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Brexit
foreign interests
Sept. 6, 2022
In Liz Truss, the Era of Boris Continues What has Johnson’s culture of corruption wrought?
By Tanya Gold
foreign interests
July 8, 2022
Good-bye, Boris Johnson How the king of Brexit fell so far, so quickly.
By Samuel Earle
The Man Trying to Take Down Boris Johnson It’s “an unpleasant but necessary job,” says Dominic Cummings. “It’s like sort of fixing the drains.”
By Tanya Gold
Boris’s Empire Strikes Back Can Britain’s embattled prime minister hang on?
By Samuel Earle
fan theories
Dec. 1, 2021
Was This Season of Bake Off an Anti-Brexit Metaphor? The bakers who succeeded all hailed from a different Britain than the Brexit ideal, a multicultural nation of casual assimilation.
By Nate Jones
The National Psychodrama of England’s Euro 2020 England is on the brink of exorcising its soccer demons. Can victory bring a hopelessly divided country together?
By Ryu Spaeth
Why Tensions in Northern Ireland Have Reignited Northern Ireland is seeing its worst violence in years, with anger over Brexit acting as fuel and a fight over COVID restrictions adding the spark.
By Vincent Bevins
international affairs
Dec. 27, 2020
What to Make of the U.K.-E.U. Brexit Trade Deal The agreement will ensure Britain continued access to the European market, but doesn’t cover the service sector and leaves many issues unresolved.
By Jonah Shepp
Brexit and Biden Rekindle Hopes for a United Ireland With Britain leaving Europe and an Irish American president-elect, nationalists say their dream of Irish reunification may finally be within reach.
By Vincent Bevins
interesting times
Feb. 21, 2020
Trump’s Presidency Isn’t a Dark Comedy — It’s an Absurd Tragedy There’s a tendency among many to see Trump primarily as a bumbling and ineffectual clown. The reality is far more nightmarish.
By Andrew Sullivan
international affairs
Feb. 9, 2020
What Sinn Féin’s Election Victory Means for Ireland The nationalist party campaigned on domestic issues, but Brexit likely helped its cause — and Irish reunification is still on its agenda.
By Jonah Shepp
foreign interests
Jan. 31, 2020
Brexit Is Finally Happening on Friday, But the Drama Is Far From Over After their divorce on Friday, the U.K. and E.U. will have just one year to finalize a trade deal — and there may be tough consequences in store.
By Jonah Shepp
Boris Johnson’s ‘Radical’ Brexit Agenda Fresh off a commanding election win, the emboldened PM shows no sign of moderating the right-wing nationalist vision he campaigned on.
By Jonah Shepp
interesting times
Dec. 13, 2019
Andrew Sullivan: Boris Johnson Is Showing U.S. Politicians How to Win His distinctive political model has elements of Trumpism — but Trump is too dysfunctional to replicate it. Democrats can though.
By Andrew Sullivan
Could Boris Johnson Be the Last Prime Minister of the U.K. As We Know It? A historic win for the Conservatives means Brexit is in the bag, but a strong return for the SNP could mean a second Scottish referendum is coming.
By Jonah Shepp
The Blundering Brilliance of Boris Johnson Brexit has given the U.K’s self-seeking Prime Minister the opportunity to show he actually knows what he’s doing.
By Andrew Sullivan
interesting times
Nov. 22, 2019
Andrew Sullivan: Fiona Hill Is the Antidote to Trump Her clear distinction between national security and a “domestic errand” lays bare the profound corruption in this presidency.
By Andrew Sullivan
interesting times
Nov. 8, 2019
Andrew Sullivan: This Is No Ordinary Impeachment It’s a deeper reckoning. It’s about whether the legitimacy of our entire system can last much longer without Trump being removed from office.
By Andrew Sullivan
foreign interests
Oct. 30, 2019
A Snap Election Won’t Solve the U.K.’s Brexit Crisis Even if Boris Johnson gets everything he wants on December 12, a huge segment of the public will still be deeply unhappy with his version of Brexit.
By Jonah Shepp
interesting times
Oct. 25, 2019
Andrew Sullivan: The Difference Between Boris Johnson and Donald Trump The two leaders and their parties are often lumped together. But one is defending democracy while the other is tearing at its fabric.
By Andrew Sullivan
foreign interests
Oct. 23, 2019
Boris Johnson Finally Gets a Brexit Win — Followed by a Huge Setback MPs approved the prime minister’s deal in principle, but rejected his timetable. Now Johnson is facing another Brexit delay, and may call an election.
By Jonah Shepp
foreign interests
Oct. 21, 2019
It’s a Crucial Week for Brexit (Yes, Again) Parliament withheld support for Boris Johnson’s deal on Saturday, so now Brexit’s fate will come down to how MPs amend the terms of the withdrawal.
By Jonah Shepp
foreign interests
Oct. 18, 2019
Boris Johnson’s Make-or-Break Saturday Session in Parliament The U.K. Parliament will convene for a rare and historic weekend vote in what could be the climax of the Brexit saga.
By Jonah Shepp
In the Shadow of Brexit, Labour Turns a Deeper Shade of Red The party is hoping that campaigning on the four-day work week and nationalizing private schools is a better bet than running on Remain.
