The European Union: The Brexit

Tuesday, 23 July 2019 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination:
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Dover - Brexit by Banksy © Paul Bissegger/cc-by-sa-4.0

Dover – Brexit by Banksy © Paul Bissegger/cc-by-sa-4.0

(Latest update: 23 August 2022) Brexit, not even legally binding (insofar, the Brexit vote has about the same weight as if the British would had voted on the weather, with the result that from now on the sun would have to shine 365 days a year over the island – but at least there would be a chance to get upset about heaven’s mistakes, instead of trying to blame Brussels for any wrong decision by the British government) and at best a recommendation (while the actual conduct of the referendum was a big foolishness by David Cameron, just to calm down a few ultranationalistic backbenchers from within his own party (YouGov, 24 February 2015: Record support for staying in the European Union, Forbes, 20 January 2016: Brexit Is All About Taxation And Regulation Without Representation, The Guardian, 31 August 2017: Will Brexit boost or hurt the economy? (“Economists for Free Trade”, a pro-Brexit lobby initiative), The Guardian, 17 January 2019: So what is David Cameron really doing now?)), already causes some turbulences even before the actual execution (once scheduled for 29 March 2019), not least because the British government doesn’t have enough experts to negotiate Brexit adequately. Negotiations with third countries are negotiated by Brussels for the EU, so that member countries were able to reduce their competences (in the United Kingdom, 30,000 additional civil servants have to be recruited following Brexit. That’s another reason why the Tories should actually have serial heart attacks). In the case of an exit from the EU, this obviously has a very unfavorable effect on the future third country.



In August 2018, British Prime Minister Theresa May wanted to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, during which the Prime Minister tried to soften the French position on Brexit (The Guardian, 2 August 2018: May prepares for talks with Macron that could make or break Brexit plan). The Macron administration is considered by the British as the clearest opponent of the so-called Checkers plan, which is why from May’s view, it would be all the more important to soften their position, so that it could have positive consequences for London in other EU states. In an interview with the BBC, the former British ambassador to France, Lord Peter Ricketts, has been clearly skeptical about the plan: “I do not see why there should be a chance. Above all, Macron does not believe that softening would lead to the goal. He is a passionate pro-European. Secondly, he is the last to want to be divided out of the remarkably disciplined and uniform EU negotiating side. We have to accept that we have to negotiate hard in Brussels. The problem is that these foreigners also read our own media and know how little preparation has been made on our side, so our bargaining position is basically considered a bluff.” and so it happened during the EU summit in September in Salzburg (The Guardian, 20 September 2018: Salzburg humiliation leaves May idling at the Brexit crossroads and The Guardian, 21 September 2018: Chequered history: what EU summit fallout means for Brexit camps). In the light of this, it is all the more astonishing that British officials have come to realize that a tough Brexit can come without an agreement, but at the same time they try to blame it on Brussels, just as if the EU had voted that the UK has to leave the EU and not vice versa. In addition, it was mainly for domestic political reasons that British people voted in favor of Brexit. In no other EU country is wealth and income distributed as unequally as on the island. London outshines everything else and generates about 30% of UK’s GDP. 1/5 of the population in the rest of the country earns less than 15,000 Euros per year, the health system has been severely damaged for years, household debt continues to rise as economic data continues to darken, and eternal austerity policies above all else ensures the deterioration of the entire public infrastructure. In the past five years alone, homelessness has increased by 170%. Should it really come to a hard Brexit without agreement, the economic conditions will continue to deteriorate relatively quickly, while the Tory government behaves like the orchestra during the sinking of the Titanic (The Guardian, 2 September 2018: No-deal Brexit: study warns of severe short-term impact on UK, The New York Times, 22 September 2018: Britain Stumbles Toward Disunion, The Guardian, 26 September 2018: EU steps up plans for no-deal Brexit as Labour stance alarms capitals, Politico.eu, 26 September 2018: Theresa May: No-deal Brexit preferable to EU offer, The Guardian, 26 September 2018: Jeremy Corbyn calls for election if MPs vote down May’s Brexit deal, The Guardian, 30 September 2018: Tory conference: Hunt says UK will ‘fight’ if EU refuses to compromise in Brexit talks – as it happened, The Guardian, 1 October 2018: Brexit disputes turn hairy on the fringe of the Tory conference, BBC, 2 October 2018: Brexit: EU figures demand Jeremy Hunt apologise for Soviet comparison, The Guardian, 4 October 2018: EU chief attacks USSR comparison and urges UK to compromise, The Guardian, 20 October 2018: People’s Vote march: ‘700,000’ rally for new Brexit referendum, The Guardian, 14 November 2018: Theresa May’s Brexit deal: everything you need to know, The Guardian, 14 November 2018: Brexit deal: key points from the draft withdrawal agreement, The New York Times, 16 November 2018: The Men Who Want to Push Britain Off a Cliff, The Guardian, 24 November 2018: Brexit: May gives way over Gibraltar after Spain’s ‘veto’ threat, The Guardian, 1 December 2018: Sam Gyimah: second Brexit referendum best option for both sides, Miami Herald, 8 December 2018: Brexit turmoil will reach Florida’s shores and France24, 9 December 2018: Pro-European activists in UK launch ‘Bollocks to Brexit’ campaign, The Guardian, 10 December 2018: Brexit: UK can unilaterally revoke article 50, says ECJ, The Guardian, 10 December 2018: Theresa May postpones Brexit deal vote, The New York Times, 10 December 2018: Theresa May Expected to Seek Delay on Brexit Vote in Parliament, Washington Post, 10 December 2018: E.U. high court says Britain can unilaterally reverse Brexit, boosting pro-Europe campaigners, The Guardian, 14 January 2019: May faces crushing Brexit defeat despite last-minute plea to MPs, Times of Israel, 15 January 2019: British Jews reclaiming German roots in path to Europe after Brexit, The Guardian, 15 January 2019: Theresa May loses Brexit deal vote by majority of 230, The Guardian, 15 January 2019: After this staggering defeat for May, our country is left lost and adrift, The Guardian, 16 January 2019: A Short History of Brexit by Kevin O’Rourke review – a devastating account, The Guardian, 17 January 2019: Don’t rely on Germany to solve Brexit, it doesn’t need to help Britain, The New York Times, 17 January 2019: Amid the Brexit Chaos, E.U. Sees a ‘Catastrophic Success’, The Guardian, 19 January 2019: Starmer: Labour ‘must keep open’ option of second referendum, The Guardian, 19 January 2019: Give MPs free vote on Brexit options, says Sir John Major, The Guardian, 21 January 2019: Cameron did not think EU referendum would happen, says Tusk, The New York Times, 22 January 2019: Watching Brexit fall apart, The Sunday Times, 27 January 2019: UK ready to declare martial law to avert no-deal Brexit chaos). In this respect, the referendum and its outcome was much less directed against the EU than propagated, but rather against the decades-old failed British domestic policy away from Greater London. In particular, in the working-class cities and the coastal towns of England, the decline after the deindustrialization and Margaret Thatcher’s policies could not be stopped, the entire region has not recovered from the financial crisis yet and the Brexit will trigger the next negative push. This has a bittersweet taste particularly in the regions where significant EU funding has been channeled to (Cornwall as one example) and where most have voted in favor of “Leave” anyways, although the positive effects of EU mechanisms and support measures are clearly visible and it is clear that the British government will not be able to launch alternative support programs after Brexit. One have to wonder, by which devil the voters have probably been ridden, to vote as they have voted. Again, the paths lead back to Downing Street N° 10. There should be a second referendum, because Nigel Farage himself demanded a second referendum even before the Brexit referendum, at that time because he thought that the referendum result could be to his detriment. Today, he doesn’t want to know anything about it any more, but that doesn’t change the fact that the British only now know what they voted for and therefore should get a second chance to evaluate the situation. Ultimately, this is in the best interest of the Brexit and Remain camps, especially as the islanders will have to live with the Brexit results for many years. It is all the more important to make sure that the population is backing the Brexit agreement with the EU. For all legitimate criticism of Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn, head of the Labor Party, shouldn’t been dismissed from his responsibilities concerning the Brexit. While May actually backed the “Remain” camp, Corbyn backs the “Leave” camp because he considers the EU a “neo-liberal elite project,” though many Labor members and voters do not think so and would rather avoid Brexit, keeping the Kingdom in the EU. Corbyn is not really interested in this, especially since he has ambitions to become British Prime Minister and sees the possible failure of the May administration as his chance for new elections. To achive this goal, he is willing to accept the heavy and hard consequences of Brexit for the United Kingdom and the generations to come (The New York Times, 17 January 2019: Corbyn Will Decide Fate of Brexit, Whether He Wants to or Not, The Guardian, 6 February 2019: Corbyn lays out Labour’s terms for backing May on Brexit, Times of Israel, 4 June 2019: In Israel, Blair says Corbyn is an anti-Semite, but doesn’t know it, Times of Israel, 10 June 2019: Pompeo: US will ‘push back’ against Corbyn before he makes things hard for Jews, Jerusalem Post, 10 June 2019: Campaign Against Antisemitism head to ‘Post’: Corbyn is an antisemite, Jerusalem Post, 1 August 2019: Antisemitism, and the battle for the soul of Britain’s Labour party).



The British pound reached a historic low in 2016 and is recovering slowly, inflation rates are rising, wages are falling, while the economy is growing only in homeopathic doses (before the Brexit referendum, UK growth rates were the highest in the developed world) and at least € 44 billion in foreign direct investment will be lost in 2018 alone in comparison previous years; real estate prices have slumped, especially financial services providers from the City of London have already sought new offices on the continent to gain access to the single market; but also the manufacturing industry is looking with great concern to the still completely unclear Brexit regulations. The auto industry relies on international supply chains and has already announced plans to shift jobs to the continent in order to reduce the negative consequences of customs controls and tariffs. Due to the expected kilometer-long truck queues before the customs clearance on both sides of the English Channel already appropriately sized customs clearance terminals would have to be built up in the harbors and the Channel Tunnel. So far this isn’t happening by now. Only Ireland has announced to create at least 1,000 new jobs for customs officers. The EU has now issued a warning to the member states. As a precautionary measure, countries should prepare for a hard Brexit because it is not impossible that no agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom will be reached. So far, the country ranks 3rd among the largest EU net contributor countries. Meanwhile, even Brexiteers found out, that it wasn’t a wise decision to fall for the lies of British anti-EU populists and demagogues and nationalistic right-wing nuts. It may already be too late to draw the right conclusions from this insights and to start a turnaround on Brexit (The Guardian, 31 March 2018: Industry planning jobs cull to offset Brexit, Reuters, 12 July 2018: Finance industry tears into Britain’s Brexit trading plans, The Guardian, 29 July 2018: Oh for the days when it was all Brussels’ fault!, Reuters, 31 July 2018: Britain’s car industry cautions: No-deal Brexit is our nightmare, The Guardian, 28 September 2018: UK nationals would suffer under skills-based immigration, EU tells Javid, Economy of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016, economic effects of Brexit, The Guardian, 5 October 2018: Millionaire refuses to take down ‘Bollocks to Brexit’ poster, The Guardian, 13 October 2018: Like Banksy’s artwork, the United Kingdom is shredding itself in public, The Guardian, 9 November 2018: Jo Johnson quits as minister over Theresa May’s Brexit plan, Der Spiegel, 9 November 2018: Interview with Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn: ‘We Can’t Stop Brexit’, The Guardian, 19 November 2018: Brexit is a class betrayal. So why is Labour colluding in it?, The Guardian, 25 November 2018: Not sad but defiant: Theresa May makes case for Brexit deal, The New York Times, 25 November 2018: U.K. and E.U. Leaders Clinch Brexit Divorce Terms, The Washington Post, 25 November 2018: E.U. leaders approve Brexit plan, setting up vote in British Parliament, where it faces stiff opposition, BBC, 28 November 2018: Brexit will make us poorer, government forecasts warn, The Guardian, 28 November 2018: UK significantly worse off under all Brexit scenarios – official forecast, The Guardian, 2 December 2018: Let’s be honest about what’s really driving Brexit: bigotry, The Guardian, 25 January 2019: The Guardian view on the Queen and Brexit: a crisis in the making, The Guardian, 27 January 2019: ‘We’ve dug ourselves a really deep hole’ – David Neiwert on the rise of the far right, Financial Times, 31 January 2019: The EU cannot rescue Britain from Brexit chaos, The Guardian, 3 February 2019: Queen to be evacuated if Brexit turns ugly – reports (that’s how it should be. As a self-confessed European she should not have to bear the consequences of the irrational decisions of her to 51.89% crazy minions) and The Guardian, 6 February 2019: Donald Tusk: ‘special place in hell’ for those who promoted Brexit without plan (one can only agree with EU Council President Donald Tusk), The Guardian, 6 February 2019: ‘A special place in hell’: which Brexiters did Tusk have in mind?, France24, 2 February 2019: There is a ‘special place in hell’ for Brexiteers without a plan, says EU’s Tusk, The Guardian, 6 February 2019: A special place in hell? Donald Tusk didn’t go far enough, CNN, 21 February 2019: Brexit is blowing up British politics, The Guardian, 22 February 2019: The Guardian view on Britain’s political parties: Brexit is breaking the mould, The Guardian, 1 March 2019: We now know the great prize of Brexit: becoming Trump’s prey, Die Zeit, 10 March 2019: A perfect summary of Britain’s flaws, The Guardian, 13 March 2019: MPs have voted against no deal. Now here’s how to make that decision stick, The Washington Post, 14 March 2019: Brexit will mark the end of Britain’s role as a great power, The New York Times, 15 March 2019: Dissecting the Dreams of Brexit Britain, France24, 17 March 2019: The Brexit rollercoaster: A timeline of Britain’s EU divorce, Times of Israel, 17 March 2019: Due to Brexit, Jews seek passports from countries that oppressed their ancestors, The Irish Times, 17 March 2019: Brexit’s most disturbing aspect is the casual adoption of extremist views, France24, 19 March 2019: Of Backstops, Brextremists and BOBs: A glossary of Brexit terms, The Guardian, 20 March 2019: Theresa May asks EU for Brexit delay until 30 June, France24, 20 March 2019: UK’s May asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30, The New York Times, 20 March 2019: May Requests Brexit Delay From E.U. as U.K. Government Remains in Crisis, The Washington Post, 20 March 2019: Britain’s May asks E.U. for three month Brexit delay, France24, 21 March 2019: ‘High time we made a decision’: May pleads with lawmakers to back her on Brexit, The Guardian, 21 March 2019: Brexit is not the cause of Britain’s political breakdown. It’s the symptom, The Washington Post, 21 March 2019: One million Brits signed a petition to halt Brexit and broke parliament’s website, The Guardian, 22 March 2019: The EU knows it, so do our own MPs – Theresa May is finished, France24, 22 March 2019: British press reacts to Theresa May’s ‘last chance’ Brexit delay, France24, 22 March 2019: EU offers Theresa May two-week Brexit reprieve, The New York Times, 22 March 2019: E.U. Approves Brexit Extension, but Chaotic Departure Still Looms, France24, 22 March 2019: Europe cannot remain a ‘prisoner’ to Brexit delays, Macron says, The Guardian, 23 March 2019: Brexit: hundreds of thousands expected at people’s vote march – live updates, The Guardian, 24 March 2019: The European Union has bigger problems to deal with than Brexit, The Washington Post, 25 March 2019: Europe says it’s prepared for a ‘no-deal’ Brexit. Britain can’t say the same., France24, 26 March 2019: UK MPs vote to take control of Brexit process in fresh defeat for May, France24, 27 March 2019: Brexit deadlock continues as no option wins majority in parliament, The Guardian, 29 March 2019: Brexit: as May’s deal is defeated for the third time, the next steps explained, The Guardian, 29 March 2019: EU gives Britain 11 days to come up with new Brexit plan, The New York Times, 29 March 2019: Theresa May’s Brexit Deal Is Rejected by U.K. Parliament, The Washington Post, 29 March 2019: Frexit? Italeave? After watching Brexit, other European countries say: No, thanks., The New York Times, 30 March 2019: ‘We’re in the Last Hour’: Democracy Itself Is on Trial in Brexit, Britons Say, The National, 31 March 2019: Brexit uncertainty shrinks UK economy and costs country £360m per week, The National, 31 March 2019: The UK seeks post-Brexit free trade agreement with GCC, British minister says, The Guardian, 1 April 2019: UK ‘silver spoon’ cabinet will escape Brexit fallout, says German minister, The Guardian, 1 April 2019: Brexit: what are the four indicative votes chosen by the Speaker?, The Guardian, 1 April 2019: This is no time for a compromise with Brexiters: there is no middle way, The Guardian, 1 April 2019: Brexit deadlock continues as MPs fail to find compromise, The Guardian, 2 April 2019: Rees-Mogg and the AfD’s Alice Weidel have a lot in common – all of it nasty, The New York Times, 2 April 2019: The United Kingdom Has Gone Mad, The Guardian, 2 April 2019: May to ask for short Brexit extension and reaches out to Labour, The New York Times, 2 April 2019: Theresa May Will Reach Out to Corbyn in Bid to Avoid Disorderly Brexit, The Guardian, 3 April 2019: Jeremy Corbyn under pressure to back public vote on Brexit deal, The Guardian, 3 April 2019: Could Macron knock Britain out of the EU next week?, The Washington Post, 3 April 2019: Brexit has turned British politics into a zombie horror movie, Times of Israel, 3 April 2019: The EU and UK hypocrisy on Israel’s Golan stance (although the article compares apples to pears, tomatoes, eggplants and oranges, lags argumentatively considerably in several points and deviates from the actual realities (“Not everything that limps is a comparison.”), it is interesting to read a completely different view on Brexit), The Guardian, 4 April 2019: Europe is a dysfunctional family, but divorce is not the answer, France24, 4 April 2019: European Parliament approves no-deal Brexit visa waiver, The Guardian, 4 April 2019: Leaked file shows contrasts for Britons in EU after no-deal Brexit, The New York Times, 4 April 2019: Brexit, Ireland and the Failure of the European Idea, The Guardian, 4 April 2019: Angela Merkel promises support for avoiding hard border in Ireland, Politico.eu, 5 April 2019: Rees-Mogg: UK should be ‘as difficult as possible’ with EU if Brexit delayed, The Guardian, 9 April 2019: Democracy is overrated – let the Queen sort out Brexit, France24, 10 April 2019: EU leaders agree to delay Brexit until end of October, The New York Times, 10 April 2019: European Union Extends Brexit Deadline to Oct. 31, The Guardian, 11 April 2019: May agrees to October Brexit after Franco-German carve-up, The Guardian, 21 April 2019: Europe’s patience with bumbling Brexit Britain is remarkable, The Guardian, 26 April 2019: In the Brexit era, Britain is more Mr Bean than James Bond, The Guardian, 29 April 2019: Some sort of Scottish independence is inevitable. May needs to face up to it, The Guardian, 1 May 2019: How ultra-remainers could score a spectacular own goal on Brexit, The Guardian, 17 May 2019: May and Corbyn blame each other as Brexit talks collapse, Politico.eu, 17 May 2019: Brexit talks between Conservatives and Labour collapse, Reuters, 17 May 2019: Brexit referendum more likely if talks collapse, Labour’s Benn says, The Guardian, 21 May 2019: May offers MPs vote on second referendum in ‘new’ Brexit deal, France24, 21 May 2019: May holds out promise of new Brexit referendum, The New York Times, 21 May 2019: Theresa May Offers U.K. Lawmakers a Vote on a Second Referendum, The Guardian, 24 May 2019: Theresa May announces her resignation, BBC, 29 May 2019: Brexit: Boris Johnson ordered to appear in court over £350m claim, The New York Times, 29 May 2019: Boris Johnson Is Summoned to Court Over Brexit Claims, Bloomberg, 29 May 2019: Boris Johnson’s Leadership Ambitions Hit Snag With U.K. Court Date, The Guardian, 29 May 2019: Boris Johnson to appear in court over Brexit misconduct claims, The New York Times, 29 May 2019: Boris Johnson Is Summoned to Court Over Brexit Claims, The Washington Post, 31 May 2019: Britain is at its most delicate political moment in years. Now here comes Trump..

