Brexit has inverted the age-old power dynamic between Britain and Ireland. Now a bustling economy within the EU, Ireland commands other member states' backing as it deals with the potential impact of Brexit. nyti.ms
Brexit has inverted the age-old power dynamic between Britain and Ireland. Now a bustling economy within the EU, Ireland commands other member states' backing as it deals with the potential impact of Brexit. nyti.ms
The spectacle of an Irish leader opining on the dysfunction of British politics does not sit well with many in Britain. But Brexit has inverted the age-old power dynamic between Britain and Ireland. nyti.ms
Britain’s centuries-old rules of government have a sacrosanct tradition: Don’t drag the monarch into politics. Amid the political ferment of Brexit, even this golden rule risks being bent. on.wsj.com
“In the face of nationalism, populism, the catastrophe of Brexit, the two old parties have failed,” said the new Liberal Democrats head. “Our party has been clear on Brexit from Day 1. We believe the U.K.’s best future is as members of the European Union.” nyti.ms
“This is my future, Brexit is my future, but I am not allowed to participate in the process of deciding what that future might look like,” a 19-year-old Briton said nyti.ms
“This is my future, Brexit is my future, but I am not allowed to participate in the process of deciding what that future might look like,” a 19-year-old Briton said nyti.ms
Ireland's prime minister, an impassioned opponent of Brexit, noted that rather than putting up a new wall, the Irish were trying to prevent an old barrier from going back up — in the form of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the southern Republic nyti.ms
Northern Ireland's Catholics are fervent opponents of Brexit, but their party, Sinn Fein, refuses to participate in the British Parliament. Now, pressure is building on the party to relax its century-old stance. nyti.ms
Northern Ireland's Catholics are fervent opponents of Brexit, but their party, Sinn Fein, refuses to participate in the British Parliament. Now, pressure is building on the party to relax its century-old stance nyti.ms
Should Sinn Fein relax its century-old stance against participating in the British Parliament in a one-off for the Brexit vote, as many Brexit opponents are urging? Maybe, but that would mean taking a Royal oath of allegiance, which is unthinkable to many nyti.ms
Northern Ireland's Catholics are fervent opponents of Brexit, but their party, Sinn Fein, refuses to participate in the British Parliament. Now, pressure is building on the party to relax its century-old stance nyti.ms
