Has Brexit Finally Paid Off? February 05, 2025
The U.S. president hinted he’ll spare Britain from his trade war, while hammering the EU. But as Nigel Farage surges in the polls, Keir Starmer isn’t safe from Brexit yet. ...
Is Donald Trump About to Wreck Brexit? November 13, 2024
The U.S. president-elect’s return to the world stage comes as Britain and the EU are resetting relations. Brussels sees an opportunity. ...
EU Questions Whether Starmer Really Wants a Brexit Reset September 12, 2024
Keir Starmer says he wants to “reset” Britain’s relationship with Europe. But two months into his premiership, the EU is starting to wonder whether he really means it....
Le Pen’s Dilemma: Tolerate Barnier or Unleash the Dogs September 12, 2024
To survive, Barnier will need to be dogged and pragmatic — just as he showed himself to be in the Brexit negotiations. ...
The Dawn of Britain’s Post-Brexit Journey July 09, 2024
After a trying period of soul-searching, talks of second referendums and endless debates over how Brexit came to be, there is perhaps no greater signifier of the end of Britain’s long Brexit journey than the return to power of the Labour party under ...
The Wisdom of Brexit June 28, 2024
The unelected president has been forced on Europeans once again....
Farage Yanks UK Conservatives Toward Populism June 20, 2024
First came Brexit, then came Trump — and now it’s happening again. ...
The Eerie Silence Over Brexit June 18, 2024
Bernie the spectacled bear is one of the star attractions at Chester Zoo in the north of England. He is also one of Brexit’s forgotten losers....
The Silence of the Remainers June 18, 2024
Europe's populist surge has shattered the simplistic, snobbish worldview of Britain’s pro-EU elite....
How Nigel Farage Blew up the UK Election June 14, 2024
Britain’s top Brexiteer has made it his life’s work to torment the Conservative Party. This time he could reduce it to rubble. ...
Brexit Isn’t a Topic in the UK Election June 13, 2024
Something is missing from the UK’s general election this summer. It is the subject that has been the central leitmotif of Britain’s politics ever since Margaret Thatcher’s speech to the College of Europe in Bruges on September 20 1988. ...
The 1999 EU Elections Delivered Brexit June 05, 2024
Nigel Farage is once more the centre of attention in a British election. After declaring that he would not stand for parliament the day after the vote was called on May 22, the early adopter of all things Brexit has this week changed his mind and wil...
Keir Starmer: An Ungrateful Beneficiary of Brexit June 04, 2024
A few months before the 2016 referendum, I published an article called “The Left Case for Brexit”. In it, I put forward reasons for thinking that the Labour Party might be the principal beneficiary if Britain disentangled itself from the EU, and that...