By Vincent Bevins
interesting times
Sept. 27, 2019
Andrew Sullivan: The Moment of Truth for Brexit and Trump The year 2016 was a watershed in Anglo-American politics. But we might just be figuring out what it really meant.
By Andrew Sullivan
Is This Spider Brooch a Secret Message or a Simple Fall Goth Accessory? The British Supreme Court’s president, Lady Hale, wore a giant rhinestone spider brooch to make a big announcement in court.
By Marie Lodi
The U.K. Supreme Court Just Humiliated Boris Johnson In an 11-0 ruling, the court declared the prime minister’s suspension of Parliament an unlawful subversion of British democracy.
By Eric Levitz
interesting times
Sept. 20, 2019
Andrew Sullivan: When the Ideologues Come for the Kids Adults are being forced to obey the new norms of social justice or face ostracism. Meanwhile, children are being indoctrinated.
By Andrew Sullivan
interesting times
Sept. 13, 2019
The New York Times Has Abandoned Liberalism for Activism The paper of record, in a dizzyingly short period, has fundamentally changed how it operates.
By Andrew Sullivan
foreign interests
Sept. 12, 2019
Latest Brexit Loss Leaves Boris Johnson Denying He Lied to the Queen A Scottish court’s ruling that Johnson gave the queen misleading advice could lead to the reopening of Parliament, and new calls for his resignation.
By Jonah Shepp
government?
Sept. 10, 2019
Who Is Black Rod, the Lady Who Controls Parliament With Her Stick? Who is this stern woman who can make Ministers of Parliament get out of their seats?
By Bridget Read
interesting times
Sept. 6, 2019
Why Boris Johnson’s Awful Start Could Still End in Tory Triumph and Hard Brexit Even with all the questionable moves, he still has a lot of political advantages over his opponents.
By Andrew Sullivan
foreign interests
Sept. 4, 2019
Boris Johnson’s Brinkmanship Can’t Solve the Brexit Mess After Tory MPs revolt, Johnson bets early elections will give him a mandate. The likelier result: more political paralysis and no Brexit solution.
By Jonah Shepp
Brexit: Why Boris Johnson Just Asked the Queen to Suspend Parliament The prime minister has backed opponents of a “no deal” Brexit into corner.
By Eric Levitz
interesting times
July 12, 2019
Andrew Sullivan: Pelosi, Please Stop Coddling Trump You’re showing every future president that they can lie, obstruct justice, and refuse subpoenas with impunity.
By Andrew Sullivan
‘Slowthai, King of England?’ Meet the New Face of British Punk How one young rapper is putting a voice to Britain’s post-Brexit angst.
By Amos Barshad
interesting times
June 14, 2019
Andrew Sullivan: Donald Trump and the Art of the Lie He is a con man of surpassing brilliance and conviction — and that is a profound danger to our democracy.
By Andrew Sullivan
donald trump
June 5, 2019
By Adam K. Raymond
interesting times
May 24, 2019
Andrew Sullivan: Good-bye, Theresa. Hello, Boris? Why the populist right keeps gaining ground — and center keeps losing it — in Europe, and around the world.
By Andrew Sullivan
global politics
May 24, 2019
Theresa May to Resign As U.K. Prime Minister After Brexit Failures May’s voice cracked as she announced that she will step down on June 7, after three failed attempts to pass her Brexit plan.
By Margaret Hartmann
interesting times
Apr. 12, 2019
Andrew Sullivan: The Opportunity of White Anxiety The answer to the disturbing rise of far-right politics might lie in a new liberal politics that recognizes the legitimacy of some conservative fears.
By Andrew Sullivan
foreign interests
Apr. 11, 2019
U.K. Gets More Time to Mess Up Brexit, and Maybe the E.U. The October 31 extension means the U.K. may participate in European Parliament elections, and boost the far-right faction bent on taking down the E.U.
By Jonah Shepp
Spoon-Bending Illusionist Claims He Burst Pipe, Blocked Brexit “I bent the pipes, and I won’t apologize, you all deserve it!” Uri Geller gloated.
By Claire Lampen
foreign interests
Apr. 4, 2019
U.K. Politicians Are in Full-Blown Brexit Panic Mode Despite an escalating series of desperate moves, leaders are far from a final deal — and a crash-out next Friday looks more and more likely.
By Jonah Shepp
just asking questions
Apr. 2, 2019
A Brexit Expert on Just How Badly Things are Going in the U.K. Ian Dunt says that “most people — Remain or Leave — are united on the idea that the government is screwing the whole thing up.”
By Benjamin Hart
Ralph Fiennes Is an Extremely Fancy Boy He has an Italian villa where he goes to read!
By Bethy Squires
May’s Brexit Deal Is Dead (Again). Here’s What That Means. The chances of Britain remaining in the E.U. are higher than they’ve been in years. So are the chances of a no-deal Brexit.
By Eric Levitz
Parliament Rejects All Options for Brexit, Agrees to Extend Withdrawal Timeline In a historically unproductive vote, the House of Commons rejected eight proposals to leave the E.U. MPs did manage to push the deadline to April 12.
By Matt Stieb
Theresa May to Step Down If Parliament Backs Brexit Plan On Wednesday, the U.K.’s embattled prime minister announced she would step down if Parliament would just agree to a Brexit plan.
By Matt Stieb
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