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Plan-A-Republished-Sept-2019
(the biggest Brexit lie of all, which the Brexiteers are only too happy to believe for precisely that reason)

The Guardian, 1 June 2019: Trump backs Boris Johnson and calls Meghan, Duchess of Sussex ‘nasty’, The Guardian, 1 June 2019: Trump is no friend to Britain: time to give him and his foreign policy the heave-ho, The Guardian, 1 June 2019: Donald Trump is like a 20th-century fascist, says Sadiq Khan, The New York Times, 1 June 2019: Trump Calls on Britain to ‘Walk Away’ if E.U. Does Not Concede to Its Demands, The Guardian, 2 June 2019: Royals to serve as extras in Donald Trump’s victory lap of UK, Times of Israel, 2 June 2019: London mayor compares Trump to fascist dictators, The Washington Post, 2 June 2019: As Trump’s state visit looms, Britain seems a reluctant host, The Guardian, 3 June 2019: Donald Trump attacks Sadiq Khan as he lands in UK for state visit, France24, 3 June 2019: Trump arrives in UK for state visit, The New York Times, 3 June 2019: Trump’s State Visit to the U.K.: Live Updates, The Guardian, 3 June 2019: Timeline: Donald Trump’s feud with Sadiq Khan, France24, 3 June 2019: Trump, first lady meet the Queen during UK state visit, The Washington Post, 3 June 2019: Trump arrives in London, calls Mayor Sadiq Khan a ‘stone cold loser’, The Guardian, 3 June 2019: An absolute state of a visit: what the Trump and Windsor snapshots tell us, The Washington Post, 3 June 2019: I don’t often feel bad for British royals, but when Trump visits, they have my prayers, The New York Times, 4 June 2019: For Trump, London Visit Is a (Royal) Family Affair, The Guardian, 4 June 2019: Trump says he turned down Corbyn’s request to meet, The New York Times, 4 June 2019: Trump Meets May in London: Live Updates, France24, 4 June 2019: Trump’s UK visit turns to Brexit and Huawei as protests planned in London, CNN, 4 June 2019: Trump’s unprecedented foray into UK politics, The Washington Post, 4 June 2019: Trump dismisses London protests, says he would have sued E.U. over Brexit, The Guardian, 4 June 2019: Yes, Jeremy Corbyn has to protest against Trump. But where does that leave politics?, The Washington Post, 4 June 2019: Baby Trump and the Trump robot headline London protests against U.S. president’s visit, France24, 4 June 2019: Making nice at end, Trump praises outgoing May, The Guardian, 4 June 2019: Trump visit brings full spectrum of protesters to Trafalgar Square, Times of Israel, 4 June 2019: Trump baby blimp flies in London as protests greet president, The New York Times, 4 June 2019: As Trump Dangles Post-Brexit Trade Deal, Some Britons See Opportunism, Times of Israel, 4 June 2019: Trump vows phenomenal UK trade deal, rebuffs Corbyn, meets Brexit leader Farage, The New York Times, 4 June 2019: Fact-Checking Trump’s London Visit: Trade, Protests, Brexit, The Guardian, 5 June 2019: Donald Trump tells Prince Charles US is ‘clean’ on climate change, The Guardian, 5 June 2019: How Brexit is playing into Erdoğan’s hands in Turkey, The Guardian, 5 June 2019: Damaging talk of ‘no deal’ spells doom for the Tories, The New York Times, 5 June 2019: President Trump, Unloved in Britain, Still Tries to Play Kingmaker, The Guardian, 5 June 2019: Trump compares Brexit hard border fears to Mexico wall plan as he arrives in Ireland – live news, The Guardian, 7 June 2019: Trump’s family holiday to UK Disneyland made for painful viewing, Reuters vom 10.06.2019: UK economy shrinks in April after car plants closed, expecting Brexit, The Guardian, 12 June 2019: Boris Johnson: a charlatan with bravado. Barely a word he spoke was trustworthy, The Guardian, 14 June 2019: Brexit Britain is wallowing in dangerous talk of national humiliation, France24, 16 June 2019: Trump in new Twitter attack on London’s mayor, BBC, 16 June 2019: Donald Trump hits out again at Sadiq Khan over London violence, The Guardian, 16 June 2019: Donald Trump attacks Sadiq Khan in tweets over deaths in London, The Guardian, 17 June 2019: Boris Johnson accused of making contradictory Brexit promises to MPs, The New York Times, 21 June 2019: Boris Johnson? How Did We Come to This?, Der Spiegel, 21 June 2019: Nicola Sturgeon Interview: Boris Johnson Lacks ‘Competence and Integrity’, Reuters, 21 June 2019: Ireland warns British PM contenders against ‘dumbing down’ border issue, The Guardian, 21 June 2019: Donald Tusk: Johnson may make Brexit more exciting, but we won’t budge, Politico.eu, 22 June 2019: Boris is the leader Britain deserves: It will take a clown to deliver Brexit, The Guardian, 23 June 2019: Brexit viewed with incredulity overseas, says ambassador, The Guardian, 25 June 2019: Boris Johnson reveals he makes models of buses to relax, BBC, 26 June 2019: Why EU is unfazed by no-deal Brexit threats, The Guardian, 26 June 2019: Boris Johnson is poised for a no-deal Brexit. Will MPs be able to stop him?, The Guardian, 26 June 2019: Boris Johnson’s full English Brexit could rip the union apart, The Guardian, 27 June 2019: No matter who gets into No 10, their Brexit plans are fantasy, The Guardian, 27 June 2019: Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal claims rubbished by Guy Verhofstadt, The Guardian, 27 June 2019: Japan says next British PM must not lead UK out of EU without deal, CNN, 29 June 2019: The UK might be living through its own post-truth Trump moment, BBC, 29 June 2019: UK seeks new no-deal Brexit freight plan, The Guardian, 30 June 2019: Jeremy Hunt: I would tell bust businesses no-deal Brexit was worth it, The National, 2 July 2019: Brexit puts Britain in position to revamp Middle East ties, Reuters, 5 July 2019: UK economy shows slowdown signs as recruiters, shoppers turn wary, The Guardian, 6 July 2019: Ex-MI6 chief: UK going through ‘political nervous breakdown’, Arab News, 6 July 2019: Britain caught between a US rock and a Chinese hard place, Daily Mail, 6 July 2019: Britain’s man in the US says Trump is ‘inept’: Leaked secret cables from ambassador say the President is ‘uniquely dysfunctional and his career could end in disgrace’, CNN, 6 July 2019: UK ambassador wrote what everyone is really thinking (all over the world and not just in politics), CNN, 8 July 2019: Don’t blame the ambassador, blame the leaker, say UK leaders in defense of envoy who criticized Trump, The Guardian, 9 July 2019: Corbyn says Labour would back remain in Brexit referendum, The Guardian, 9 July 2019: Trump calls May foolish as diplomatic row escalates, France24, 9 July 2019: Trump attacks PM May and ‘won’t deal with’ UK envoy after damning cable leak, CNN, 9 July 2019: Trump tweets likely deal UK ambassador a fatal blow, The Guardian, 9 July 2019: Trump’s spat with the UK reveals the bottomless depths of his insecurities, Saudi Gazette, 9 July 2019: Trump Twitter outburst tests US-UK ‘special relationship’, The Irish Times, 9 July 2019: Nostalgia for empire is implicit in British exceptionalism, Saudi Gazette, 9 July 2019: UK’s Labour backs staying in EU in call for second referendum, The Guardian, 9 July 2019: Irish government has ‘no easy answers’ for border in no-deal Brexit, The Irish Times, 9 July 2019: No-deal Brexit will see checks on UK imports but not at border, says Goverment, BBC, 9 July 2019: Brexit: Labour to back Remain as it calls for a new EU referendum, Palestine Chronicle, 9 July 2019: The Plot to Keep Jeremy Corbyn Out of Power, Politico.eu, 8 July 2019: Diplomatic leak was ‘unpatriotic’: UK trade secretary, France24, 9 July 2019: Trump attacks PM May and ‘won’t deal with’ UK envoy after damning cable leak, BBC, 9 July 2019: Trump ‘disrespectful’ to PM and UK, says Jeremy Hunt, The Washington Post, 9 July 2019: Trump calls British ambassador a ‘very stupid guy’ and a ‘pompous fool’, Politico, 9 July 2019: British ambassador, now target of Trump’s ire, has D.C. wired, Politico.eu, 9 July 2019: Britain should stand by its man in DC, The Guardian, 10 July 2019: Johnson under fire as Kim Darroch quits as UK ambassador to US (what’s amazing about the whole incident, apart from the leak itself, is that all former members of the Trump administration came to the very same conclusions as the British ambassador without there would have been big waves internationally, especially since even uninvolved people around the world can easily come to very similar conclusions, because it is obvious or as one would say sarcastically in the USA: “Thank you, Captain Obvious!”), BBC, 10 July 2019: Sir Kim Darroch: UK ambassador to US resigns in Trump leaks row, CNN, 10 July 2019: Kim Darroch, UK ambassador to US, resigns after Trump cables leak, CNN, 10 July 2019: Who forced the UK ambassador to resign?, France24, 10 July 2019: UK ambassador to Washington quits over Trump row, The New York Times, 10 July 2019: Kim Darroch, U.K. Ambassador, Resigns After Leak of Trump Memos, The Washington Post, 10 July 2019: British ambassador to the U.S. resigns after Trump criticism, Times of Israel, 10 July 2019: UK ambassador resignation rare souring of relations with US, The Guardian, 10 July 2019: Ursula von der Leyen signals she will not reopen Brexit talks, BBC, 10 July 2019: Sir Kim Darroch: Five things the UK ambassador row reveals about Trump, The Guardian, 11 July 2019: Hunt exhorts UK envoys to ‘speak truth to power’ in coded rebuke to Johnson, The Guardian, 11 July 2019: Amber Rudd embraces no-deal Brexit as ministers pitch to Johnson, CNN, 12 July 2019: The UK ambassador scandal will make diplomats think twice before hitting send, BBC, 12 July 2019: Sir Kim Darroch: Police launch probe into Trump email ‘leak’, CNN, 12 July 2019: UK police launch probe into leak of Kim Darroch cables, BBC, 12 July 2019: Theresa May speaks of ‘pride and disappointment’ as prime minister, BBC, 12 July 2019: Boris Johnson vows to end ‘unfair’ prosecutions of Army veterans, The Guardian, 13 July 2019: Kim Darroch: Boris Johnson joins defence of press over cables publication, The Guardian, 13 July 2019: Kim Darroch’s fall from grace casts chill over Washington ambassadors, CNN, 13 July 2019: Boris Johnson, the divisive Brexit-backing populist or the charming liberal metropolitan? UK has no idea which leader it’ll get, Reuters, 13 July 2019: UK police identify suspect behind leaked envoy memos: Sunday Times, The Guardian, 14 July 2019: Suspected leaker of Kim Darroch cables on Trump ‘identified’, Saudi Gazette, 14 July 2019: UK police identify suspect behind leaked envoy memos -Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday, 15 July 2019: Boris Johnson ‘will travel to America within two months of taking office to agree a trade deal’ in bid to repair strained special relationship, The Guardian, 16 July 2019: EU expected to reject outright Johnson and Hunt’s backstop plan, CNN, 17 July 2019: Theresa May condemns populism and expresses Brexit regret in last major speech as British PM, BBC, 18 July 2019: Brexit: MPs back bid to block Parliament suspension, BBC, 18 July 2019: No-deal Brexit could cause £30bn economic hit, watchdog says, CNN, 18 July 2019: UK will plunge into recession if it leaves Europe without a Brexit deal, The Guardian, 19 July 2019: Boris Johnson refuses to answer questions over party in Lebedev mansion, Politico, 19 July 2019: UK Brexit divide deepens as voters move to the extremes: poll, The Guardian, 20 July 2019: March for Change: anti-Brexit protesters take to London streets, The Guardian, 21 July 2019: Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans under threat from ministers’ resignations, BBC, 21 July 2019: Philip Hammond plans to quit if Johnson becomes PM, CNN, 21 July 2019: UK finance minister to resign if Johnson becomes prime minister, The Atlantic, 22 July 2019: Boris Johnson Meets His Destiny, BBC, 22 July 2019: Brexit harming UK industrial strategy, warns top economist, Al Arabiya, 22 July 2019: Why a Boris Johnson government could benefit the Gulf countries, The New York Times, 22 July 2019: Boris Johnson Is How Britain Ends, Der Spiegel, 20 July 2019: Mad in Britain: How Boris Johnson Turned the British against Europe, BBC, 23 July 2019: What is Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan?, France24, 23 July 2019: Boris Johnson poised to oversee Brexit as UK’s next prime minister, BBC, 23 July 2019: Boris Johnson wins race to be Tory leader and PM, The New York Times, 23 July 2019: Boris Johnson to Be U.K. Prime Minister After Winning Party Vote, CNN, 23 July 2019: Boris Johnson will be UK’s new Prime Minister, The Guardian, 23 July 2019: Brussels greets Boris Johnson victory by rejecting Brexit plans, CNN, 23 July 2019: Could the pound crash to $1? A ‘Boris Brexit’ might make it happen, The New York Times, 23 July 2019: Deal or no deal? Here’s what to know about Brexit under Mr. Johnson., Haaretz, 23 July 2019: Boris Johnson Will Be the Weakest British Leader Ever, Times of Israel, 23 July 2019: Boris Johnson wins race to become UK’s next prime minister, The National, 23 July 2019: Boris Johnson wins race to become UK’s new prime minister, Arab News, 23 July 2019: Boris Johnson wins race to become Britain’s next PM, Saudi Gazette, 23 July 2019: Brexiteer Boris Johnson to be Britain’s next prime minister, BBC, 23 July 2019: Boris Johnson ‘faces challenging times’ – EU’s Ursula von der Leyen, The Guardian, 23 July 2019: Brace yourself, Britain, for a long stint of bad government under Boris Johnson, The Irish Times, 23 July 2019: No-deal Brexit more likely under Boris Johnson, Moody’s warns, The Irish Times, 23 July 2019: Boris Johnson the joker wriggles out of straitjacket of statesmanship, The Irish Times, 23 July 2019: The Irish Times view on Boris Johnson: Britain’s new nadir, Politico.com, 23 July 2019: Trump praises Boris Johnson as the ‘Britain Trump’, BBC, 23 July 2019: Boris Johnson: What the US makes of new British leader, The Guardian, 24 July 2019: Boris Johnson prepares to enter No 10 as Hunt ‘refuses cabinet demotion’ – live news, The New York Times, 24 July 2019: Johnson to Take Leadership of a Britain in Deep Crisis, Times of Israel, 24 July 2019: Will UK’s new Tory PM Johnson pave way to Downing Street for Labour’s Corbyn?, Politico.com, 24 July 2019: Why Europe can’t stop laughing at Boris Johnson, Arab News, 24 July 2019: Brexit will define Johnson’s premiership, Al Jazeera, 24 July 2019: What to expect from Prime Minister Boris Johnson?, France24, 24 July 2019: Boris Johnson named UK prime minister, vows to leave EU ‘no ifs or buts’, BBC, 24 July 2019: ‘The buck stops here’ says Boris Johnson, CNN, 24 July 2019: Boris Johnson delivers rousing first speech as UK PM, Irish Times, 24 July 2019: Varadkar tells Johnson new Brexit deal ‘not going to happen’, Irish Times, 24 July 2019: What Boris Johnson said about Ireland in his first speech, Times of Israel, 25 July 2019: Israel congratulates new British PM Johnson, thanks May for friendship, Economy of the United Kingdom, 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum and economic effects of Brexit, while the housekeeper of Her Majesty The Queen in the colonies, Donald Trump, rubs his tiny hands with joy, The German Air Force should fly her out). The easiest way to end the entire spectacle would be simply to withdraw from the exit request under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. This would cost the British a few extra euros, but not even close to what a Brexit would cost the Brits.

For people with a sense of humor:
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Now it’s going to become exciting: Bojo has actually become the new British PM. It will be interesting to see if he, like his US counterpart Donnie T. (Obama had inherited the financial crisis from Bush Jr., along with some $ 12 trillion in debt (Bush Jr. himself started with nearly 6 trillion debt), and handed Trump a thriving economy, with around $ 20 trillion in debt. Trump, by now, has added another 5 trillion to it (as of 2018) and should he get a second term, the public debt will probably develop towards 30 trillion), will succeed in screwing the government’s public debt to breathtaking heights to knock the next three generations against the wall, by letting them pay back the public debts instead of investing in public affairs, while the national wealth in ten years will be as of today or even below. In the case of a “no deal” Brexit, the Bojo government would have no other choice but than to go to the limit of all feasibility, in order to cushion the social consequences of unregulated Brexit and to avoid widespread unrest on the island. But we are not there yet. So far, Bojo has only claimed, that he will push the UK out of the EU either way by Halloween, on 31 October 2019. Until then, you can try the various standard works “Economics for Dummies” (enriched with knowledge about international trade agreements and the time needed until such agreements can usually be closed) and calculate for yourself where the British journey might lead to. If you look at it with humor and as a competition between Trump and Bojo, then it would probably be based on a full-bodied announcement by Trump “No one on this planet can damage his home country economically, socially and (world-)politically as successfully and sustainably as I can!”, whereupon the voice of Bojo is heard from the background “Hold my beer!”.



