Some special Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland are likely – but the...
Is there an alternative to the Irish backstop? Even before the Withdrawal Agreement was finalised last year this question has been central to the Brexit debate. The EU and the Irish Government have...
View ArticleBoris Johnson’s new Brexit offer to Jean-Claude Juncker
What follows is the text of the letter Boris Johnson has today sent to Jean-Claude Juncker, setting out the UK Government’s proposals for a new Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland A FAIR AND...
View ArticleIt’s time for some statesmanship from Leo Varadkar
The path to a negotiated Brexit deal is now broadly dependent on the statesmanship of one man. The Prime Minister’s letter to the EU with a new Brexit offer has landed well in the UK with the support...
View ArticleHow to protect both the UK border and EU Single Market in a post-Brexit world
Further to this piece of 19th September investigating the risk of increased smuggling across the Irish border after Brexit, we set out below a legally operable cross-agency operational plan to be...
View ArticleBonnie Greer’s intervention on Brexit and Ireland last week was spectacularly...
It’s hard to be surprised by anything surrounding Brexit these days, but sure enough the BBC did their best last week. This time it was the turn of playwright Bonnie Greer to weigh in on the debate as...
View ArticleThere is no reason to be bamboozled about dealing with the Irish border...
In all the discussion about the Irish border, most of us can end up feeling pretty bamboozled by the whole thing. However, there are some facts that are worth remembering which actually provide the...
View ArticleWhy the Irish Taoiseach has a vested interest in keeping the UK locked into...
The Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has played a strong hand in the Brexit negotiations, bringing in both the Good Friday Agreement and any possible border friction, real or imagined, to try to keep the...
View ArticleHow Boris Johnson helped change Leo Varadkar’s attitude to Brexit
People, not policies, win elections, and last week’s general election in the UK was no different. Boris Johnson’s clear message won over the British electorate, allowing him to win a majority at...
View ArticleThe Irish Government now ought to prioritise securing a swift UK-EU Free...
Following the expected ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement by the new Parliament in London and the European Parliament, almost immediately the issue of the longer-term trade and economic...
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