In a searingly honest mea culpa, the political columnist has recognised his folly. He hopes others will now do the same
As buyer’s remorse begins to stalk even ardent Brexiters, they can no longer indulge in fantasy
28/11/2021
The government has to give up on playing games and start to make deals with the EU.
As Theresa May flies out to Saudi Arabia, we should beware of Britain's new Brexit allies
03/04/2017
In the last six months, Liam Fox has been on a whistle-stop tour of authoritarian regimes.
The lesson of the past three years is that the referendum dream that voters were sold simply can’t be delivered.
Criminals selling counterfeit drugs prey on the vulnerable. The threat of no deal may make anxious patients turn to them.
Bank of England criticism is unfair – Brexit has made it near impossible to avoid this financial crisis
29/09/2022
There is only one real way to properly calm the markets – the Prime Minister and the Chancellor need to reverse the unfunded tax cuts they announced.
At gas stations, there’s fuel rationing and hours-long lineups. At the supermarket, there’s sometimes no milk or meat, and warnings that Christmas turkeys may be unavailable – along with Christmas trees and many popular toys. Building materials are so scarce that construction sites have shut down.
If Britain ends up in the recession expected by the Bank of England, public anger will be looking for an outlet. / I asked Albrecht Ritschl, professor of economic history at the LSE, what single move the UK government could make to alleviate the pain. “Suspend Brexit for 20 years.”
Ben Okri: Brexit is Iago's paradise
30/03/2017
Politicians have become Iago figures, using passion and rhetoric to drown out the Othellos. Justice and civil rights are being rubbed out along the way.
There cannot be a question mark left in the minds of British politicians - or any others for that matter - as to where the allegiances of the current US President lie when it comes to post-Brexit Irish-British affairs.
We knew leaving the EU would weaken us. Now we can see it will limit the ability of the government to rein in big tech.
Prime minister personifies British hostility to international democratic norms.
British envoys may be deploying a combination of indignation and stubbornness.
Downing Street has briefed the media that the British government is planning legislation purporting to give the UK the power to renege on the legally-binding Northern Ireland Brexit protocol.
British government has broken its own solemn legal and political commitments.
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak should level with the public that Brexit has scarred our economy
28/03/2022
The Chancellor and Prime Minister need a plan to counter figures showing lower growth after the hit to EU trade.
The fantasies behind Brexit have propelled Britain toward its current calamity.
The scandals surrounding Boris Johnson hide the disaster that Brexit has created.
Boris Johnson has led Britain into an abyss of overlapping crises at the worst possible time
21/12/2020
With just 10 days until the end of a tumultuous year, Johnson is mired in colliding crises, some of which are entirely of his own creation.
The prime minister wants to keep the issue that won him the last election alive until the next one, and so misrepresents Keir Starmer’s position as wanting to take the UK back into the EU.
Boris Johnson Has Ruined Britain
10/07/2018
“He knows that the verdict of history is about to come down on him — and bury him.”
Boris Johnson in No 10 would send a message to the world: Britain brazenly tolerates prejudice and hatred
24/06/2019
I’ve been told the frontrunner’s offensive comments are in the past, that Britain has moved on. But his words do matter. In this climate, fighting for the respect of all ethnicities is more important than ever.
Boris Johnson is not only willing to risk peace in Northern Ireland – he's destroying a US trade deal too
15/08/2019
On the 21st anniversary of the Omagh bombing, the prime minister's brinkmanship over a no-deal Brexit manages to be both morally indefensible and utterly stupid.
If he refuses a referendum that Scots have voted for, there would be no lawful way to leave the UK. The implications are huge.