CNN, 23 July 2019: Boris Johnson has rare powers. He’s gonna need them, The New York Times, 23 July 2019: Boris Johnson Faces a Swift and Bloody Nemesis, The New York Times, 23 July 2019: Boris Johnson Is About to Collide With Reality, The Washington Post, 24 July 2019: Boris Johnson plays a clown. He’s really just a power-hungry nihilist., The National, 24 July 2019: Sightline with Tim Marshall: Who is Boris Johnson?, The Guardian, 25 July 2019: This is no normal transition of power. It’s a hard Brexit coup, Irish Times, 25 July 2019: Boris Johnson demands removal of Irish backstop for Brexit deal, The Guardian, 25 July 2019: Boris Johnson vows to ditch backstop and scale up no-deal plans, Saudi Gazette, 25 July 2019: UK PM Johnson rejects ‘unacceptable’ Brexit deal, BBC, 25 July 2019: Boris Johnson: Premiership will be the start of a golden age (the Tories have been representing the British government for nine years and have not done much good during this time. The Bojo administration will certainly not improve this record), Irish Times, 25 July 2019: Who’s who in Boris Johnson’s new UK cabinet, The Guardian, 25 July 2019: Irish minister says Boris Johnson’s Brexit stance ‘quite alarming’, BBC, 25 July 2019: Boris Johnson speech attacked as ‘combative’ by EU negotiator, France24, 25 July 2019: Johnson says delivering Brexit is his ‘mission’ as PM, The Guardian, 25 July 2019: We’ve yet to work out how to oppose Boris Johnson. It won’t be easy, CNN, 25 July 2019: Boris Johnson is not Donald Trump, The New York Times, 25 July 2019: Brexit Clashes Begin as U.K.’s Boris Johnson Pushes a Hard Line, Arab News, 25 July 2019: New British PM Johnson urges EU to renegotiate Brexit deal, Saudi Gazette, 25 July 2019: EU rebuffs Boris Johnson’s call to rework Brexit deal, Times of Israel, 25 July 2019: Echoing Trump, Johnson says he wants to make Britain ‘greatest place on Earth’, France24, 26 July 2019: Johnson vows to get rid of Irish backstop, The Guardian, 26 July 2019: France warns Boris Johnson not to play games with Irish border, France24, 26 July 2019: France reiterates EU rejection of Johnson’s Brexit policy, The Irish Times, 26 July 2019: Brexit: Pelosi warns UK not to jeopardise Belfast Agreement, The Guardian, 26 July 2019: Brexit deadlock as No 10 insists EU must scrap backstop before talks, The Irish Times, 26 July 2019: Johnson risks no-deal by being ‘very unhelpful’ on Brexit – Coveney, The Guardian, 26 July 2019: Boris Johnson as prime minister: what we’ve learned so far, The Irish Times, 26 July 2019: NI will question union in event of no-deal Brexit, warns Varadkar, The Irish Times, 26 July 2019: Confrontational Johnson makes it easy for Varadkar, The Irish Times, 27 July 2019: DUP accuses Government of ‘poor little Ireland’ act on Brexit, The Guardian, 27 July 2019: Boris Johnson plans to frighten Europe then charm it. Here’s why he’ll fail, The Irish Times, 27 July 2019: Fintan O’Toole: Johnson must confront tyranny of fact, The Guardian, 27 July 2019: Brexit: key strands of British policing ‘in jeopardy’ because of no-deal risk, Saudi Gazette, 27 July 2019: Bully or broker: EU wonders which Boris Johnson will come to Brexit talks, BBC, 27 July 2019: Trump: US and UK working on ‘very substantial’ trade deal (and here we go: US products are supposed to flood the British market. Opposition not allowed and “take back control” finally failed), Politico.eu; 27 July 2019: Donald Trump and Boris Johnson ‘working already’ on trade deal, The New York Times, 27 July 2019: Winston Churchill Would Despise Boris Johnson, The Guardian, 28 July 2019: Boris Johnson ‘turbo-charging’ no-deal Brexit plans, say ministers, The Guardian, 28 July 2019: Dude, I take no pleasure in having been right about Boris Johnson (nice, little rant ;-) ), The Guardian, 28 July 2019: Johnson told no-deal Brexit will crush domestic policy plans, The Guardian, 28 July 2019: Even now, Boris Johnson must know that no-deal Brexit is madness, The Telegraph, 28 July 2019: I’m ready to make a US trade deal happen (CNN, 1 March 2019: Britain’s hopes of a trade deal with America just suffered a big blow), BBC, 29 July 2019: Business lobby group CBI says UK not ready for no-deal Brexit, BBC, 29 July 2019: Vauxhall owner could move Astra production ‘from UK’, The Guardian, 29 July 2019: Johnson refuses to meet EU leaders unless they scrap backstop, BBC, 29 July 2019: Pound sinks to 28-month low on Brexit fears, The Guardian, 29 July 2019: No-deal Brexit was once a sick Tory joke. Now it’s serious, CNN, 29 July 2019: Brexit marketing campaign will tell Britons to prepare for no-deal, The Guardian, 29 July 2019: ‘Dangerous’ UK government intent on forcing no deal, says Sturgeon (of course it also depends on how “dangerous” is defined. In the case of a “no deal” Brexit, the chances for the Scottish independence and the reunification of the Republic of Ireland with Northern Ireland would rise exponentially and there are quite a few on both islands who see this as great opportunities), France24, 29 July 2019: Pound tumbles as no-deal Brexit fears cloud Johnson’s Scotland visit, The Guardian, 29 July 2019: The Guardian view on Boris Johnson and Scotland: state of disunion, Reuters, 30 July 2019: Brexit ‘no matter what’, PM Johnson promises as sterling falls, Reuters, 30 July 2019: PM Johnson holds Belfast talks on Brexit backstop riddle, Reuters, 30 July 2019: Sinn Fein says Brexit threat means Dublin should prepare for Irish unification, The Guardian, 31 July 2019: Johnson sends ‘ditch the backstop’ message to EU via Brexit adviser, France24, 31 July 2019: Johnson wraps up UK tour with Belfast talks on Brexit backstop impasse, The Guardian, 31 July 2019: We’ll block trade deal if Brexit imperils open Irish border, say US politicians, Reuters, 31 July 2019: Ireland not going to be bullied on Brexit – Varadkar, Irish Times, 31 July 2019: ‘Dial down the rhetoric’ on Brexit, Foster tells Varadkar, The Guardian, 31 July 2019: Boris Johnson’s threat of a no-deal Brexit will not break EU unity, Irish Times, 31 July 2019: ‘This is not about a return to empire’ – US Congressman warns Johnson on Belfast Agreement, The Washington Post, 31 July 2019: If Boris Johnson gets his Brexit, it may break the United Kingdom, BBC, 31 July 2019: ‘No room’ for excess meat in no-deal Brexit, Guardian, 31 July 2019: Sinn Féin: vote on Irish reunification must follow no-deal Brexit, The Guardian, 1 August 2019: £2.1bn on no-deal preparations? It will seem like peanuts if Britain crashes out, Irish Times, 1 August 2019: No-deal Brexit is something to fear, says Taoiseach, The Guardian, 1 August 2019: Bank of England warns of 1 in 3 chance of Brexit recession, BBC, 1 August 2019: Bank of England cuts UK growth forecast, Arab News, 1 August 2019: No-deal Brexit ‘lose-lose’ for EU and UK: BMW chief, The Guardian, 1 August 2019: Expecting Ireland to be servile is part of a long British tradition, BBC, 1 August 2019: Bank struggling to see through the Brexit fog, Politico.eu, 1 August 2019: From ‘Blade Runner’ to Brexit in England’s industrial north, The Guardian, 2 August 2019: Tory rebels threaten Boris Johnson after majority cut to one, CNN, 2 August 2019: Boris Johnson’s premiership is hanging by a thread, The Guardian, 2 August 2019: Charming but dishonest and duplicitous: Europe’s verdict on Boris Johnson, Irish Times, 2 August 2019: Fintan O’Toole: Ireland can stop a no-deal Brexit. Here’s how, The Guardian, 2 August 2019: Irish peace is too precious to be squandered by the Brexit ultras, Irish Times, 3 August 2019: ‘Brexit Irishmen’ are not just selfish Brits with an Irish granny, BBC, 2 August 2019: Mark Carney warns of instant shock from no-deal Brexit, BBC, 2 August 2019: Weak pound boosting UK tourism industry, Irish Times, 3 August 2019: When will reality catch up with Boris Johnson on Brexit?, The Guardian, 3 August 2019: No-deal Brexit: your financial survival guide, Irish Times, 3 August 2019: David McWilliams: Boris Johnson is like an incompetent kidnapper taking Ireland hostage, The Guardian, 3 August 2019: Jeremy Corbyn’s stance on Brexit could yet pay off, even for remainers. Here’s why, CNN, 3 August 2019: Boris Johnson could be the last prime minister of the United Kingdom, The Guardian, 4 August 2019: A no-deal Brexit even after a no-confidence vote: how could it happen?, The Guardian, 5 August 2019: UK firms that export only to EU ‘unprepared’ for no-deal Brexit, Arab News, 5 August 2019: Who is ready for no-deal?, The Guardian, 5 August 2019: Boris Johnson has no intention of renegotiating Brexit deal, EU told, BBC, 5 August 2019: EU officials: No basis for ‘meaningful’ UK Brexit talks, Politico.eu, 5 August 2019: Scotland would vote for independence from UK, poll finds, The Guardian, 6 August 2019: MPs can still thwart Boris Johnson over no deal. Here’s how, Irish Times, 6 August 2019: Varadkar in Belfast not ‘fatalistic’ about prospect of no-deal Brexit, BBC, 6 August 2019: Brexit: No 10 rejects EU’s view of talks, Irish Times, 6 August 2019: Can a no-deal Brexit be prevented by the UK’s parliament?, The Guardian, 6 August 2019: Domino’s stockpiles toppings to beat no-deal Brexit, Die Zeit, 7 August 2019: “It’s a last throw of the dice to save Brexit”, The Guardian, 7 August 2019: Brexit: no deal would harm UK security, senior officer warns, Irish Times, 7 August 2019: Mary Lou McDonald: Fintan O’Toole wrong to say SF can block hard Brexit, CNN, 7 August 2019: The UK can’t even have a proper constitutional crisis, Arab News, 7 August 2019: Jordan’s King Abdullah in London to meet Boris Johnson, BBC, 6 August 2019: Brexit: What could no deal mean for the Irish border?, Politico.eu, 6 August 2019: The queen’s big Brexit moment?, The Guardian, 7 August 2019: Could the Queen sack Boris Johnson? The experts are divided, BBC, 7 August 2019: Brexit: UK assumes French plans ‘will ease no-deal disruption’, The Guardian, 7 August 2019: New rebel bid to halt no-deal Brexit amid fury at PM’s enforcer, BBC, 8 August 2019: UK to stay in Interrail scheme after U-turn, BBC, 9 August 2019: UK economy shrinks for the first time since 2012, CNN, 9 August 2019: UK economy shrinks for first time since 2012. Brexit could tip it into recession, The Guardian, 9 August 2019: Recession fears grow as UK economy shrinks on back of Brexit chaos, France24, 9 August 2019: UK economy contracts for first time since 2012 amid Brexit worries, The Guardian, 9 August 2019: Independence for Scotland is inevitable – we need a plan for it, Politico.eu, 9 August 2019: UK officials’ summer holidays canceled to prepare for no-deal Brexit, The Guardian, 9 August 2019: No 10 cancels staff leave, hinting at likelihood of snap election, The National, 9 August 2019: UK economy shrinks as recession fears grow, Reuters, 9 August 2019: U.S. overtakes Germany as UK’s biggest source of imports: UK trade department, Arab News, 10 August 2019: Brexit turmoil drives UK economy toward recession, BBC, 9 August 2019: Brexit: Chancellor announces one-year spending review, Irish Times, 10 August 2019: The British are deluded about Germany’s fear of a no-deal Brexit, BBC, 10 August 2019: Brexit: Email slip-up reveals no-deal fishing patrol ‘uncertainty’, Politico.eu, 10 August 2019: London to prop up business in case of no deal Brexit: report, Irish Times, 10 August 2019: Britain has always struggled to take Ireland seriously, say Irish ex-diplomats, Reuters, 10 August 2019: EU’s Juncker tells Britain: no-deal Brexit will hurt you the most, The Times, 10 August 2019: Bailout fund to prop up businesses after Brexit, The Guardian, 10 August 2019: Sadiq Khan, mayor of London: It’s no time to play parliamentary poker. Let the people decide on Brexit, CNN, 11 August 2019: Europe isn’t that scared of Boris Johnson, The Guardian, 11 August 2019: Ireland tells Boris Johnson there will be no backstop renegotiation, The Guardian, 12 August 2019: British diplomats to pull out from EU decision-making meetings within days, France24, 12 August 2019: Bolton says US to ‘move very quickly’ on post-Brexit trade deal, Irish Times, 12 August 2019: US would strongly support no-deal Brexit, says John Bolton, The Guardian, 12 August 2019: No 10 expects rebel move against no-deal Brexit on 9 September, Irish Times, 12 August 2019: No ‘good Brexit’ for Northern Ireland, says Liberal Democrat leader, The Guardian, 13 August 2019: Of course the US supports a no deal – it makes a minnow out of Britain, Politico.eu, 13 August 2019: Trump envoy’s cheap Brexit promises, The Guardian, 14 August 2019: Bercow will ‘fight with every breath’ to stop Johnson closing parliament for no deal, BBC, 14 August 2019: Brexit: Hammond says PM’s demands ‘wreck’ chance of new deal, The Guardian, 14 August 2019: Philip Hammond: MPs can stop Boris Johnson delivering no-deal Brexit, Irish Times, 14 August 2019: Hammond warns Johnson against ‘betraying’ Brexit referendum, The Washington Post, 14 August 2019: Three ways Boris Johnson could become Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, The Guardian, 14 August 2019: Johnson’s Facebook PMQs show how politicians can bypass scrutiny, CNN, 14 August 2019: Jeremy Corbyn threatens no-confidence vote to stop no-deal Brexit, The Guardian, 14 August 2019: Labour bloc plans ‘radical’ move to push through Brexit deal, BBC, 15 August 2019: UK must accept US food standards in trade deal, says farm chief, The Guardian, 15 August 2019: Brexiteers promised a new dawn for UK farming, not agricultural Armageddon, The Guardian, 15 August 2019: Lib Dems urged to back Corbyn as interim PM to stop no-deal Brexit, The Guardian, 15 August 2019: Brexit: where do parties stand on Corbyn plan to avoid no deal?, Politico.eu, 17 August 2019: Nearly half of UK voters back no-deal Brexit and no PM Corbyn, poll finds, The Guardian, 17 August 2019: Brexit: no-deal exit edges closer as key Tories refuse to back Corbyn, The Guardian, 17 August 2019: A trade deal with Trump will change Britain for the worse, Politico.eu, 18 August 2019: UK government no-deal Brexit fears revealed in full, The Guardian, 18 August 2019: Brexit: leaked papers predict food shortages and port delays, Daily Mail, 18 August 2019: No Deal Brexit doomsday dossier is ‘Project Fear scaremongering’ say ministers after documents predict fuel, food and medicine shortages and Irish border chaos on Oct 31, The Guardian, 18 August 2019: No 10 furious at leak of paper predicting shortages after no-deal Brexit, Operation Yellowhammer, BBC, 18 August 2019: Brexit: No-deal dossier shows worst-case scenario – Gove, Al Arabiya, 18 August 2019: UK minister Gove: No-deal Brexit will mean ‘bumps in the road’, The National, 18 August 2019: Boris Johnson to visit Europe as no-deal Brexit fears grow, NPR, 19 August 2019: Trolled Online, Women In Politics Fight To Hold Big Tech Accountable In The U.K., BBC, 19 August 2019: Brexit: EU migration rules ‘to end straight after no-deal’, CNN, 19 August 2019: How will a no-deal Brexit hit travel in and out of the UK and Europe?, The Guardian, 19 August 2019: EU unconvinced by Johnson’s fresh bid to remove Brexit backstop, Politico.eu, 19 August 2019: Boris Johnson appeals directly to Donald Tusk to scrap Brexit backstop, The Guardian, 19 August 2019: The Guardian view on preventing no deal: do whatever it takes, Reuters, 20 August 2019: EU rebuffs Johnson’s Brexit gambit, France24, 20 August 2019: Boris Johnson confirms to EU he wants Brexit without Irish backstop, Irish Times, 20 August 2019: Boris Johnson will enter EU leader talks ‘with a lot of oomph’, The Guardian, 20 August 2019: EU rejects Boris Johnson request to remove backstop, Irish Times, 20 August 2019: Fintan O’Toole: Ireland is not ready for unity but may have to take that step, The Guardian, 20 August 2019: Donald Trump’s UK trade promises are hot air – his aim is Brexit chaos, The Guardian, 20 August 2019: Being an EU citizen in the UK was hard enough. Now Priti Patel has made it worse, Politico.eu, 20 August 2019: Boris Johnson’s not-so-grand tour, France24, 21 August 2019: Boris Johnson rejects ‘backstop’ Brexit deal at meeting with Merkel, The Guardian, 21 August 2019: Boris Johnson visit will not change German stance, says Merkel ally, BBC, 21 August 2019: Merkel: Backstop alternative ‘possible within 30 days’, Politico.eu, 21 August 2019: Merkel to Johnson: Let’s find a Brexit plan in 30 days, CNN, 21 August 2019: Merkel delivers Brexit ultimatum to Johnson on UK PM’s first visit to Berlin, The Guardian, 21 August 2019: Merkel gives Johnson 30 days to find solution to avoid no-deal Brexit, Politico.eu, 21 August 2019: Tusk and Johnson will meet Sunday for Brexit pow-wow, Irish Times, 21 August 2019: Johnson’s efforts to control talks rebuffed by Merkel, BBC, 21 August 2019: UK sees record foreign investment in tech start-ups, Politico.eu, 21 August 2019: Brexit Britain’s new master: Donald Trump, France24, 22 August 2019: ‘The future of the UK is in Europe,’ Macron says ahead of Brexit talks with Boris Johnson, BBC, 22 August 2019: Backstop indispensable, Macron tells Johnson, CNN, 22 August 2019: Macron delivers tough Brexit message to Johnson, Politico.eu, 22 August 2019: Macron to Johnson: ‘Different’ Brexit agreement not possible in 30 days, The Guardian, 22 August 2019: Macron tells Johnson Brexit backstop is indispensable, BBC, 22 August 2019: Northern Ireland farmers warn of no deal risks, The Guardian, 22 August 2019: The Guardian view on Boris Johnson in Europe: warmer words but a cold reality, Politico.com, 23 August 2019: Boris Johnson’s double Donald dilemma, The Guardian, 24 August 2019: Tusk: Boris Johnson must not become known as ‘Mr No Deal’, Irish Times, 24 August 2019: Brexit: Boris Johnson responds to Tusk’s ‘Mr No-Deal’ jab, CNN, 24 August 2019: Boris Johnson stakes future on Donald Trump after Brexit. The gamble may break Britain, The Guardian, 24 August 2019: Boris Johnson seeks legal advice on five-week parliament closure ahead of Brexit, Reuters, 24 August 2019: Britain will withhold $37 billion from EU in no-deal Brexit – Mail on Sunday, The Guardian, 25 August 2019: Boris Johnson: no deal would mean UK did not owe Brexit divorce bill (whereupon the credit rating of the island by rating agencies will be “shortened” as well. Who can not fulfill his obligations is bankrupt. However, as Bojo will be only one of Trump’s puppets in the future anyway, this considerations are only of minor importance to him), BBC, 25 August 2019: Brexit: Boris Johnson says odds of striking deal ‘touch and go’, The Guardian, 25 August 2019: A bumpy no-deal Brexit could turn panicking MPs against Johnson, The Guardian, 25 August 2019: A bumpy no-deal Brexit could turn panicking MPs against Johnson, The Guardian, 26 August 2019: Britain can ‘easily cope’ with no-deal Brexit, claims Boris Johnson, The National, 26 August 2019: Boris Johnson: UK will ‘easily cope’ with no-deal Brexit, The Guardian, 26 August 2019: You don’t get to decide whether Brexit happens, Johnson tells MPs, Politico.eu, 26 August 2019: Boris Johnson loses Brexit bite in Biarritz, The Guardian, 26 August 2019: Boris Johnson refuses to rule out forcing through no-deal Brexit, Irish Times, 26 August 2019: Government ministers step up warnings about a no-deal Brexit, Politico.eu, 26 August 2019: Experts propose alternative to Brexit backstop, Politico.eu, 26 August 2019: Trump warns Johnson: EU not easy to do a deal with, ‘just ask Theresa May’, BBC, 27 August 2019: Brexit: Is EU softening over Withdrawal Agreement?, The Guardian, 27 August 2019: Business will not forgive or forget the great Brexit betrayal of trust, Politico.eu, 27 August 2019: Johnson’s Brexit plan has a hole so big you can swim through it, The Guardian, 27 August 2019: EU ready to look at ‘realistic’ backstop plans from Johnson, The Guardian, 27 August 2019: MPs pledge to form alternative parliament in case of prorogation.

