Commentary There has been prejudice against the European economy. Previously we have discussed the unreasonably bearish outlook on it compared to the rest of the world, such as the U.S. and especially China. Such prejudice is not exactly fake news but is shaped by popular biased views or outlooks, especially by so-called experts. These are…
UK Has Not Yet Lost to Her European Competitors
February 14, 2023
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Transplant Law Becomes Touchstone in N Ireland Post-Brexit Debate
February 13, 2023
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A change in law inspired by the plight of a six-year-old heart transplant patient has become a touchstone issue in political debate surrounding post-Brexit Northern Ireland. Belfast schoolboy Dáithí Mac Gabhann, who has been waiting on a new heart for five years, became the name and face of his parents’ successful campaign to increase the number…
Sunak Brushes Aside Criticism of Minister Attending ‘Secret’ Brexit Summit
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has played down cabinet minister Michael Gove’s attendance at a “secret conference” last week which Lord Frost—Britain’s former Brexit negotiator—claimed was evidence of a remainer plot to undermine the choice made by voters at the 2016 referendum. Lord Mandelson, a former EU commissioner, was a speaker at one of the events,…
UK Economy Grew Slightly in November, Defying Expectations of Slump
The UK economy grew slightly in November, beating expectations of a slump and reducing the risk of the country entering a recession. According to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Britain’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.1 percent in the month, as the services sector remained in growth despite the…
New Quota for British Fishermen Allows 30,000 Tonnes More Catch Than Before Brexit
The UK has been granted a quota of around 30,000 tonnes more catch following negotiations as a result of Brexit, the fishing minister announced. On Tuesday, the government announced a new quota deal with the EU that will take the total potential catches for UK trawlers in 2023 up to £750 million. Rows over fishing…
Varadkar Takes Over as Irish PM for Second Time Under Rotation Deal
December 17, 2022
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Leo Varadkar has become taoiseach, or prime minister, of the Republic of Ireland for a second time as part of an historic coalition reshuffle. Varadkar, who held the role of taoiseach from 2017 until 2020, remains one of the country’s youngest leaders at the age of 43. The rotation of the taoiseach role is part…
UK Urges EU to Speed up Access to Research Funding After Row Over Northern Ireland Protocol
Britain’s new Europe minister is urging Brussels to put politics aside and speed up the funding for academic research in science which has been held up since the dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Europe minister Leo Docherty is due to make a speech to British and European parliamentarians on Monday in which he will…
Northern Ireland Secretary Rules Out Assembly Election Before New Year
There will be no snap election in Northern Ireland before the New Year, the UK central government’s Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said on Friday. In a written statement, the minister said the decision to rule out a Christmas election came after he listened to concerns from people across Northern Ireland. He also said he will make a…
Northern Ireland to Hold Snap Election After Deadline Passes to Form Executive
Northern Ireland is set to hold a snap election, months after the last assembly election, after the deadline passed to form a functioning parliament and a government. It comes after a last-ditch effort to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly and to produce a Northern Ireland Executive failed on Thursday owning to the Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) refusal…
Biden, Sunak Agree on Continued US-UK Cooperation Against China’s ‘Malign Influence’
October 26, 2022
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have agreed on the need to work together against the Chinese regime’s “malign influence,” Downing Street has said. The two leaders had their first phone call on Oct. 26, hours after Sunak officially became prime minister. A Downing Street spokesperson said that Biden congratulated…
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