British repudiation of the European human rights convention could blow a hole in the Belfast Agreement
02/12/2023
We have been here before. Several times. Five consecutive Tory PMs up to Rishi Sunak speculated about, or advocated, repudiating the European Convention (and Court) of Human Rights, which Britain helped draft in 1951, and of which Boris Johnson had previously spoken warmly as “one of the great things we gave to Europe”.
The reality of Brexit is starting to hit us all - and even those who voted to leave the EU are getting upset.
The leaders of our political parties cannot go on hiding from the damage to our economy, our reputation in the world and the frustration of our younger generation, writes Lord Michael Heseltine.
The ‘remoaner elite’, the civil service, the BBC, universities, unions, refugees: anything is blamed but Brexit itself.
The ruling Conservatives’ efforts to big up their paltry free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand took something of a comic turn this week, with the revelation that the UK Government was shipping signed copies of The Beano to the two countries.
Boris Johnson’s Brexit car crash has wrecked Britain’s automobile industry The car giant behind Vau
17/05/2023
The car giant behind Vauxhall is looking for an off-ramp. Are these the ‘sunlit uplands’ we were promised?
Rishi Sunak's triumphalism over solutions on Northern Ireland and migrant boats ignores the fact the issues only arose because of Johnson's flawed Brexit deal - which he endorsed.
Three years on, we are covered in the scars of what it has done to this country.
Only a third of Leavers still see it as a success. So why won’t Starmer speak up?
Paul Routledge on the everyday nightmare that Brexit is fast becoming, and now with EU business decreasing sharply, what's next for the Tories - aka the Brexit Party?
Populism over sense
23/08/2022
Britain first backed Brexit in a populist vote — albeit narrowly — a foolish move taking a slice of Britain’s economic strength. / Empty words and false and exaggerated claims combined with a dose of nationalism to tip the balance.
Brexit was a disaster at all levels
08/08/2022
As it has already been well documented that Brexit proved to be a political and economic disaster for all sections of our divided society, it should not come as a surprise to learn that it has also had a hugely negative impact on community relations.
The prime minister’s exit not only disgraces him and his party – it indicts the fast-unravelling project that brought him to No 10.
In historical terms, however, those transgressions will end up being little more than footnotes. Viewed from afar, Johnson’s greatest failing is liable to be what he hoped would be his glorious legacy: Brexit.
No Conservative will dare admit the searingly obvious: Brexit is proving a catastrophe for Britain.
Boris Johnson’s real scandal: Brexit
13/07/2022
Not before time, Boris Johnson has resigned as leader of the UK’s Conservative Party. The Guardian reports that Johnson’s leadership “toppled under a wave of sleaze allegations and failure to tell the truth.” But his real scandal lies elsewhere — with Brexit.
A new UK premier must start forming partnerships within Europe and ditch the destructive populism that led to Brexit.
Opinion: What finally sunk Boris Johnson
07/07/2022
he final lie that brought down the pyramid of untruths that sustained Boris Johnson's premiership was a particularly unedifying one.
Boris Johnson’s rotten regime has not covered itself in glory. / For an un-jaundiced sense of how post-Brexit – sorry Global – Britain is viewed from abroad as the wheels fall off Boris Johnson’s rotten regime, Italy is a good place to start.
Boris Johnson’s plans to shred the Northern Ireland protocol have no basis in law, economics or diplomacy.
We unionists who foresaw that Brexit would cause problems at the Northern Ireland border were ignored
14/05/2022
'I keep hearing my fellow unionists complaining that their anger over the existence of the Northern Ireland Protocol is not being recognised or taken seriously.'
‘Global Britain’ can only become a reality if Johnson rebuilds his links with European partners.
As the Russian leader tries to diminish Europe, he finds ideologues such as Boris Johnson are doing the job for him.
‘Global Britain’ can only become a reality if Johnson rebuilds his links with European partners.
An island nation must trade with its nearest mainland, whatever our new Brexit opportunities minister claims.