By brutally strangling one of the most important decision-making phases of the British Parliament since decades and the most important decision for the decades to come, British democracy, which served as a role model for centuries, is at the same time seriously injured – and, of course, the country as a whole as well. It would be over with the role model function with the entry into forced by Bojo and his accomplices parliament break phase, especially since the desired action would correspond to that of a regime of a Central African civil war country and not that of a West European democracy (coup d’état, authoritarianism – Bojo, who was not legitimized by general elections, cuts out the parliament, legitimized by democratic elections. Only Russia, China or North Korea are more undemocratic): DW, 28 August 2019: Opinion: Boris Johnson, the UK dictator, BBC, 28 August 2019: Government to ask Queen to suspend Parliament, Irish Times, 28 August 2019: Brexit: Britain’s queen to be asked to suspend parliament ahead of no-deal – reports, Politico.eu, 28 August 2019: Boris Johnson to suspend parliament in run-up to Brexit: reports, France24, 28 August 2019: Johnson announces suspension of UK parliament until two weeks before EU exit, infuriating anti-Brexit MPs, CNN, 28 August 2019: The striking similarities between Boris Johnson and Trump, BBC, 28 August 2019: Brexit and suspending Parliament: What just happened?, The Guardian, 28 August 2019: What is prorogation and why is Boris Johnson using it?, CNN, 28 August 2019: Brexit shock as Queen agrees to suspend UK Parliament, Politico, 28 August 2019: Boris Johnson announces suspension of UK parliament, BBC, 28 August 2019: Parliament to be suspended in September, The Guardian, 28 August 2019: Suspension of parliament: MPs react with fury and Davidson set to quit after Johnson move – live news (Hugh Grant on Twitter), CNN, 28 August 2019: Boris Johnson just took a huge step to ensure Brexit happens on October 31, The Guardian, 28 August 2019: The Guardian view on proroguing parliament: an affront to democracy, Politico.eu, 28 August 2019: Boris Johnson vs. parliament, France24, 29 August 2019: Boris Johnson sparks outrage after forcing suspension of UK parliament, CNN, 29 August 2019: Backlash against Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament before Brexit, BBC, 29 August 2019: Brexit: Next week ‘only opportunity’ to act on no deal, The New York Times, 29 August 2019: Boris Johnson’s Parliament Suspension Prompts Protest and Resignations, The Washington Post, 29 August 2019: Allies of Johnson resign amid outrage over suspension of Parliament, France24, 29 August 2019: Of Backstops, Brextremists and BOBs: A glossary of Brexit terms, The Times, 29 August 2019: A US trade deal can provide a Brexit boost, DW, 29 August 2019: Suspending parliament: Why it couldn’t happen in Germany, Al Jazeera, 29 August 2019: Boris Johnson is clinging to his last chance for glory, Arab News, 29 August 20019: UK’s Brexit divisions widened by Johnson, France24, 30 August 2019: Legal challenge to stop suspension of UK Parliament delayed in Scottish court, Zeit Campus, 30 August 2019: British Youth: Thank you, Boris!, Politico.eu, 31 August 2019: Gordon Brown: Johnson ‘is tearing the country apart’, Irish Times, 31 August 2019: Brussels awaits UK backstop proposals as revolt against Johnson grows (actually, only fools go to a shootout with a jackknife. Bojo does just that: Without new ideas and approaches to deliver, he calls for further negotiations that make no sense in the absence of just these new ideas and approaches. Even N° 10 Downing Street should have noticed by now that it has led itself up to the neck into quagmire and another “Forward!” just leeds deeper into it. On this basis, there can be no negotiations with the EU, no matter how loudly Bojo cry about it), DW, 31 August 2019: UK holds #StopTheCoup rallies against Johnson’s suspension of parliament, The Guardian, 31 August 2019: Thousands protest against Boris Johnson’s parliament shutdown, Irish Times, 31 August 2019: Hard Brexiteers simply don’t know their Irish history, France24, 31 August 2019: ‘Stop the coup!’: Thousands protest Boris Johnson’s suspension of UK parliament, The Guardian, 31 August 2019: Brexit will blind Britain to global initiatives for recovery, BBC, 31 August 2019: Parliament suspension: Thousands protest across the UK, CNN, 31 August 2019: Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament sparks Brexit protests, The Washington Post, 31 August 2019: Brexit protesters bring anger over Parliament end-run to Boris Johnson’s doorstep, Politico.eu, 31 August 2019: Protests across the UK over parliament suspension, Arab News, 31 August 2019: Crowds gather in UK cities to protest Johnson’s Brexit plans, CNN, 1 September 2019: How will a no-deal Brexit hit travel in and out of the UK and Europe?, The Guardian, 1 September 2019: ‘Get Ready for Brexit’: government launches information blitz (Get ready for Brexit), CNN, 1 September 2019: UK minister refuses to rule out ignoring law preventing no-deal Brexit, Saudi Gazette, 1 September 2019: EU’s Barnier says Brexit deal cannot be changed, BBC, 1 September 2019: Laura Kuenssberg: Why is Johnson planning to deselect Tory rebels?, The Guardian, 2 September 2019: Boris Johnson is using threats against his MPs: they should ignore him, BBC, 2 September 2019: Pound sinks after general election speculation, The Guardian, 2 September 2019: Splitting the Tories now is stupid. But Johnson knows only tribal machismo, BBC, 2 September 2019: Brexit: ‘Election in October’ if MPs block no deal, The Guardian, 2 September 2019: The Guardian view on Johnson’s campaign pitch: save my job, The Guardian, 2 September 2019: EU could declare no-deal Brexit a major natural disaster, The Guardian, 2 September 2019: Boris Johnson’s ultimatum: back me or face 14 October election, France24, 3 September 2019: Boris Johnson faces parliamentary rebellion over no-deal Brexit, BBC, 3 September 2019: Brexit: Boris Johnson faces showdown in Parliament, CNN, 3 September 2019: Boris Johnson’s Brexit showdown as Parliament returns from recess, The Guardian, 3 September 2019: Brexit: Tory MP defects to Lib Dems as Boris Johnson makes statement on G7 summit – live news, BBC, 3 September 2019: Brexit: Tory MP defects ahead of crucial no-deal vote, The Guardian, 3 September 2019: ‘He’s a reckless fool’: readers on Johnson’s Commons defeat, BBC, 4 September 2019: Brexit: Slouching Jacob Rees-Mogg lampooned in memes, CNN, 4 September 2019: Boris Johnson demands election after Brexit defeat, The Guardian, 4 September 2019: Brexit: MPs pass bill to prevent no deal amid confusion over amendment to put May’s deal back on table – live news, France24, 4 September 2019: Johnson seeks elections as MPs vote to block no-deal Brexit, BBC, 4 September 2019: Brexit: MPs back bill to block no deal on first vote, Politico.eu, 4 September 2019: Brussels eyes no-deal Brexit amid turmoil in London, The New York Times, 4 September 2019: Brexit’s ‘Doomsday Politics’ Mean Voters May Be Last Chance to Resolve Crisis, The Washington Post, 4 September 2019: Boris Johnson suffers two major losses in Parliament, leaving his governing authority and the terms of Brexit in doubt, Politico.com, 4 September 2019: Boris Johnson loses another battle: Here’s why he might still win the war, The Guardian, 5 September 2019: ‘PM cornered’: how the papers covered Johnson’s horror day in Commons, France24, 5 September 2019: UK lawmakers block PM Johnson’s call for snap election, CNN, 5 September 2019: The ‘mother of parliaments’ is falling apart on live TV, BBC, 5 September 2019: Brexit: Bill designed to stop no-deal ‘will clear Lords’, The Guardian, 5 September 2019: Brexit: Lords agree to push through bill preventing no deal by end of Friday, Arab News, 5 September 2019: Defeated Johnson loses his authority and credibility, Saudi Gazette, 5 September 2019: UK PM Johnson’s brother resigns on eve of Brexit election campaign, Gulf News, 5 September 2019: British politics goes topsy-turvy over Brexit, Irish Times, 5 September 2019: Brexit: Johnson’s room for political manoeuvre narrows, BBC, 5 September 2019: Will Brexit hit Britain’s fresh vegetable supplies?, The Washington Post, 5 September 2019: Boris Johnson will do anything for Brexit. Even destroy his own party., CNN, 6 September 2019: No one thought a UK Prime Minister could be worse than Theresa May. Until now., France24, 6 September 2019: UK’s House of Lords passes bill aimed at blocking no-deal Brexit, NPR, 6 September 2019: Britain’s House Of Lords Approves Bill Blocking No-Deal Brexit, CNN, 7 September 2019: Boris Johnson’s Brexit options are so bad that he might have to call a no-confidence vote in himself, The Guardian, 7 September 2019: MPs ‘checked with EU chiefs over Brexit delay’ before passing bill, Politico.eu, 7 September 2019: ‘Boris Johnson is nothing like Winston Churchill,’ says wartime PM’s grandson, The Guardian, 7 September 2019: Anti-Brexit protesters decry Johnson’s ‘coup’ in cities across UK, Politico.eu, 7 September 2019: Welcome to the EU neighborhood, Britain, The Guardian, 8 September 2019: France threatens to veto further Brexit extension, Politico.eu, 8 September 2019: French minister: EU won’t grant UK Brexit delay as things stand, The Guardian, 8 September 2019: The vices that led Johnson to the top are useless when it comes to wielding power, The Guardian, 9 September 2019: Six ways Boris Johnson could evade block on no-deal Brexit, France24, 9 September 2019: Brexit: ‘No backstop is no deal,’ Irish PM Varadkar says ahead of talks with UK’s Johnson, The Irish Times, 9 September 2019: Brexit: Johnson tells Varadkar a no-deal Brexit ‘would be a failure’, France24, 9 September 2019: House of Commons Speaker to step down by October 31, The Guardian, 9 September 2019: In Brussels, the goodwill Boris Johnson fostered is slowly ebbing away, BBC, 9 September 2019: Brexit: Parliament suspension to go ahead later, The Guardian, 10 September 2019: If Boris Johnson quits, MPs should back Jeremy Corbyn to avoid no deal, France24, 10 September 2019: Brexit at an impasse: What comes next?, The Guardian, 10 September 2019: EU looks to Northern Ireland-only backstop to break Brexit deadlock, CNN, 10 September 2019: UK Parliament is suspended amid scenes of chaos, BBC, 11 September 2019: Why the Scottish court ruling on proroguing Parliament is significant, France24, 11 September 2019: Adding to Brexit chaos, Scottish court rules parliament suspension ‘unlawful’, Gulf Times, 11 September 2019: Brexit in chaos after court rules PM’s suspension of parliament was unlawful, The Guardian, 11 September 2019: Merkel warns of danger to EU of Singapore-style UK on its border, Irish Times, 11 September 2019: Johnson acted ‘unlawfully’ in suspension of parliament, court rules, The Guardian, 11 September 2019: Chaos is being normalised. It is all part of Boris Johnson’s pernicious plan, CNN, 11 September 2019: If Boris Johnson misled the Queen, it would be a bad look. Even for him., CNN, 11 September 2019: UK government releases no-deal Brexit paper — but refuses to publish internal communications, BBC, 12 September 2019: Brexit: Operation Yellowhammer no-deal document published (again, the madness, which is usually triggered by right-wing national socialism and also represented by Bojo and his hardliner, becomes visible: the entire population shall have to live under the same miserable circumstances), The Guardian, 12 September 2019: Brexit: government publishes Operation Yellowhammer documents – live news.

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The Guardian, 12 September 2019: Michel Barnier: no grounds for reopening Brexit talks, France24, 12 September 2019: MP Dominic Grieve: Boris Johnson ‘doesn’t seem to have grasped that a prime minister is not above the law’, The Guardian, 12 September 2019: Passionate politicians took us into Europe. A poisonous press is dragging us out, The Irish Times, 12 September 2019: Explainer: The Boris backstop – an idea not without roadblocks, CNN, 12 September 2019: British politics is turning Trumpian because of Brexit, The Guardian, 12 September 2019: John Bercow: I’ll stop Boris Johnson breaking the law on Brexit, France24, 12 September 2019: EU’s Barnier warns not optimistic of finding Brexit deal, The Guardian, 12 September 2019: Boris Johnson has no right to call himself a one-nation Conservative, The Irish Times, 13 September 2019: Brexit threatens delays on Britain’s ‘bridge’ to Europe, Bloomberg, 13 September 2019: David Cameron Gets His Brexit Revenge on Boris Johnson, The Guardian, 13 September 2019: Cameron accuses Johnson and Gove of behaving appallingly over Brexit, BBC, 14 September 2019: David Cameron: Johnson and Gove behaved ‘appallingly’, CNN, 14 September 2019: Boris Johnson is trapped in a Brexit prison he helped build, Irish Times, 14 September 2019: Cameron ‘truly sorry’ for division that followed Brexit, The Guardian, 14 September 2019: Hopes of clean break with EU are nonsense, says ex-Brexit official, CNN, 14 September 2019: David Cameron says some people ‘will never forgive’ him for Brexit, Saudi Gazette, 14 September 2019: Britain may need a second Brexit referendum, says former PM Cameron, The Washington Post, 14 September 2019: Former British prime minister Cameron says Boris Johnson acted ‘appallingly,’ misled voters on Brexit, The Guardian, 15 September 2019: ‘Johnson is a liar who only backed Leave to help his career’ – David Cameron, The Guardian, 16 September 2019: Cameron may have fought Brexit. But it was his policies that made it happen, CNN, 16 September 2019: Banksy’s chimp-filled Parliament up for sale amid Brexit chaos, BBC, 16 September 2019: Brexit: UK offers no solution to replace backstop, says EU, CNN, 16 September 2019: Johnson cancels press conference appearance amid noisy protests, The Irish Times, 16 September 2019: Brexit: Boris Johnson skips press conference near booing protesters, Politico.eu, 16 September 2019: Johnson no-show lets Xavier Bettel play to the gallery, France24, 16 September 2019: ‘We need more than just words,’ EU official says after Brexit talks, BBC, 16 September 2019: Boris Johnson says EU has had ‘bellyful’ of Brexit process, CNN, 17 September 2019: A high-stakes Brexit court case could force the Queen to pick a side, The Guardian, 17 September 2019: Britons in Europe are being hung out to dry. In Luxembourg, they found their voice, The Guardian, 17 September 2019: Boris Johnson humiliated by Luxembourg PM at ’empty chair’ press conference, The Independent, 17 September 2019: How Europe’s press reported Boris Johnson’s ‘humiliation’ in Luxembourg, The Guardian, 17 September 2019: Corbyn vows to put ‘sensible’ Brexit deal to voters in referendum, The Guardian, 18 September 2019: Boris Johnson ‘surprised’ by level of Irish border checks, Politico.eu, 17 September 2019: Jean-Claude Juncker: Risk of no-deal Brexit is ‘palpable’, The Guardian, 19 September 2019: Even bankers are starting to think Corbyn might be the safe choice now, Politico.eu, 20 September 2019: Unification, not no-deal Brexit, will destroy Ireland, CNN, 23 September 2019: European carmakers say ‘no-deal’ Brexit would be ‘catastrophic’, BBC, 24 September 2019: Supreme Court: Suspending Parliament was unlawful, judges rule, The Guardian, 24 September 2019: Brexit: Boris Johnson says supreme court ruling makes getting deal harder – live news, CNN, 24 September 2019: Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament declared unlawful | Prime Minister says he ‘strongly disagrees’ with decision | Opposition calls for immediate resignation, BBC, 24 September 2019: Supreme Court: Where does defeat leave Boris Johnson?, The Guardian, 24 September 2019: The supreme court judgment is a devastating blow for a failed prime minister, The Guardian, 25 September 2019: Brexit: Boris Johnson says people don’t want a second referendum as he addresses MPs – live news, Politico.eu, 25 September 2019: Everything you need to know about the UK Supreme Court ruling, BBC, 25 September 2019: Parliament suspension: Angry Commons exchanges as MPs return to work, BBC, 25 September 2019: Supreme Court: Pictures from heated Commons debate, NPR, 25 September 2019: British Parliament Returns To Work In The Gathering Shadow Of Brexit, The Guardian, 25 September 2019: MPs trying to force Boris Johnson to seek Brexit extension earlier, Politico.eu, 25 September 2019: Where Boris Johnson went wrong, France24, 26 September 2019: Johnson urges opposition to call confidence vote after shock Supreme Court ruling, CNN, 26 September 2019: Boris Johnson faces fury in Parliament after Brexit showdown, The Guardian, 26 September 2019: Boris Johnson’s brutish parliamentary performance defied all democratic dignity, BBC, 26 September 2019: Johnson urged to apologise over Jo Cox comments, Gulf Times, 26 September 2019: UK PM loses fresh parliamentary vote as tensions rise, BBC, 26 September 2019: Brexit: EU leaders believe new extension is ‘likely’, The Guardian, 26 September 2019: ‘Abuse is virtually constant’: female MPs speak about the threats they face, BBC, 27 September 2019: Parliament: Are threats to MPs widespread?, Irish Times, 27 September 2019: Dominic Cummings: do not be surprised by Brexit anger, Politico.eu, 27 September 2019: Brussels loses faith in ‘volatile’ UK, CNN, 27 September 2019: British politics has been taken over by trolls, The Guardian, 27 September 2019: MPs of all parties must unite to rein in this reckless, divisive government, Irish Times, 27 September 2019: Irish nationalism and unionism have paralysed Westminster, CNN, 28 September 2019: Boris Johnson could be forced out as UK Prime Minister next week, The Guardian, 28 September 2019: Johnson could face no-confidence vote next week to halt no-deal Brexit, CNN, 28 September 2019: For US and UK, the race to melt down may be too close to call, The Guardian, 29 September 2019: I used to think Boris Johnson could get a Brexit deal. Not after last week, NPR, 29 September 2019: David Cameron Calls The Brexit Referendum His ‘Greatest Regret’, The Guardian, 29 September 2019: Europe isn’t the enemy – demonising us is undermining Britain, Irish Times, 30 September 2019: Brexit deal hopes fade as DUP rules out concessions, The Guardian, 1 October 2019: While Johnson plays games, the EU prepares to move on, Irish Times, 1 October 2019: Fintan O’Toole: There is a pretence the British union is to be saved at all costs, The Guardian, 1 October 2019: Boris Johnson’s plans for Irish border checks threaten Brexit talks, Irish Times, 1 October 2019: EU to blame for Border checks after Brexit, says Johnson (and he actually might even believe this nonsense), The Guardian, 1 October 2019: Johnson has run out of road. Other people’s outrage is all he’s got now, Israel Hayom, 3 October 2019: In Britain, Boris is opening the door for Jeremy, The Guardian, 3 October 2019: Boris Johnson’s Brexit speech: preparing for an election, France24, 3 October 2019: UK’s Brexit proposal replacing ‘bridge to nowhere’ Irish backstop sparks guarded EU response, BBC, 3 October 2019: Boris Johnson: Brexit plan ‘genuine attempt to bridge chasm’, The Guardian, 3 October 2019: EU parliament: Boris Johnson Brexit plan not remotely acceptable, Irish Times, 3 October 2019: Brexit: Johnson’s plans ‘fall short’ in number of aspects, Varadkar says, CNN, 3 October 2019: Europe thinks Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan is a trap. They might have a point, The Guardian, 4 October 2019: Not even hallucinogens are enough to believe in Tory backstop fantasy, Irish Times, 4 October 2019: Johnson will send extension letter if no deal by October 19th, court told, The Guardian, 4 October 2019: Johnson will write to EU requesting article 50 extension, court told, The Scotsman, 5 October 2019: ‘Biggest independence march yet’ set for Edinburgh today, BBC, 5 October 2019: Scottish independence: Thousands march in support of Scottish independence, CNN, 5 October 2019: Brexit’s frontline: Why the Irish border matters, France24, 5 October 2019: Angered by Brexit, thousands rally in Edinburgh for Scottish independence, CNN, 6 October 2019: 25 days until ‘Brexit day.’ Here’s how it could play out, The Guardian, 6 October 2019: Boris Johnson is still gambling on winning his Brexit blame game, The Guardian, 6 October 2019: The Guardian view on a changing EU: leaving Britain behind, The Guardian, 7 October 2019: No 10 blames EU as Johnson’s Brexit plan fails to make progress, BBC, 8 October 2019: Is no-deal about to become the PM’s policy?, France24, 8 October 2019: Britain’s Brexit talks with EU appear on verge of collapse, BBC, 8 October 2019: Brexit: Deal ‘essentially impossible’ after PM-Merkel call – No 10, France24, 8 October 2019: EU’s Tusk tells Johnson to stop playing ‘stupid blame game’ on Brexit, CNN, 8 October 2019: Threats against female politicians in Britain are so bad that some have installed panic alarms, The Guardian, 8 October 2019: The Irish border is a matter of life and death, not technology, Arab News, 8 October 2019: Brexit chaos has gone beyond a joke, The Guardian, 8 October 2019: EU may offer to extend deadline for Brexit deal to summer, BBC, 8 October 2019: Brexit: Deal essentially impossible, No 10 source says after PM-Merkel call, The Guardian, 8 October 2019: Boris Johnson’s ‘deal’ has collided with reality. So what now?, BBC, 9 October 2019: Irish PM Leo Varadkar says deal ‘very difficult’ by deadline, The National, 9 October 2019: UK economy faces foreign capital slump with no-deal Brexit, BBC, 9 October 2019: Brexit: Special sitting for MPs to decide UK’s future, The Guardian, 10 October 2019: Nissan: no-deal Brexit would jeopardise entire European business model, Gulf Times, 14 October 2019: Britain, EU enter make-or-break Brexit week, BBC, 14 October 2019: Queen outlines government’s Brexit plan during state opening, France24, 14 October 2019: Brexit on October 31 a ‘priority’ for British government: Queen, The Guardian, 14 October 2019: The Guardian view on the Queen’s speech: show without substance, CNN, 14 October 2019: The Queen just read out Boris Johnson’s stump speech, The Guardian, 14 October 2019: Queen reduced to furious frontwoman for grubby election stunt, BBC, 15 October 2019: Brexit: Talks continuing amid claims deal is close, The Guardian, 15 October 2019: Boris Johnson ‘on brink of Brexit deal’ after border concessions, France24, 17 October 2019: Liveblog: Juncker defends Brexit deal, rules out further extension, Irish Times, 17 October 2019: Brexit deal: Juncker rules out an extension to deadline, The Guardian, 17 October 2019: Juncker seeks to sell Brexit deal by ‘ruling out’ further delay, Politico.eu, 17 October 2019: EU and UK agree draft Brexit deal but obstacles remain, CNN, 17 October 2019: Brexit deal agreed as Boris Johnson arrives for EU summit, France24, 17 October 2019: Northern Ireland’s DUP rejects Brexit deal, threatens EU talks’ optimism, BBC, 17 October 2019: Brexit: EU and UK reach deal but DUP refuses support, Irish Times, 17 October 2019: Brexit deal agreed: Boris Johnson hails great new deal with EU that ‘takes back control’, The Guardian, 17 October 2019: This Brexit deal still won’t ‘get it done’ – only a referendum can do that, Politico.eu, 17 October 2019: Brexit deal faces familiar obstacle — Northern Ireland unionists, NPR, 17 October 2019: Britain’s Boris Johnson Hails New Brexit Deal With EU As Deadline Looms, The National, 17 October 2019: Brexit live: ‘We have a deal’: EU and the UK reach agreement, France24, 17 October 2019: Johnson faces battle in UK parliament after EU leaders back Brexit deal, CNN, 18 October 2019: New Brexit deal is still bad for business and the UK economy, The Guardian, 19 October 2019: Brexit ‘super Saturday’: your guide to the big day, BBC, 19 October 2019: Brexit: Commons set for knife-edge votes on deal, France24, 19 October 2019: Live: British MPs prepare to vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, CNN, 19 October 2019: Brexit vote on Boris Johnson’s deal in Parliament, The Guardian, 19 October 2019: Brexit: Boris Johnson urges MPs to ‘heal rift in British politics’ in vote on new deal – live news, Arab News, 19 October 2019: People should have final say on Brexit – UK’s Labour leader Corbyn, The Guardian, 19 October 2019: EU withdrawal deal: How did your MP vote on the Letwin amendment?, France24, 19 October 2019: Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal mostly ‘cut and pasted’ from May’s, Irish Times, 19 October 2019: Brexit: Amendment to delay vote on deal passed, BBC, 19 October 2019: Brexit: Johnson vows to press on despite defeat over deal delay, The Guardian, 19 October 2019: Boris Johnson’s Super Saturday bubble bursts, France24, 19 October 2019: British MPs vote to postpone crucial Brexit vote, The Guardian, 19 October 2019: MPs put brakes on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal with rebel amendment (it is very brazen by the British Prime Minister to join the House of Commons and, during an international live broadcast of the debate in front of running cameras, say “I will break the law!” (“I will not negotiate a delay with the EU, and neither does the law compel me to do so”) by excluding an application to the EU until 19.10.2019 for an Brexit process extension as required by law. In the “good old days, when there was still the British Empire,” which many Britons still dream of, Johnson would at least have been immediately thrown in the Tower of London with good prospects of losing his head. That this isn’t the case, should even signal the Tories that the “good, old time” are not only over, but actually already history since a long time), CNN, 19 October 2019: What happened with Brexit on Super Saturday, and what happens next?, France24, 19 October 2019: Boris Johnson ‘to send Brexit delay request’ after setback in UK parliament, BBC, 19 October 2019: Brexit: PM sends letter to Brussels seeking further delay, CNN, 19 October 2019: Johnson asked EU leaders for a Brexit delay. He also told them not to grant it., The Guardian, 20 October 2019: Labour could back Brexit bill if second referendum attached, says Starmer, BBC, 20 October 2019: Brexit: Johnson ‘has the numbers’ in Commons to pass deal, says Raab, The Guardian, 20 October 2019: Boris Johnson could be held in contempt of court over Brexit letter, Politico.com, 20 October 2019: EU27 ponder how to deal with UK request for Brexit delay, The Guardian, 20 October 2019: EU will wait until MPs debate Brexit deal to make extension decision, The Guardian, 20 October 2019: Europe is fed up with Brexit, but it’s still best for all if Britain stays in, CNN, 21 October 2019: It’s another crunch week for Brexit (no, we really mean it this time), The Guardian, 21 October 2019: Johnson to push for ‘yes or no’ vote on deal as Labour woos rebel Tories – live news, BBC, 21 October 2019: Sir John Curtice: Do voters support Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal?, BBC, 21 October 2019: Brexit: No 10 to push again for vote on Boris Johnson’s deal, The Guardian, 21 October 2019: John Bercow denies Boris Johnson second vote on Brexit deal, CNN, 22 October 2019: Boris Johnson in last push to get deal through, The Guardian, 22 October 2019: Juncker says Brexit a ‘waste of time and energy’ as Johnson tries to ram through deal – live news (especially as “after Brexit” will mean, that the real negotiation works are only about to start. It will take many, many years, to come to terms in detail. Instead of wasting time and money on the Brexit nonsense, the Brits should become sober, and instead work hard on acceptable “remain” terms and conditions), Politico.eu, 22 October 2019: Jean-Claude Juncker: Brexit has been a ‘waste of time and energy’, France24, 22 October 2019: UK MPs reject Johnson’s Brexit bill timetable, making Oct. 31 exit unlikely, The Guardian, 22 October 2019: EU signals it is likely to give UK a Brexit delay up to 31 January, BBC, 22 October 2019: Brexit bill ‘in limbo’ as MPs reject timetable, The Guardian, 22 October 2019: Remain is now a political identity that will shape Britain long after Brexit, CNN, 22 October 2019: Johnson wants to get Brexit done by Halloween. It’s going to be a nightmare, Politico.eu, 22 October 2019: Brexit is no laughing matter. No, Brexit is hysterical..

As a small pause filler during the never ending stage play called “Brexit”, the British came up with the idea to hold early House of Commons elections on 12 December 2019: BBC, 23 October 2019: PM to push for election if EU offers longer delay, Politico.eu, 23 October 2019: German MPs demand compensation for UK customs cash-in, Irish Times, 23 October 2019: Brexit: Varadkar and Tusk support extension with option to leave early, Reuters, 23 October 2019: Second Brexit referendum would keep Britain in EU: Virgin’s Branson, Haaretz, 23 October 2019: The Real Danger That Brexit Poses for Israel, Politico.eu, 24 October 2019: Brexit, Brexit go away, come again another day, BBC, 24 October 2019: EU extension decision expected on Friday, The National, 25 October 2019: EU agrees to Brexit extension but defers decision on delay length, Jerusalem Post, 25 October 2019: British Jews would rather have a no-deal Brexit than a Corbyn-led government, survey finds, Jerusalem Post, 26 October 2019: British Jews favor no-deal Brexit over Corbyn-led government – survey, Gulf Times, 26 October 2019: EU states postpone decision on Brexit delay, CNN, 26 October 2019: The UK has messed up Brexit. Now Boris Johnson is trapped in hell, BBC, 27 October 2019: Brexit negotiators removed ‘adequate’ from worker rights plan, The Guardian, 27 October 2019: Turkeys won’t vote for Christmas when the polls are telling them they’ll be stuffed, The Guardian, 27 October 2019: Brexit: EU prepares to grant UK three-month extension, France24, 28 October 2019: EU agrees to further delay Brexit until January 31, BBC, 28 October 2019: European leaders agree extension to 31 January, CNN, 28 October 2019: Boris Johnson fails — again — to secure an early election, The Guardian, 28 October 2019: Boris Johnson abandons Brexit bill in new push for December election, BBC, 29 October 2019: PM to try again for 12 December election after MPs reject plan, The Guardian, 29 October 2019: UK election date: which party wants what, and why does it matter?, BBC, 29 October 2019: UK set for 12 December general election after MPs’ vote, The Guardian, 29 October 2019: Brexit: MPs vote for general election on 12 December – live news, France24, 29 October 2019: British MPs vote for December election to break Brexit deadlock, Politico.eu, 29 October 2019: UK sets course for December general election, Al Jazeera, 29 October 2019: ‘Brexhaustion’: Voters doubt election will break Brexit impasse, BBC, 30 October 2019: Leaders in pre-election clash over NHS, Brexit and economy, CNN, 30 October 2019: Everything you need to know about the UK general election on December 12, The Guardian, 30 October 2019: General election: Corbyn challenges Johnson to TV debates – live news, Politico.eu, 30 October 2019: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn practice their election lines, The Guardian, 31 October 2019: Trump says parts of Johnson’s deal would obstruct US-UK trade agreement – live news, Times of Israel, 31 October 2019: End of an Orderrrr! UK Commons speaker John Bercow bows out, The Guardian, 31 October 2019: Like Donald Trump, Boris Johnson is a politician who deserves to be booed, Times of Israel, 31 October 2019: Polls: Despite mixed opinions on Brexit, 93% of UK Jews won’t vote for Labour, The Guardian, 31 October 2019: Trump says Johnson and Farage could form ‘unstoppable force’, Jerusalem Post, 31 October 2019: If Corbyn wins, Jewish life ‘as we know it’ will be in danger, Rabbi says (BBC, 25 July 2018: Jewish newspapers unite against Labour ‘threat’), The Guardian, 31 October 2019: Jewish group removes campaigning support for Labour in election, BBC, 1 November 2019: General election 2019: Farage calls on Johnson to ‘build Leave alliance’, CNN, 1 November 2019: Donald Trump weighs in on UK election backing Boris Johnson, The Guardian, 1 November 2019: Farage to Johnson: join forces or Brexit party will contest every seat, The Guardian, 2 November 2019: Super-rich prepare to leave UK ‘within minutes’ if Labour wins election, The Guardian, 2 November 2019: The more Nigel Farage plays Brexiters for fools, the more they seem to like it, The Guardian, 2 November 2019: Johnson ‘knew about Vote Leave’s illegal overspend’, says MP, BBC, 3 November 2019: General election 2019: Nigel Farage will not stand as candidate, The Guardian, 3 November 2019: Boris Johnson apologises to Tory members for deadline extension, Politico.eu, 3 November 2019: Nigel Farage says he will not fight a seat in UK election, The Guardian, 4 November 2019: Juncker: Boris Johnson told ‘so many lies’ in EU referendum campaign, France24, 4 November 2019: UK Parliament to elect new speaker after John Bercow’s departure, The Guardian, 4 November 2019: PM accused of cover-up over report on Russian meddling in UK politics, The Guardian, 5 November 2019: Brexiters evoking Ireland’s civil war should be careful what they wish for, The Guardian, 5 November 2019: Johnson delay on Russia dossier helps Putin, says Litvinenko widow, CNN, 6 November 2019: The UK will never get the US trade deal it wants, The Guardian, 6 November 2019: It’s not just Britain that’s breaking up, Europe is too, The Guardian, 8 November 2019: Johnson accused of misleading public over Brexit deal after NI remarks, CNN, 9 November 2019: Delivering Brexit has been impossible. Stopping it will be even harder, Irish Times, 9 November 2019: Fintan O’Toole: What will EU demand for supporting us on Brexit?, The Guardian, 9 November 2019: Many Jews want Boris Johnson out. But how can we vote for Jeremy Corbyn?, BBC, 11 November 2019: General election 2019: Brexit Party will not stand in Tory seats, The Guardian, 11 November 2019: Brexit party will not contest 317 Tory-won seats, Farage says, The Washington Post, 11 November 2019: Nigel Farage offers Boris Johnson a truce, boosting prospects for Conservatives in December election, The Guardian, 15 November 2019: ‘CVs at bottom of pile’: Britons in EU say Brexit is taking its toll, Times of Israel, 15 November 2019: How bad would it get? Month before vote, UK Jews worry over a Corbyn government, The Guardian, 16 November 2019: Police assessing claims that Tories offered peerages to Brexit party, Jerusalem Post, 16 November 2019: UK public figures, writer John le Carré oppose Corbyn due to antisemitism, The Guardian, 16 November 2019: General election: focus on freedom of movement as Labour debates manifesto – live news, BBC, 16 November 2019: General election 2019: Police ‘assessing’ call for peerage claim probe, Irish Times, 17 November 2019: Corbyn’s nationalisation plans will freeze investment, UK business warns, The Guardian, 17 November 2019: Scientists and climate advisers condemn Tory environmental record, The Guardian, 18 November 2019: Boris Johnson to shelve planned cut in corporation tax, The Guardian, 18 November 2019: Johnson’s Brexit would devastate business – the CBI must be hoping that he’s lying, BBC, 18 November 2019: The obscure groups buying up Facebook election ads, Politico.eu, 18 November 2019: In Scotland, Remain vs. Leave is not just about the EU, Irish Times, 19 November 2019: Fintan O’Toole: Brexit not the pure shining prize it once seemed, France24, 19 November 2019: Britain’s health service becomes election battleground amid ‘crisis’ fears, BBC, 19 November 2019: Leaders go head-to-head in first TV debate, The Guardian, 19 November 2019: The election debate: who came out on top? The panel verdict, The Guardian, 19 November 2019: The Guardian view on the TV election debate: political theatre needs a new script, BBC, 20 November 2019: Johnson and Corbyn clash over Brexit, CNN, 20 November 2019: The UK’s election debate shows Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn need to get better at politics, The Guardian, 21 November 2019: With the polls offering little in the way of hope, Corbyn goes for broke, BBC, 21 November 2019: Labour eyes ‘radical’ plan for companies, Politico.com, 21 November 2019: UK Labour’s manifesto explained, The Guardian, 21 November 2019: Jeremy Corbyn launches most radical Labour manifesto in decades, BBC, 23 November 2019: Corbyn defends ‘neutral’ Brexit stance, Gulf Times, 23 November 2019: UK’s Labour vows action on ‘tax and wage cheat’ multinationals, Irish Times, 23 November 2019: Dear Britain… Love, Ireland. Your open letters to UK voters, CNN, 24 November 2019: Donald Trump is unpopular in Britain. That’s why he’s being used to attack Boris Johnson, The Guardian, 24 November 2019: Boris Johnson launches Tory manifesto with 50,000 nurses pledge, The Guardian, 25 November 2019: Scotland’s election results could dramatically change Northern Ireland’s future, Politico.eu, 25 November 2019: All I want for Christmas is Brexit, The Guardian, 25 November 2019: We now know the Boris Johnson blueprint: crisis, inequality and division, The Guardian, 26 November 2019: Antisemitism and Labour: everything you need to know, CNN, 26 November 2019: British Jews ‘gripped by anxiety’ at prospect of Labour government, says chief rabbi, The Washington Post, 26 November 2019: Britain’s chief rabbi blasts Labour Party for anti-Semitic ‘poison’, Times of Israel, 26 November 2019: Jeremy Corbyn declines to apologize to Jews over Labour anti-Semitism, Jerusalem Post, 26 November 2019: Labour’s failures over antisemitism: The chickens come home to roost, France24, 26 November 2019: If Tories win UK elections, Johnson’s ‘preposterous’ Brexit plans threaten no-deal, The Guardian, 27 November 2019: Jeremy Corbyn reveals dossier ‘proving NHS up for sale’, CNN, 28 November 2019: Jeremy Corbyn was once a radical outsider. Now he has the chance to transform the UK, Politico.com, 28 November 2019: Leaked papers hint at post-Brexit trade priorities for UK, US, France24, 28 November 2019: ‘Our democracy is under threat’, former Cambridge Analytica employee tells FRANCE 24, Haaretz, 28 November 2019: Boris Johnson Won’t Protect the Jews, Either, Politico.eu, 29 November 2019: Six charts that explain the UK’s digital election campaign, The Guardian, 29 November 2019: How the right’s radical thinktanks reshaped the Conservative party, Politico.eu, 29 November 2019: Boris Johnson struggles with questions on trade deals and trust, The Washington Post, 30 November 2019: Trump isn’t running in Britain’s election. That hasn’t stopped him from getting in the middle., Haaretz, 1 December 2019: Toughest Job in This U.K. Election? Being a Jewish Labour Party Candidate in a Jewish Area, DW, 1 December 2019: London Bridge attack becomes election issue, Haaretz, 1 December 2019: Toughest Job in This U.K. Election? Being a Jewish Labour Party Candidate in a Jewish Area, The Guardian, 1 December 2019: How accurate were Johnson’s Andrew Marr interview claims?, The Guardian, 1 December 2019: The Guardian view on Boris Johnson’s fact-free claims: dodging responsibility on terror attack, CNN, 1 December 2019: Boris Johnson is trying to avoid a one-on-one meeting with Trump. Here’s why, BBC, 2 December 2019: Could the UK and EU sort a trade deal in months?, Politico.eu, 2 December 2019: Trump timebomb lands in UK election campaign, Politico.eu, 3 December 2019: Jeremy Corbyn apologizes for ‘everything’ in Labour anti-Semitism row, The Guardian, 4 December 2019: How Boris Johnson and Brexit are Berlusconifying Britain, CNN, 4 December 2019: Boris Johnson sticks with UK digital tax plan despite the risk of US tariffs, The Guardian, 4 December 2019: The Guardian view on Trump and Johnson: a toxic alliance, CNN, 5 December 2019: UK Election 2019: The vote that could destroy the United Kingdom, Arab News, 5 December 2019: Israel’s foreign minister says he hopes Corbyn loses British election, Al Jazeera, 5 December 2019: Why as a Palestinian I support Corbyn’s Labour, Israel Hayom, 6 December 2019: The single-issue nature of upcoming British election can make it unpredictable, Politico.eu, 6 December 2019: Senior UK diplomat in US quits over Brexit ‘half-truths’, Al Jazeera, 7 December 2019: Is Jeremy Corbyn a ‘threat’ to British Jews?, France24, 7 December 2019: Johnson, Corbyn go head-to-head in final debate before UK poll, BBC, 7 December 2019: Divisive UK campaign reaches climax, CNN, 7 December 2019: Boris Johnson is hiding from scrutiny. It might win him the election, Politico.eu, 7 December 2019: EU moves away from promise of post-Brexit trade deal in 2020, Arab News, 7 December 2019: ‘Get Brexit Done’ is just more misleading Boris bluster, Times of Israel, 8 December 2019: UK Conservative party probing 3 candidates for anti-Semitism, Politico.eu, 5 December 2019: Britain’s ‘hold-your-nose’ election, Gulf Times, 7 December 2019: UK minister says concerned about election interference after leak of documents linked to Russia, The Guardian, 8 December 2019: Labour antisemitism row may affect election result, says McDonnell, The Guardian, 8 December 2019: James Cleverly apologises over Tory Islamophobia and racism allegations, The Guardian, 8 December 2019: Boris Johnson admits there will be some customs checks after Brexit, Gulf Times, 8 December 2019: ‘Nervous’ PM Johnson promises Brexit and less immigration ahead of election, The Guardian, 9 December 2019: Whoever wins this week, the Tories should worry about their future, CNN, 9 December 2019: Boris Johnson is playing with fire in Northern Ireland, The Guardian, 9 December 2019: Farage appeared with antisemitic pastor on US web radio show, Politico.eu, 9 December 2019: Northern Irish leader says Boris Johnson broke his word on Brexit, The Guardian, 9 December 2019: ‘Get Brexit done’ is this election’s biggest lie, Politico.eu, 10 December 2019: Northern Ireland’s pro-Brexit unionists avoid talk of Europe, NPR, 11 December 2019: Britain Holds Another Election To Determine Brexit And The U.K.’s Future, The Guardian, 11 December 2019: Scared of Corbyn? As a black Jewish woman I’m terrified of Johnson, The New York Times, 11 December 2019: Jeremy Corbyn, U.K. Labour Leader, Races to Close Election Gap, Politico.eu, 11 December 2019: UK’s election: The essential guide, BBC, 11 December 2019: Free trade deals ‘won’t offset leaving EU’, Al Jazeera, 11 December 2019: UK braces for critical election called to break Brexit deadlock, The Guardian, 12 December 2019: General election 2019: nation faces ‘historic’ choice – polling day live news, BBC, 12 December 2019: Latest as UK voters head to the polls, NPR, 12 December 2019: U.K. Holds A Pivotal General Election, And Voters Bring Their Dogs To The Polls, Politico.eu, 12 December 2019: UK election: Live blog, France24, 12 December 2019: Conservatives predicted to win large majority in UK general election, exit poll says, CNN, 12 December 2019: Exit polls project Boris Johnson to win clear majority, Haaretz, 12 December 2019: ‘Thanks to Corbyn, There’s Never Been as Much Unity Among British Jews’, The Guardian, 12 December 2019: What time will we know who won? Hour-by-hour election night guide, CNN, 13 December 2019: UK Election results 2019, CNBC, 13 December 2019: ‘Celebrate Boris!‘: Trump lauds Johnson’s UK election victory, hints at a ‘massive’ trade deal, The Guardian, 13 December 2019: Trump welcomes Tory win with promise of ‘massive’ trade deal, The Guardian, 13 December 2019: Corbyn revels in defeat while Johnson packs his victory speech with lies (overall, the WTO rules only apply to a limited extent after Boris’ buddy Donnie has paralyzed them), BBC, 13 December 2019: Boris Johnson to meet the Queen, France24, 13 December 2019: UK’s Johnson vows to ‘get Brexit done on time’ after crushing election victory, The Guardian, 13 December 2019: Bombastic Boris Johnson wins huge majority on promise to ‘get Brexit done’, BBC, 13 December 2019: Election results 2019: Boris Johnson hails ‘new dawn’ after historic victory, France24, 13 December 2019: EU ‘ready’ for next round of Brexit after Johnson win, The Guardian, 13 December 2019: Brexit: EU leaders call for swift ratification after Tory victory, Politico.eu, 12 December 2019: Digging into the Remainers’ dirty secret, The Guardian, 13 December 2019: Clashing egos and ‘policy incontinence’: inside Labour’s campaign, France24, 13 December 2019: The rise of Boris Johnson: from bumbling journalist to landslide election winner.

