What’s happening with Article 16? Will it affect people if it is triggered?
What is Article 16 and how is it related to the Northern Ireland Protocol? Article 16 is a safeguarding mechanism within
Dystopian Dispatches
Friday 10th September: what do I need to know? Universal Credit The Tories are revolting – I know they are, I hear
Dystopian Dispatches: July 21st
What do we have today? There’s Covid, (going badly) Brexit, (going worse) and Northern Ireland (what can one say?). Democracy is
First of July Roundup: Red Sky In The Morning?
Today: Northern Ireland, Supermarket Shortages, Batley and Spen By Election, China. Brexit: The Sausage Wars Are Over – For Now! Yesterday, the
Biden, Brexit, Sovereignty, Sausages, and Macron miss-steps – or does he?
(Also NATO meets today to consider China – but, apparently, still wants to avoid a Cold War: more soon.) So the
England: The Playground Bully With No Friends . . .
It’s often said, and with some truth, that people who have serial, recurring, seriously dysfunctional and ultimately unsuccessful relationships –
Brexit: The Approaching Showdown (Oh, And Do Dig For Victory, Won’t You?)
Northern Ireland: Nothing Is Working. Today David Frost wrote this for the Financial Times. Remember when you read it that HE
Schrödinger’s Deal: The Northern Ireland Protocol
Or, is the protocol alive or dead? Schrödinger created his famous cat in 1935, making it the unfortunate participant in a
Interesting Times
What do we have for you today? Firstly, Covid. Yes, the Indian variant, There is growing concern in the scientific community about
Northern Ireland: “Things Fall Apart, The Centre Cannot Hold.” A Reprise.
Four weeks ago, there were encouraging noises coming out of the UK Government, which said that "positive momentum" had been