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  • Call the bluff, prime minister (part 2)

    The Brexiteers had their chance in the past two years – they have pushed around a cabinet with a zeal driven by ideology, not practicality or reality. It is time for the remaining adults in the room to take charge. It is time for Theresa May to call the hard right’s bluff. Whether she will have the...

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  • Call the bluff, prime minister (part one)

    With an Implosion of the Conservative Party becoming increasingly likely, Theresa May must stand up to extreme Brexit advocates before it’s too late.

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  • Mexican standoff (part 2)

    ​With the date of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal fast approaching, it is becoming increasingly evident that the British government still has no clear plan, relies on wishful thinking and is running out of viable options. To prevent a complete disaster, a much more targeted salvaging operation might...

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    Brexit blog Prashant Mexican standoff
  • Mexican standoff (part 1)

    With the date of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal fast approaching, it is becoming increasingly evident that the British government still has no clear plan, relies on wishful thinking and is running out of viable options. To prevent a complete disaster, a much more targeted salvaging operation might...

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    Mexican standoff_blog Prashant Brexit chaos
  • At the crossroads

    The phony war between the United Kingdom and the European Union is over. Now, for the real deal. However, this agreement (which is not final until all details have been ironed out) comes at a heavy price.

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    EU Negotiator Michel Barnier
  • Aimless, rudderless, clueless

    The United Kingdom’s Brexit strategy is increasingly being revealed for being based on wishful thinking, not facts, with devastating consequences for the upcoming talks.

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    Theresa May_MLR
  • In office, not in power

    She decides: Arleen Foster, MLA, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party effectively pulls the strings on the Conservative minority government.

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     the new Conservative/DUP agreement
  • Distant shores (part 2)

    One year after the successful Brexit referendum, the cards are all on the European Union’s side. What Brexit means in such a climate is anyone’s guess, even twelve months later. 

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    Number 10 Downing Street_MLR
  • Distant shores (part 1)

    One year after the successful Brexit referendum, the cards are all on the European Union’s sideWhat Brexit means in such a climate is anyone’s guess, even twelve months later. 

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    On her way out: Prime Minister Theresa May