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So now the next act of the Brexit Theater can start: The next stop is on 31 January 2020, followed by up to eight years of exit and adjustment negotiations, if everything works and can be implemented. Otherwise it can easily become 10 years and more. A retreat to WTO rules, as BoJo has in mind, will only be moderate, especially since his US buddy Donnie has ensured that the WTO is increasingly unable to act (The Economist, 28 November 2019: The twilight of the WTO: The trading system’s referee is about to leave the field, Al Jazeera, 30 November 2019: The WTO 20 years after the ‘battle of Seattle’, The Guardian, 8 December 2019: WTO faces crisis over settlement disputes unless Trump backs off, The Diplomat, 12 December 2019: Trump’s War on the World Trade Organization, DW, 30 December 2019: US, China and Germany profit most from global free trade, says WTO, WTO, 1 January 2020: The WTO’s 25 years of achievement and challenges). The intended goal of having an agreement with the EU at the end of 2020 seems more like a desperate attempt to maintain the lie construct of the Brexiteers of recent years. It cannot be achieved, or only to a limited extent, by agreeing points on which there is already broad agreement, and negotiating the remaining points, of which there are many, in the following years: The Guardian, 13 December 2019: Scottish independence vote a ‘democratic right’, says Sturgeon, Politico.eu, 13 December 2019: After Tory election romp, EU adopts new Brexit slogan, DW, 13 December 2019: Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon presses for independence vote, Politico.eu, 13 December 2019: What Boris Johnson’s victory means for Brexit, BBC, 13 December 2019: Three key economic questions for Boris Johnson, Politico.eu, 13 December 2019: 5 reasons Boris Johnson’s victory could break the Union, The New York Times, 13 December 2019: Brexit’s Advance Opens a New Trade Era, Politico.eu, 13 December 2019: We’re all living in Dominic Cummings’ world now, Jerusalem Post, 14 December 2019: British Jewry breathes a sigh of relief after Corbyn defeated, The Guardian, 14 December 2019: BBC staff express fear of public distrust after election coverage, The Washington Post, 14 December 2019: After his big win, Boris Johnson could embrace pragmatism over divisiveness, The Guardian, 14 December 2019: The battle for EU membership is lost, but a European England is still possible, Politico.eu, 14 December 2019: Sturgeon cites ‘mandate’ for Scottish referendum, The Guardian, 14 December 2019: EU looks at extending Brexit transition period beyond 2020, France24, 14 December 2019: Scotland’s campaign for a new independence referendum begins, The Guardian, 14 December 2019: The election in the media: against evasion and lies, good journalism is all we have, The Times, 14 December 2019: The real test for Johnson is just beginning, Politico.eu, 15 December 2019: Jeremy Corbyn: ‘I take my responsibility’ for defeat, The Guardian, 15 December 2019: ‘I own this disaster’: John McDonnell tries to shield Corbyn, BBC, 15 December 2019: Labour leadership takes blame over result, Arab News, 15 December 2019: Fears of Islamophobia in the UK even as record number of Muslim MPs elected , Gulf Times, 15 December 2019: UK PM Johnson eyes parliament vote before Christmas to ‘get Brexit done’, Al Arabiya, 15 December 2019: UK’s PM Johnson plans big shakeup of government, civil service: Reports, The Guardian, 16 December 2019: Watch out, Whitehall. Dominic Cummings has some tough love in store for us, Politico.eu, 16 December 2019: David Davis: UK will diverge from EU trade rules, BBC, 16 December 2019: MPs’ vote on Brexit bill planned for Friday, The New York Times, 16 December 2019: With Echoes of Trump, Boris Johnson Scorns the BBC, CNN, 16 December 2019: Boris Johnson may go after the BBC’s funding, BBC, 16 December 2019: Queen’s Speech: What is it and why is it important?, Politico.eu, 17 December 2019: Von der Leyen: EU and UK to launch talks on future relationship ‘ASAP’, The Guardian, 17 December 2019: Boris Johnson’s Brexit extension block ‘will limit UK options’, Politico.eu, 17 December 2019: Here comes European protectionism, The Guardian, 17 December 2019: Why does Boris Johnson want to prevent a transition period extension?, Politico.eu, 17 December 2019: Britain’s Yellow Jacket election: The great new divide in the UK’s electoral map is ‘Metropolis versus Periphery.’, The Guardian, 17 December 2019: Will the UK really turn into ‘Singapore-on-Thames’ after Brexit?, BBC, 17 December 2019: Brexit bill to rule out extension to transition period, Al Jazeera, 17 December 2019: ‘Deeply damaging’: Anger as Boris Johnson plans ‘anti-BDS’ law, The Guardian, 18 December 2019: Cliff-edge Brexit will hurt UK more than EU, says Von der Leyen, Politico.eu, 18 December 2019: UK seeks new powers for judges to reject EU court rulings, France24, 19 December 2019: Queen Elizabeth II opens Parliament with speech laying out Johnson’s Brexit plans, BBC, 19 December 2019: Queen’s Speech: Brexit and NHS dominate government agenda, Politico.eu, 19 December 2019: EU countries gear up for post-Brexit trade battle, The Guardian, 19 December 2019: Queen’s speech: NHS funding and terrorist sentencing at centre of plans, Politico.eu, 19 December 2019: Boris Johnson launches Brexit-focused plan for government, Gulf Times, 19 December 2019: PM sets sights on quick Brexit with ‘radical’ agenda, BBC, 20 December 2019: Latest as MPs debate Brexit deal, The Guardian, 20 December 2019: Boris Johnson asks UK to ‘move on’ from Brexit as MPs debate withdrawal bill, Politico.eu, 20 December 2019: Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill passes Commons vote, The Guardian, 20 December 2019: Johnson will break his Brexit promises. Labour must be forensic in exposing this, CNN, 20 December 2019: Brexit set for January after Boris Johnson’s deal is approved by Parliament, The Guardian, 20 December 2019: Parliament passes withdrawal agreement bill by 124 majority, France24, 20 December 2019: UK lawmakers pass Johnson’s Brexit bill, pave way to EU exit, BBC, 20 December 2019: MPs back Boris Johnson’s plan to leave EU on 31 January, CNN, 21 December 2019: Brexit was a distraction. Now Europe is facing a hellish 2020, Politico.eu, 22 December 2019: 3 AI scenarios that keep Dominic Cummings awake at night, The Guardian, 24 December 2019: Queen’s Christmas message: ‘2019 has been quite bumpy’, The New York Times, 24 December 2019: Queen’s Christmas Message Acknowledges a ‘Bumpy’ Year for U.K., The Guardian, 24 December 2019: With its lurch to the right, Britain is no longer special in Europe, The Guardian, 24 December 2019: London expected to co-host next stage of post-Brexit negotiations, The Guardian, 24 December 2019: Brexit discourse contributed to death of Jo Cox, says bishop, BBC, 26 December 2019: Timmermans ‘love letter’ says UK always welcome back in EU, The Guardian, 26 December 2019: Post-Brexit UK always welcome back in EU, says Timmermans, The Guardian, 27 December 2019: Brexit talks: EU chief questions feasibility of Johnson’s time limit, The Guardian, 27 December 2019: How Brexit has battered Britain’s reputation for good government, The Guardian, 27 December 2019: Will Brexit spell the end of English as an official EU language?, The National, 28 December 2019: Deadline for trade talks with UK may need to be extended, EU chief warns, The Guardian, 29 December 2019: EU accused of seeking to cut funds for poor in post-Brexit cost savings, The Guardian, 29 December 2019: ‘Get Brexit done’? We’re not even allowed to mention it, The Irish Times, 30 December 2019: Johnson will abandon pledge on Brexit transition period – Hogan, Politico.eu, 30 December 2019: Honorable friends: Awards for Europe’s politicians, The Guardian, 30 December 2019: Boris Johnson will have to break his promise not to extend transition, EU trade commissioner claims – live news, The Irish Times, 30 December 2019: Phil Hogan: ‘A no-deal Brexit would pour salt into the wounds’, Politico.eu, 1 January 2020: Boris Johnson promises a decade of prosperity, The Guardian, 6 January 2020: Northern Ireland firms could seek £100m Brexit compensation, The New York Times, 6 January 2020: Johnson’s Balancing Act With Trump and Europe on Iran, The Economist, 7 January 2020: More Britons than ever are seeking EU passports, Politico.eu, 8 January 2020: Boris Johnson criticized for hands-off approach to Iran crisis, BBC, 8 January 2020: Full UK-EU trade deal ‘impossible’ by deadline – von der Leyen, The Guardian, 8 January 2020: Ursula von der Leyen: UK deadline makes full Brexit deal impossible, Politico.eu, 8 January 2020: Von der Leyen: EU to pursue ‘unprecedented’ deal with UK, Irish Times, 8 January 2020: Johnson signals ‘no alignment’ with European Court of Justice, Politico.eu, 8 January 2020: Salami tactics loom for Brexit trade talks, Gulf Times, 8 January 2020: Britain’s Prince Harry, Meghan to step back as ‘senior’ royals, France24, 9 January 2020: British lawmakers poised to seal Brexit deal, The Guardian, 9 January 2020: It’s 2020 – so where’s the paradise politicians promised us?, Irish Times, 9 January 2020: EU’s Barnier says it will take more than a year to agree full deal with UK, The National, 9 January 2020: Stop blaming Meghan: Old-fashioned Britain was never going to accept a progressive royal female, The Guardian, 10 January 2020: Meghan returns to Canada as Queen calls for ‘workable solution’, BBC, 10 January 2020: Prince Harry and Meghan: Duchess returns to Canada as Queen seeks solution, France24, 10 January 2020: Queen Elizabeth demands swift response to ‘Megxit’, BBC, 10 January 2020: Prince Harry and Meghan ‘step back’: Your questions answered, The Guardian, 10 January 2020: Northern Ireland: Sinn Féin backs deal to restore power sharing, CNN, 10 January 2020: Coming or going, Meghan gets the blame — and it’s because of her race, The Times, 10 January 2020: Harry and Meghan: Palace insiders dismiss claim that couple were frozen out, Irish Times, 10 January 2020: Sinn Féin to re-enter power-sharing in Northern Ireland, Gulf Times, 10 January 2020: Boris Johnson under pressure from business over post-Brexit trade deal, Politico.eu, 10 January 2020: Michel Barnier’s new right hand, BBC, 11 January 2020: Queen and Prince Harry to hold talks over Sussexes’ future, The Guardian, 11 January 2020: Harry and Meghan: Queen calls senior royals to crisis summit, The Guardian, 11 January 2020: Brexit deal: EU may threaten ‘to block’ City’s access to its markets, The Guardian, 11 January 2020: Beware a closing of the British mind if we abandon European endeavours, The Guardian, 13 January 2020: Johnson hails ‘incredible time’ for region as he visits Northern Ireland, France24, 13 January 2020: Queen agrees to let Harry and Meghan ‘live a more independent life’, The Guardian, 13 January 2020: Irish border issue could land UK in court, report finds, CNN, 13 January 2020: Queen agrees on ‘period of transition’ for Harry and Meghan, The Guardian, 13 January 2020: Queen gives reluctant blessing to Harry and Meghan’s plans, BBC, 14 January 2020: Queen agrees ‘transition’ to new role for Harry and Meghan, BBC, 14 January 2020: Scottish independence: Johnson rejects Sturgeon’s indyref2 demand, The Guardian, 14 January 2020: Boris Johnson refuses to grant Scotland powers to hold independence vote, Politico.eu, 14 January 2020: Boris Johnson rejects Scottish government request for second independence referendum, Politico.com, 14 January 2020: Barnier: Goods entering Northern Ireland from Britain will be checked after Brexit, Politico.eu, 16 January 2020: 12 Americans who tried to ruin the British monarchy, The Guardian, 16 January 2020: Food security plan after Brexit: biggest shake-up to farming in 40 years, Politico.eu, 16 January 2020: Last choucroute in Strasbourg: Brit MEPs say goodbye, Daily Star, 16 January 2020: ‘Meghan Markle’s turned Prince Harry into a frog – strip the spoilt idiots of titles’, Politico.eu, 16 January 2020: EU to UK: You’re history, BBC, 18 January 2020: ‘No alignment’ with EU on regulation, Javid tells business, NPR, 18 January 2020: White House Calls Impeachment Process ‘Highly Partisan And Reckless’, France24, 18 January 2020: Paris Opera musicians serenade public in pension reform protest, The Guardian, 18 January 2020: Johnson to cabinet: shape up or I’ll sack you within weeks, NPR, 18 January 2020: Harry And Meghan Are No Longer Working Members Of The Royal Family, Palace Says, Politico.eu, 18 January 2020: UK to celebrate Brexit with flags and ‘light display’, BBC, 19 January 2020: Harry and Meghan: PM says the country wishes them well for the future, The Guardian, 19 January 2020: With Brexit imminent, what are the chances of a UK trade deal with China?, CNN, 19 January 2020: Harry and Meghan are giving up royal titles and state funding. Here’s what that means, The National, 19 January 2020: Harry and Meghan ‘cheapening’ UK royal family, says Thomas Markle, Politico.eu, 19 January 2020: Johnson tells Putin UK-Russia relations still poisoned, The Guardian, 20 January 2020: Unsettled status: EU citizens want card to prove right to stay in UK, Politico.eu, 20 January 2020: EU threatens fines or trade sanctions if UK reneges on Brexit deal, The Guardian, 20 January 2020: It’s not just British leavers – the rest of Europe is responsible for Brexit, too, Politico.eu, 22 January 2020: Brexit Britain faces the gunboats, Politico.eu, 22 January 2020: 5 things to know about the EU’s Brexit negotiating stance, Reuters, 23 January 2020: Brexit brings jobs boost – for Germany, Politico.eu, 23 January 2020: European Commission, Council presidents sign Brexit deal, BBC, 24 January 2020: Article 13: UK will not implement EU copyright law, Politico.eu, 24 January 2020: Boris Johnson signs Brexit deal, The Guardian, 25 January 2020: Exclusive: John Bercow on friends, enemies and the drama of Brexit, The Sunday Times, 26 January 2020: Why our European Union marriage was troubled from the start, Arab News, 25 January 2020: Boris goes to Washington, The Guardian, 26 January 2020: Observer special report: Farewell Europe: the long road to Brexit, BBC, 26 January 2020: Zero tariff, zero quota aim for trade talks, says Barclay, The Guardian, 27 January 2020: EU sombre as UK prepares to end 47 years of membership, Politico.eu, 27 January 2020: Irish PM: EU will have ‘upper hand’ in Brexit trade talks, The Guardian, 27 January 2020: Brexit explained: how it happened and what comes next, Politico.eu, 27 January 2020: Barnier: Brexit checks between Britain and Northern Ireland ’indispensable’, The Guardian, 27 January 2020: Britons in EU urge Barnier not to use them as bargaining chips, Gulf Times, 28 January 2020: EU, Britain must ‘rebuild’ after Brexit, says Barnier, France24, 27 January 2020: ‘Brexit will be a matter of damage limitation’, says EU’s chief negotiator, Politico.eu, 29 January 2020: Heiko Maas: UK must pledge ‘zero unfair competition’ to get ‘zero tariffs’ Brexit trade deal, The Guardian, 29 January 2020: EU vessels will no longer have automatic access to UK fishing waters, BBC, 29 January 2020: European Parliament: MEPs set to approve Brexit deal in historic vote, The Guardian, 29 January 2020: The Britons getting out before Brexit ‘drawbridge’ goes up, France24, 29 January 2020: British MEPs pack their bags ahead of Brexit, BBC, 29 January 2020: European Parliament overwhelmingly backs terms of UK’s exit, The Guardian, 29 January 2020: MEPs approve withdrawal agreement after emotional debate and claims UK will return – live news, Politico.eu, 29 January 2020: European Parliament approves Brexit deal, The Guardian, 29 January 2020: The highs and lows of Britain’s 47 years in the EEC and EU, France24, 29 January 2020: European Parliament gives final approval to Brexit deal, The Guardian, 29 January 2020: MEPs ratify UK withdrawal agreement, The Times, 29 January 2020: Brexiteers who won their fight for ‘independence’, Irish Times, 29 January 2020: MEPs overwhelmingly endorse Brexit deal giving UK go-ahead to leave EU, The Times, 29 January 2020: Brexit timeline: key moments on the road to Britain’s exit from the EU, Irish Times, 29 January 2020: The Irish Times view on future EU-UK ties: roadblocks ahead, Politico.eu, 28 January 2020: Brexit means rightward shift for the European Parliament, Politico.eu, 29 January 2020: Pomp, tears and bagpipes as Parliament ratifies Brexit treaty, France24, 29 January 2020: European Parliament gives final approval to Brexit deal, bids farewell with ‘Auld Lang Syne’, Gulf Times, 29 January 2020: Trump’s Mideast peace plan draws criticism, Politico.eu, 29 January 2020: Britain leaves its mark on Europe, CNN, 30 January 2020: Watch MEPs sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ after Brexit deal passes, The Guardian, 30 January 2020: How has Brexit vote affected UK economy? January verdict, The Economist, 30 January 2020: A weaker post-Brexit Britain looks to America: Good luck with that, Politico.eu, 30 January 2020: UK Brexit secretary: It’s time to write the next chapter, France24, 30 January 2020: ‘Two different political cultures’: A divided Scotland braces for Brexit, The Guardian, 30 January 2020: Britons in EU remain fearful of post-Brexit healthcare and pension provisions, France24, 30 January 2020: Brexit countdown: EU Parliament overwhelmingly approves departure terms, Politico.eu, 30 January 2020: Brexit Day? EU says UK left long ago, The Guardian, 30 January 2020: UK economy close to turning point on eve of leaving EU, The Times, 30 January 2020: British MEPs wave the flag of farewell, but is it only au revoir?, Politico.eu, 30 January 2020: Say hello to invisible Brexit, Politico.eu, 30 January 2020: EU’s Franco-German axis will stutter without the Brits, says Vestager, The Economist, 30 January 2020: After Brexit, who will be the British of the EU?, Politico.eu, 30 January 2020: How Britain rejoins the EU — in a decade’s time, BBC, 30 January 2020: Brexit: What will change after Friday, 31 January?, The Guardian, 31 January 2020: ‘The irony is we got things right