brexit: David Frost’s Bluster Can’t Wish Away the Northern Ireland Protocol

Many Brexiters see Article 16 as a ‘get out of jail free’ card for the Northern Ireland protocol. Here’s why they’re wrong