Long after he is forgotten, his legacy of Brexit will still be with us. That is the real tragedy and why I feel unable to celebrate his departure, writes @campbellclarettheneweuropean.co.uk
Few cities are as caught between hope and history as Derry, the birthplace of the modern Troubles. Now, though, after nearly 25 years of peace, residents worry that Derry’s hard-won gains are in jeopardy from Brexit and so-called legacy legislation nyti.ms
In Northern Ireland, Brexit and so-called legacy legislation are reviving sensitive issues of Catholic and Protestant identity that civic leaders have sought to dampen. nyti.ms
Few cities are as caught between hope and history as Derry, the birthplace of the modern Troubles. Now, though, after nearly 25 years of peace, residents worry that Derry’s hard-won gains are in jeopardy from Brexit and so-called legacy legislation nyti.ms
With the negotiations over a post-Brexit trade agreement coming down to a frantic few weeks before the Dec. 31 deadline, Boris Johnson’s checkered legacy in Brussels has become a hurdle nyti.ms
Brexit split the country into a polarized state in which facts relating to nearly any subject, from health care to foreign policy, were reduced to props in arguments for leaving or remaining. This legacy of distrust endured as the pandemic emerged. nyti.ms
"What, then, will he leave as his legacy? He may wish it to be Brexit, or rewiring the state. But as it stands, he will be known for sleaze and for grift – a John Major 2.0, for the 21st century." buff.ly
"The priority now is to minimise the damage that may come from a hasty, one-sided deal that will hurt what pro-Brexit champions dismiss as fading, legacy industries like cars (!)" theneweuropean.co.uk