by 2015’: UK’s Brussels envoys on Brexit, Der Spiegel, 31 January 2020: The Tories’ Man in Brussels: “We Felt Let Down by Angela Merkel”, France24, 31 January 2020: UK’s Johnson hails Brexit as ‘new beginning’ as conflicted nation prepares celebration, Politico.eu, 31 January 2020: European Parliament group fires British staffers in post-Brexit ‘restructuring’, The Guardian, 31 January 2020: Why Brexit is a chance to fix the UK economy’s long-term problems, France24, 31 January 2020: Divided Britons bemoan and celebrate Brexit on social media, The Times, 31 January 2020: Brexit day in pictures, Politico.eu, 31 January 2020: What would a Canada-style trade deal with the UK look like?, CNN, 31 January 2020: 4 years of Brexit in 4 minutes, Al Jazeera, 31 January 2020: The UK can still rejoin the EU, The Guardian, 31 January 2020: That was Brexit: the mad energy of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but lasting three and a half years, France24, 31 January 2020: Jean-Claude Juncker: ‘Brexit was a waste of time and energy’, Irish Times, 31 January 2020: Britain is leaving the EU not with a bang but with a whimper, The Guardian, 31 January 2020: I fear the growing nastiness that Brexit is ushering in, BBC, 31 January 2020: 12 big moments in the UK-EU relationship, France24, 31 January 2020: Brexit is a ‘historic warning sign’ for the European Union, says Macron, NPR, 31 January 2020: Brexit Day: What To Know When The U.K. Leaves The EU, The Guardian, 31 January 2020: Flag wavers to silent protests: Brexit day – in pictures, The Times, 31 January 2020: Brexit Party MEPs board the Brexodus express, but not before getting their daily allowance, Irish Times, 31 January 2020: Finn McRedmond: UK rank and file too weary for forced Brexit joy, France24, 31 January 2020: In London’s ‘Frog Valley,’ French diaspora braces for Brexit, Al Arabiya, 31 January 2020: Brexit is ‘historic warning sign’ for European Union, says Macron, CNN, 31 January 2020: Britain is leaving the European Union today. The hard part comes next, The New York Times, 31 January 2020: What’s Next for Britons Who Lost the Brexit Battle, Politico.eu, 31 January 2020: ‘A new era’ — Brexit Day front pages across Europe, The Times, 31 January 2020: What’s at stake in Brexit trade talks — and what happens next?, The Guardian, 31 January 2020: Brexit day in pro-leave areas: ‘I live in hope it’s the right decision’, CNN, 31 January 2020: Britain is leaving the European Union today. The hard part comes next, Politico.eu, 31 January 2020: Trump will demand high price for UK trade deal, says former ambassador, Arab News, 31 January 2020: Brexit day: Britain quits EU, steps into transition twilight zone, The New York Times, 31 January 2020: Brexit Day Live Updates: U.K.’s Final Hours in the E.U., Die Zeit, 31 January 2020: Boris Johnson: A Nationalist Project without a Nation, France24, 31 January 2020: Live: Countdown to Brexit as UK set to part ways with EU, BBC, 31 January 2020: UK gets ready to leave the EU, The Guardian, 31 January 2020: Sadness and celebrations as UK prepares to leave the EU – live news, The Guardian, 31 January 2020: Boris Johnson promises Brexit will lead to national revival, NPR, 31 January 2020: The Long, Uneasy Wait Is Over: Parties, Protests And Solemn Silence Greet Brexit, BCC, 31 January 2020: UK no longer a member of EU, The Guardian, 31 January 2020: Goodbye, adiós and ciao: 27 Europeans say farewell to Britain, France24, 1 February 2020: Brexit, the day after: A divided Britain grapples with leaving the EU, The Guardian, 1 February 2020: Britain wakes up to uncertain future after UK leaves EU, CNN, 1 February 2020: The UK has left the EU — and the implications for the world are huge, Politico.eu, 1 February 2020: Britain remains split on Brexit night, BBC, 1 February 2020: UK leaves the European Union, The Guardian, 1 February 2020: Brexit, the most pointless, masochistic ambition in our country’s history, is done, Politico.eu, 1 February 2020: Von der Leyen to departing Brits: Things will change, France24, 1 February 2020: ‘Absolutely bloody furious’: a rancorous Britain leaves the EU, BBC, 1 February 2020: UK begins new chapter outside European Union, France24, 1 February 2020: Au revoir, Europe: Britain heads into uncharted waters as it leaves the EU, The Guardian, 1 February 2020: Party, or hide under the covers? How we spent Britain’s last night in the EU, France24, 1 February 2020: ‘It’s over, we’re done, we’re out’: Fear and fatigue on the day after Brexit, The Guardian, 1 February 2020: Brexit day one: Johnson goes for broke with hardline trade deal, Arab News, 1 February 2020: Why Brexit is about more than just Britain, The Guardian, 1 February 2020: Brexit trade talks: EU to back Spain over Gibraltar claims, The Economist, 1 February 2020: Post-Brexit Britain may find trade deals hard to negotiate, Irish Times, 1 February 2020: Brexit remains a collective English breakdown, Arab News, 1 February 2020: Brexit is done … but now for the hard part, The National, 1 February 2020: Full text: Emmanuel Macron’s letter to the British people after Brexit, BBC, 2 February 2020: We won’t take your rules, PM to tell Brussels, Politico.eu, 2 February 2020: Tusk: Brussels ‘enthusiastic’ about Scotland rejoining the EU, Irish Times, 2 February 2020: Johnson to tell EU he will accept border checks in case of no free-trade deal, BBC, 2 February 2020: ‘Empathy’ for independent Scotland joining the EU says Tusk, Politico.eu, 2 February 2020: UK hardens rhetoric ahead of trade talks with Brussels, The National, 2 February 2020: UK set to demand comprehensive trade deal from EU, The Times, 2 February 2020: Britain and Germany must carry their shared interests forward.



So now the actual exit negotiations are beginning, to regulate future relations between the EU and the UK. Bojo has given himself and his government an almost silly 11 months to do so, during which, at best, the framework conditions can be set and individual key issues that have been agreed upon before can be completed. In fact, a negotiation and transition phase of up to 10 years can be assumed. Since Great Britain is now a third country to the EU only, media monitoring will take place occasionally from here on. It remains to be seen what will actually be negotiated by the end of December 2020. What the EU owes the British is at least gratitude: After all, without the referendum, there wouldn’t be the great support for the EU and the eurozone in the states today, as is the case. Even the simplest nationalists have suddenly realized that leaving the EU and the eurozone are no options if their states are to remain or become sustainable in the long term: DW, 3 February 2020: EU, UK begin post-Brexit poker on trade talks, BBC, 3 February 2020: Will it be a Canadian or an Australian ending?, Politico.eu, 3 February 2020: Independent Scotland will need more than ‘empathy’, France, 4 February 2020: Post-Brexit blues hit British elected officials in France, The Guardian, 4 February 2020: Brexit is not ‘done’. But its new challenges could address some old problems, BBC, 4 February 2020: Croatia wishes the UK ‘good riddance’ on leaving EU, Politico.eu, 5 February 2020: Brexit bad blood is back, Financial Times, 5 February 2020: Brexit writes a new chapter in Anglo-German relations, Politico.eu, 5 February 2020: Britain’s all-you-can-eat approach to global trade (it took six years for the free trade agreement between the EU and Japan to come into force, and only so quickly because the EU has negotiating professionals. So, when the BoJo administration think that they can close big free trade agreements within less than a year, it clearly shows that London doesn’t have enough negotiating knowledge, which became allready clear during the Brexit negotiations), The Guardian, 6 February 2020: German MPs taken aback by Johnson’s hardline trade rhetoric, The Guardian, 6 February 2020: Fishing: EU countries seek tough stance on access to UK waters, Politico.eu, 6 February 2020: UK trade deal faces potential veto from every EU country, Politico.eu, 6 February 2020: Britain and Germany are BFFs, Politico.eu, 8 February 2020: UK foreign secretary: Britain wants trade deal with Japan within the year, CNN, 8 February 2020: Boris Johnson is spoiling for a fight, The Guardian, 9 February 2020: How does Johnson get away with his ‘spaffing’ language?, BBC, 9 February 2020: Brexit divorce: Five key things the UK must navigate, Politico.eu, 10 February 2020: Scotland ♥ EU but Brussels declares no-glow zone, BBC, 11 February 2020: Border delays ‘could cause fresh food problems’, CNN, 11 February 2020: Britain finally admits that Brexit means the death of frictionless trade with Europe, Politico.eu, 11 February 2020: Von der Leyen: EU wants more ambitious Brexit trade deal than ‘Australia model’, The Guardian, 13 February 2020: Javid resigned after Johnson pushed him to sack advisers, BBC, 13 February 2020: Cabinet reshuffle: Sajid Javid resigns as chancellor, France24, 13 February 2020: British PM appoints Rishi Sunak as finance minister amid cabinet shakeup, Politico.eu, 13 February 2020: Boris Johnson and his ‘chino chancellor’, The Guardian, 13 February 2020: This revenge reshuffle has a dangerous message: absolute power resides in No 10, Politico.eu, 14 February 2020: UK ministers back post-Brexit points-based immigration system, The Guardian, 14 February 2020: No 10 refuses to confirm if budget will go ahead as scheduled, Israel Hayom, 15 February 2020: Israel asks UK to include Judea, Samaria in future free trade agreement, BBC, 15 February 2020: EU research head optimistic on post-Brexit future, The Guardian, 16 February 2020: Brexit: Britain and EU ‘will rip each other apart’ in trade talks, CNN, 16 February 2020: The BBC is nearly 100 years old. Will it survive the next decade? (as it is always the case with right-wing governments: first the truth dies, then freedom of the press, and finally freedom of expression and the rule of law), The Guardian, 16 February 2020: Boris Johnson will find there is a price to pay for No 10’s power grab, BBC, 17 February 2020: France warns UK of bitter trade negotiations, BBC, 17 February 2020: Brexit negotiator says UK must be able to set its own laws, The Guardian, 17 February 2020: Boris Johnson adviser quits over race and eugenics controversy, CNN, 17 February 2020: Boris Johnson urged to fire adviser who has voiced support for eugenics, The Guardian, 17 February 2020: We won’t budge on escaping EU rules, says UK’s Brexit negotiator, Politico.eu, 17 February 2020: UK Brexit negotiator: We’re not bluffing on not accepting EU rules, BBC, 18 February 2020: Michel Barnier: UK can’t have Canada trade deal with EU, The Guardian, 18 February 2020: Michel Barnier rejects UK call for Canada-style trade deal, Irish Times, 18 February 2020: Michel Barnier rejects UK’s call for Canada-style trade deal, Politico.eu, 18 February 2020: UK’s EU guru explains Brexit with dinosaurs and de Gaulle, France24, 19 February 2020: Britain hails end to influx of ‘cheap labour’ from EU after Brexit, Irish Times, 19 February 2020: Finn McRedmond: Johnson pulls up drawbridge on immigration, The Washington Post, 19 February 2020: Britain wants to close its borders to low-skill migrants and lure English-speaking engineers instead, The New York Times, 19 February 2020: U.K.’s New Immigration Rules Will Restrict Low-Skilled Workers, Al Jazeera, 19 February 2020: A racist adviser in Downing Street? That should not surprise us, The National, 19 February 2020: Greece demands return of Elgin Marbles from UK as part of Brexit talks, Al Jazeera, 20 February 2020: The UK wants the ‘best’ immigrants. Why would they want the UK?, CNN, 22 February 2020: There’s a dark side to Boris Johnson’s government and even his allies are fed up with it, BBC, 23 February 2020: Emmanuel Macron ‘not sure’ of UK-EU trade deal by end of year, Irish Times, 23 February 2020: Johnson orders Brexit team to ‘get around’ Northern checks protocol, The Guardian, 23 February 2020: UK reneging on Northern Ireland pledges risks trade deals with US and EU, The Sunday Times, 23 February 2020: Sturgeon dismisses MPs’ plan to force second referendum, Irish Times, 23 February 2020: The Boris bridge: Will Johnson’s ‘vanity project’ ever happen?, The Guardian, 24 February 2020: Immigrants built Britain. Now their Conservative children are disowning them, Politico.eu, 24 February 2020: EU ambassadors green-light next Brexit mandate, The Guardian, 24 February 2020: No 10: UK aim is to ‘restore independence’ from EU by end of year, The National, 24 February 2020: Hyperactivity, Boris Johnson and the dead cats on the table, BBC, 25 February 2020: London stocks drop again on coronavirus worries, Irish Times, 25 February 2020: UK-EU tensions mount ahead of divorce talks, BBC, 25 February 2020: UK would be ‘insane’ to let in chlorinated chicken, farmers say, The Guardian, 25 February 2020: Why chlorinated chicken is centre of the table in UK-EU talks, Irish Times, 25 February 2020: What is at stake for Ireland in the new Brexit talks?, Politico.eu, 25 February 2020: Irish deputy PM: Even basic Brexit trade deal at risk if UK tries to evade customs checks, Politico.eu, 25 February 2020: Boris Johnson versus the ‘blob’, The Guardian, 26 February 2020: UK will not be offered Canada deal because ‘UK is not Canada’, says Barnier, Politico.eu, 26 February 2020: Boris Johnson: ‘Part-time’ prime minister, The Guardian, 27 February 2020: UK negotiating objectives for trade with EU, in a nutshell, BBC, 27 February 2020: UK nears acid test in trade talks with EU, Politico.eu, 27 February 2020: UK publishes Brexit trade mandate, warns it’s ready for no deal, The Guardian, 27 February 2020: UK says it will consider walking away from Brexit talks in June, BBC, 27 February 2020: Post-Brexit talks: UK prepared to walk away in June if no progress, The Guardian, 27 February 2020: UK to withdraw from European arrest warrant, France24, 27 February 2020: UK threatens to walk away from EU trade talks ‘if no progress within four months’, The Guardian, 28 February 2020: The EU will respect British sovereignty, and Britain must respect ours, Politico.eu, 28 February 2020: Politico’s guide to the Brexit negotiations, CNN, 29 February 2020: No-deal Brexit is back — and it looks more likely than ever, The Guardian, 1 March 2020: What are the key flashpoints as EU-UK trade talks begin?, The Guardian, 2 March 2020: British economy ‘to grow 0.16% at best under US trade deal’, CNN, 2 March 2020: A trade deal with America will not compensate Britain for the loss of EU benefits, Irish Times, 2 March 2020: Fishing: Why it is the first flashpoint issue in EU-UK trade talks, The Guardian, 2 March 2020: EU warns UK to tone down political rhetoric as trade talks start, Irish Times, 2 March 2020: UK ‘will not sell out fishermen’ as Brexit trade talks begin, The National, 2 March 2020: Brexit leads to rising anti-Muslim and anti-migrant prejudice in UK politics, The Guardian, 2 March 2020: US-UK trade deal: PM eyes three-course meal, but may end up with packet of crisps, Politico.eu, 2 March 2020: UK strategy for US trade talks promises to protect NHS, food safety standards, The Washington Post, 2 March 2020: U.S.-U.K. trade deal, Trump boasted, would be ‘fantastic and big.’ Boosters may be dissappointed., The Guardian, 2 March 2020: The Guardian view on Europe and Britain: cherish the ties that bind, The Guardian, 2 March 2020: Britain is leaving Europe. The Guardian is not, Gulf Times, 2 March 2020: Qatar-UK trade jumps 21% to £6.7bn in 2019, Politico.eu, 3 March 2020: Britain plays hardball in Brexit trade talks, The Guardian, 4 March 2020: Boris Johnson says he will ‘stick by’ Priti Patel under fire from Labour, Politico.eu, 4 March 2020: Whisper it … an EU-UK deal is there to be done, Politico.eu, 5 March 2020: UK firms search for new Irish trade routes to avoid Brexit customs woes, Politico.eu, 5 March 2020: 5 takeaways from the first round of Brexit talks, Irish Times, 6 March 2020: Phil Hogan concerned at decreasing focus on Brexit in Ireland, The New York Times, 7 March 2020: Boris Johnson Launches War on U.K.’s Own Deep State, The Guardian, 7 March 2020: Brexit ‘opportunity to ban supertrawlers from UK waters’, Irish Times, 7 March 2020: Are the Brexiteers now weaponising coronavirus?, The Guardian, 7 March 2020: Parliamentary watchdog to investigate Johnson’s Caribbean holiday, The Guardian, 8 March 2020: We won’t let Dominic Cummings ‘whack the BBC’, campaigners say, The Guardian, 9 March 2020: Russia ‘hired network of Britons to go after enemies of Putin’, BBC, 11 March 2020: Summary of Budget 2020: Key points at-a-glance, Politico.eu, 11 March 2020: UK goes on a spending spree, The Guardian, 13 March 2020: Brexit: EU’s demands in negotiations with UK revealed in draft treaty, The National, 13 March 2020: Coronavirus: UK population told that ‘herd immunity’ is the only way to cope with crisis, CNN, 14 March 2020: Coronavirus is Boris Johnson’s worst nightmare, The Guardian, 14 March 2020: Coronavirus sparks calls to extend EU transition period, The Guardian, 15 March 2020: I’m an epidemiologist. When I heard about Britain’s ‘herd immunity’ coronavirus plan, I thought it was satire, The Guardian, 15 March 2020: UK ministers will no longer claim ‘no successful examples’ of Russian interference, The National, 17 March 2020: Coronavirus: UK on war footing as confirmed cases near 2,000, Politico.eu, 18 March 2020: Michel Barnier has coronavirus, Politico.eu, 18 March 2020: Coronavirus’ next victim: Populism, Politico.eu, 19 March 2020: UK immigration refuses EU citizen applications to settle in Britain, Politico.eu, 19 March 2020: Brexit Britain is running out of time (and yet the Tories and Brexit were voted for. The corona crisis makes it clear, even to the most unteachable, how important it is to be part of a large community based on solidarity and how little nationalistic narrow-mindedness, simplicity and selfishness leads to solutions), CNN, 20 March 2020: UK social distancing measures should be in place for “most of year,” government advisers say, The Guardian, 20 March 2020: Johnson as Churchill? History really does repeat as farce, CNN, 20 March 2020: UK government will pay 80% of wages as it closes pubs to fight coronavirus, France24, 21 March 2020: Don’t come here! UK tourist hotspots tell people to stay away, CNN, 22 March 2020: Coronavirus is revealing how badly the UK has failed its most vulnerable, The Guardian, 26 March 2020: No 10 claims it missed deadline for EU ventilator scheme, The Guardian, 26 March 2020: UK-EU talks on post-Brexit relations ‘in deep freeze’, Politico.eu, 26 March 2020: UK missed out on EU ventilator scheme due to ‘communication problem’, The Guardian, 30 March 2020: Extend Brexit transition by years over coronavirus, UK told, The Guardian, 1 April 2020: The scale of the coronavirus crisis exposes how pointless the Brexit cause is, CNN, 2 April 2020: ‘Complete waste of time.’ UK media slam government coronavirus briefings, The Guardian, 3 April 2020: Boris Johnson will be judged on the next four weeks. That prospect should frighten him, CNN, 4 April 2020: Coronavirus means that no one’s talking about Brexit any more, BBC, 4 April 2020: New Labour leader Keir Starmer vows to lead party into ‘new era’, CNN, 4 April 2020: Keir Starmer elected as UK opposition Labour leader, Politico.eu, 5 April 2020: Panic-buying in UK will return ahead of Brexit transition end, experts say, BBC, 5 April 2020: Queen tells UK ‘we will succeed’ in fight, The Guardian, 5 April 2020: ‘We will meet again’: Queen urges Britons to stay strong, CNN, 6 April 2020: Queen Elizabeth II delivers coronavirus address and calls for unity, saying ‘we will succeed’, Jerusalem Post, 6 April 2020: Friends of Palestine chair is UK Labour’s new shadow foreign secretary, Jerusalem Post, 7 April 2020: Starmer addressed Labour antisemitism more in days than Corbyn in years, The Guardian, 8 April 2020: UK plan to agree trade deal by December is fantasy, says EU, Arab News, 11 April 2020: A new Left leader, making the right moves, Politico.eu, 12 April 2020: Boris Johnson embraces NHS ‘lifesaver’ as UK heads into deep with COVID-19, CNN, 13 April 2020: Boris Johnson is getting better, but the nation he leads is not, The Guardian, 13 April 2020: UK missed three chances to join EU scheme to bulk-buy PPE, BBC, 14 April 2020: Hundreds of extra UK coronavirus deaths revealed, The Guardian, 14 April 2020: Growth in surveillance may be hard to scale back after pandemic, experts say, BBC, 14 April 2020: Older people being ‘airbrushed’ out of virus figures, Politico.com, 15 April 2020: Will the coronavirus kill the Brexit negotiations?, France24, 15 April 2020: UK WWII veteran raises millions for the NHS by walking laps in his garden, BBC, 15 April 2020: Eastern Europeans to be flown in to pick fruit and veg, The Guardian, 15 April 2020: The British state has long been unfit for purpose. Now everyone can see that, The National, 15 April 2020: Britain and EU revive Brexit talks by video amid coronavirus crisis, Politico.eu, 16 April 2020: Downing Street: UK will say ‘no’ if EU asks for Brexit extension, The Guardian, 22 April 2020: UK making ‘impossible demands’ over Europol database in EU talks, Politico.eu, 22 April 2020: UK’s shifting position on (non)participation in EU coronavirus scheme, Arab News, 23 April 2020: Worst UK slump in ‘centuries’ looms as lockdown slams business, The Times, 23 April 2020: Peter Brookes Times cartoon: April 23 2020 – Social Distancing: at last a use for Rees-Mogg, Politico.eu, 24 April 2020: Groundhog Day for Brexit talks, Vanity Fair, 24 April 2020: Prince William Earned a Few Laughs on the Coronavirus Telethon Big Night In, CNN, 24 April 2020: Prince William’s reason for not watching ‘Tiger King’ will make you laugh, Politico.eu, 24 April 2020: EU’s Barnier slams UK for lack of progress in Brexit talks, The Guardian, 26 April 2020: UK will need to extend Brexit transition, Merkel ally warns Britain, The Guardian, 27 April 2020: Boris Johnson’s message to Britain on the lockdown is ‘trust us’. Why should we?, Politico.eu, 28 April 2020: Thousands die with coronavirus in UK care homes in a single week, The Guardian, 30 April 2020: Fears Brexit talks could collapse in June but UK still optimistic, BBC, 30 April 2020: Captain Tom Moore celebrates 100th birthday, CNN, 30 April 2020: Where did it go wrong for the UK on coronavirus?, The Guardian, 30 April 2020: Coronavirus deaths: how does Britain compare with other countries?, BBC, 1 May 2020: Shopping centre giant threatens brands over rent, Reuters, 2 May 2020: UK shadows Italy as worst hit in Europe: virus death toll passes 28,000, The New York Times, 4 May 2020: The U.K. Needs a Real Government, Not Boris Johnson’s Puppet Cabinet, Jerusalem Post, 4 May 2020: UK plans anti-BDS law after court rules against gov’t ban on boycotts, France24, 5 May 2020: Britain begins post-Brexit trade talks with United States, BBC, 5 May 2020: UK-US trade talks will not be an easy ride, NPR, 5 May 2020: U.K. Surpasses Italy In Recorded Coronavirus Deaths, Now Leads Europe In Fatalities, France24, 5 May 2020: UK is Europe’s worst-hit country by Covid-19, as official death toll tops 32,000, The Guardian, 5 May 2020: Will Americans ever forgive Trump for his heartless lack of compassion?, Politico.eu, 5 May 2020: Cruel Britannia: Coronavirus lays waste to British exceptionalism, The Guardian, 6 May 2020: Will Johnson smuggle a bad Brexit through the coronavirus crisis?, Politico.eu, 6 May 2020: Theresa May: ‘Special relationship’ with US should not prevent UK from working with China, BBC, 7 May 2020: Bank of England warns of sharpest recession on record, Irish Times, 7 May 2020: UK plans to blame Covid-19 for Brexit fallout, says Hogan, Politico.eu, 7 May 2020: EU trade chief: UK preparing to blame coronavirus for Brexit fallout, The National, 7 May 2020: Bank of England says UK economy could shrink 30% in first half of year, CNN, 7 May 2020: The UK economy is heading for its worst crash in 300 years, Politico.eu, 7 May 2020: EU ambassador to London shrugs off Brexit deal threat from US, The Guardian, 8 May 2020: Once again a battle-scarred Britain must find a new role in the world, Politico.eu, 8 May 2020: Coronavirus wipes out Brits’ trust in Trump’s America: survey, France24, 9 May 2020: Stewart prepared for first county wipeout since WWII, Politico.eu, 9 May 2020: UK plans 14-day quarantine for incoming travelers, France24, 9 May 2020: Travellers to Britain to face two-week quarantine, Irish Times, 9 May 2020: Why contrasting ideas on sovereignty are feeding distrust between EU and UK, Arab News, 9 May 2020: Does Boris really want a Brexit deal?, The New York Times, 10 May 2020: In U.K., Hard-Hit Ethnic Minority Communities Struggle to Bury Dead, Politico.eu, 10 May 2020: Brussels starts next round of Brexit talks with low expectations, BBC, 10 May 2020: Boris Johnson speech: PM unveils ‘conditional plan’ to reopen society, France24, 10 May 2020: Covid-19: UK’s Johnson announces phased easing of lockdown, The Guardian, 10 May 2020: It’s no accident Britain and America are the world’s biggest coronavirus losers, BBC, 11 May 2020: Coronavirus: French passengers exempt from UK quarantine plans, CNN, 11 May 2020: Matt Lucas’ spoof of Boris Johnson’s coronavirus announcement goes viral, Irish Times, 11 May 2020: Post-Brexit talks near make-or-break moment, The Guardian, 11 May 2020: The UK is being run by a second-rate ad agency. No wonder we feel vulnerable, The Guardian, 12 May 2020: Lessons on civic duty from Boris Johnson? No thank you, BBC, 12 May 2020: Coronavirus: Victoria ticket worker dies after being spat at, The Guardian, 13 May 2020: Boris Johnson looks increasingly like the prime minister of England alone, CNN, 13 May 2020: Packed London Tube trains are the latest symbol of the UK’s confused coronavirus response, The Guardian, 13 May 2020: UK-EU trade deal with tariffs impossible in six months, say diplomats, BBC, 13 May 2020: Coronavirus: ‘We feel so lost’ – Young face job despair, The Guardian, 13 May 2020: Coronavirus has changed Boris Johnson, and that makes Tories nervous, The Guardian, 13 May 2020: Troubles troops amnesty could break law, said Northern Irish watchdog, The Guardian, 13 May 2020: Brexit will mean checks on goods crossing Irish Sea, government admits, BBC, 14 May 2020: Coronavirus: Will I be able to go on holiday?, CNN, 14 May 2020: The United Kingdom’s four countries take a divided approach to coronavirus crisis, Politico.eu, 14 May 2020: EU takes legal action against UK on free movement, BBC, 15 May 2020: Coronavirus infection ‘R’ rate in UK creeps up, France24, 15 May 2020: UK and EU deadlocked after ‘very disappointing’ trade talks, BBC, 15 May 2020: Coronavirus: 14,000 lockdown-breach fines imposed, The Guardian, 15 May 2020: British negotiator gives EU two-week deadline to drop ‘ideological’ stance, Politico.eu, 15 May 2020: Money laundering on the high street, Irish Times, 15 May 2020: Michel Barnier ‘not optimistic’ deal can be reached with UK, Politico.eu, 15 May 2020: Brexit’s game of chicken increases chances of no deal, The New York Times, 15 May 2020: ‘The First Step Was the Hardest’, The National, 15 May 2020: Coronavirus: London turns ‘large swathes’ of city car-free following lockdown, The Guardian, 17 May 2020: Brexit: a strange idea derailed by these strange times, Politico.eu, 17 May 2020: Michael Gove: Huge gap between UK and EU in Brexit talks, The Guardian, 17 May 2020: As lockdown consensus unravels, Boris Johnson divides nation and party, BBC, 19 May 2020: UK death toll hits 35,000 and jobless claims soar, BBC, 19 May 2020: Mirrors and garden shears prices set to fall in Brexit tariff plan, BBC, 20 May 2020: Coronavirus: Not just any retail recession…, The Guardian, 21 May 2020: No-deal Brexit ‘would overwhelm local emergency teams’, Politico.eu, 21 May 2020: British Council faces financial ruin due to coronavirus, Reuters, 22 May 2020: Britain in deepest downturn for centuries, scant chance of negative rates – Reuters poll, The Times, 22 May 2020: Boris Johnson wants self-sufficiency to end reliance on Chinese imports, CNN, 22 May 2020: Remember Brexit? Why Britain could really struggle to dig itself out of recession, Reuters, 22 May 2020: UK PM Johnson orders for plans to end reliance on Chinese imports: The Times, France24, 23 May 2020: UK PM Johnson resists calls to fire adviser Cummings over breaking lockdown, BBC, 23 May 2020: Coronavirus: Dominic Cummings rejects calls to quit as PM’s chief adviser, The Guardian, 23 May 2020: Dominic Cummings clearly broke rules, says ex-police chief, Al Arabiya, 24 May 2020: UK must defend its companies against overseas takeovers: British lawmaker, CNN, 24 May 2020: The row over Dominic Cummings isn’t going away: what the papers say, BBC, 24 May 2020: Boris Johnson backs key aide Dominic Cummings in lockdown row, The Guardian, 24 May 2020: The weak defence of Dominic Cummings further erodes trust in the government, BBC, 24 May 2020: Boris Johnson failed to close down Cummings story, Irish Times, 25 May 2020: Dominic Cummings controversy: The unanswered questions, Politico.eu, 25 May 2020: Furious backlash after Boris Johnson defends aide’s lockdown journey, The Guardian, 25 May 2020: Dominic Cummings refuses to resign or apologise for lockdown breach, Irish Times, 25 May 2020: Dominic Cummings affair reflects Brexit exceptionalism, BBC, 26 May 2020: Dominic Cummings coronavirus row: Government to try to move on, The Guardian, 26 May 2020: The Cummings debacle has exposed Boris Johnson’s weakness and dependency, The Guardian, 29 May 2020: The numbers are in, and Johnson’s government really is world-beating, Politico.eu, 29 May 2020: Michel Barnier: UK needs to get real if it wants a Brexit deal, The Guardian, 29 May 2020: June Brexit summit on cards as talks head for deadlock, Politico.eu, 29 May 2020: UK sets out Hong Kong ‘path to citizenship’ plan, The Guardian, 31 May 2020: Cummings is now a laughing stock. Alas, so is Britain, The Sunday Times, 31 May 2020: Inside No 10: They are tied together, but is the Dom and Boris show over?, Politico.eu, 31 May 2020: Michel Barnier: ‘No agreement’ unless UK sticks to Brexit promises, The Sunday Times, 31 May 2020: Keep promises or face no‑deal Brexit, Barnier tells PM, The Guardian, 1 June 2020: EU has no legal duty to give UK trade privileges, document says, Politico.eu, 1 June 2020: EU, UK fishing in troubled waters in Brexit talks, The Guardian, 1 June 2020: Brexit: UK’s smallest firms divert £10bn in exports away from EU, Politico.eu, 1 June 2020: Business cannot prepare for a no-deal Brexit in the middle of a pandemic, The Times, 3 June 2020: PM offers hope of refuge to 3m Hong Kong people, France24, 3 June 2020: UK-China row escalates as Johnson pledges asylum for Hong Kongers, The Guardian, 3 June 2020: Bank of England urges lenders to bolster no-deal Brexit plans, BBC, 3 June 2020: UK to change immigration rules for Hong Kong citizens if China passes law, CNN, 3 June 2020: Boris Johnson promises UK will provide Hong Kongers path to citizenship after national security fears, The Guardian, 3 June 2020: The pandemic is being used as cover for a no-deal Brexit, DW, 3 June 2020: Record number of Britons becoming German citizens, Politico.eu, 4 June 2020: UK and EU clash over British share of COVID-19 fund, BBC, 5 June 2020: UK backtracking on commitments, says Michel Barnier, Politico.com, 5 June 2020: Brexit deadlock: What happens next?, Irish Times, 5 June 2020: EU accuses Britain of backtracking as Brexit deadline nears, Gulf Times, 5 June 2020: EU, UK to step up Brexit talks despite limited progress, The Guardian, 6 June 2020: Merkel among winners as Europeans give verdict on anti-Covid battles, DW, 7 May 2020: British slave trader statue pulled down in George Floyd demonstration, CNN, 8 May 2020: UK protesters topple statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol (Royal African Company), France24, 8 May 2020: ‘It represents years of hurt’: Statue of slave trader toppled by UK protesters, BBC, 8 May 2020: Edward Colston: Bristol slave trader statue ‘was an affront’, France24, 8 May 2020: British politicians condemn toppling of Bristol slave-trader statue, CNN, 8 May 2020: Britain’s biggest companies are cutting tens of thousands of jobs. Millions more are at risk, BBC, 9 June 2020: UK to start post-Brexit trade talks with Japan, The Guardian, 10 June 2020: EU may veto UK trade deal lacking safeguards, leaked report reveals, BBC, 10 June 2020: Coronavirus: UK economy could be worst hit among leading nations, says OECD, CNN, 11 June 2020: ‘Catastrophic’ one-two punch from coronavirus and Brexit threatens UK, The Guardian, 12 June 2020: UK GDP falls by record 20.4% in April as lockdown paralyses economy, The Washington Post, 13 June 2020: Rare tornadoes possible in Britain this weekend as severe storms strike, The Guardian, 13 June 2020: Majority of Britons support Brexit transition extension, survey finds, Politico.eu, 14 June 2020: UK risks being squeezed in trade triangle with EU and US, France24, 15 June 2020: Britain’s Johnson, EU chiefs seek Brexit talks reboot, BBC, 15 June 2020: War of the deadlines at Brexit summit, The Guardian, 15 June 2020: 2m children in UK ‘have done almost no school work in lockdown’, Politico.eu, 15 June 2020: Brexit summit: Tigers and pigs … but no fish, Arab News, 16 June 2020: Boris Johnson’s UK government has failed on coronavirus, Arab News, 16 June 2020: Time to re-energize the GCC-UK strategic partnership, The Guardian, 17 June 2020: Dispute mechanism is key sticking point in Brexit talks, says Von der Leyen, Politico.eu, 17 June 2020: Brexit deal’s last hope: Germany, The Guardian, 17 June 2020: While other countries are recovering from Covid-19, Britain is still in intensive care, The Guardian, 18 June 2020: Little point prolonging EU talks past autumn, Johnson tells Macron, BBC, 18 June 2020: Hancock defends tracing app after U-turn, The Guardian, 18 June 2020: More than 3.3m EU and EEA citizens granted right to remain in UK, The Times, 18 June 2020: Huge U-turn as coronavirus tracking app is axed, The Guardian, 18 June 2020: What is happening with the UK’s contact-tracing app?, The National, 18 June 2020: Coronavirus: UK government drops its contact-tracing app and moves to Google-Apple model, The Guardian, 19 June 2020: John Bolton memoir reveals UK’s fragile relations with Trump, Politico.eu, 19 June 2020: Europe won’t give in to UK time pressure on Brexit, French minister says, Politico.eu, 20 June 2020: Britain preps global alternative to EU’s Erasmus scheme (studying in Ireland instead of England is a pretty good alternative), CNN, 20 June 2020: Tens of thousands of Britons have died from coronavirus. But Boris Johnson is stoking a culture war., The Guardian, 20 June 2020: Outrage as hardliner is chosen as next Israeli ambassador to UK, The Guardian, 22 June 2020: Britain nearly went bust in March, says Bank of England, Arab News, 22 June 2020: EU-UK talks: No time for games as Brexit deadline nears, Politico.eu, 23 June 2020: Brexit Britain looks to the Pacific, BBC, 23 June 2020: England lockdown easing ‘not risk free’, BBC, 24 June 2020: Coronavirus: Human trial of new vaccine begins in UK, The Guardian, 24 June 2020: On different planets: how Germany tackled the pandemic, and Britain flailed, CNN, 25 June 2020: Four years after Brexit, support for the EU surges in Britain, UK in a changing Europe, 25 June 2020: Brexit and UK manufacturing, The Guardian, 25 June 2020: EU parliament leader: Boris Johnson seems unwilling to find compromise in Brexit talks, The Guardian, 26 June 2020: Angela Merkel: UK must live with consequences of weaker ties to EU, Politico.eu, 28 June 2020: In Gove we trust, Politico.eu, 29 June 2020: Merkel’s Dr. No gets his toughest mission yet, Irish Times, 29 June 2020: British pound sinking to ‘emerging market currency’ status, BBC, 29 June 2020: Will return of face-to-face talks mean progress?, Politico.eu, 30 June 2020: Boris Johnson’s (not so) new deal, Irish Times, 30 June 2020: Britain ups the pressure to end Brexit talks by end of summer, BBC, 1 July 2020: Hong Kong’s new security law: Why it scares people, The Guardian, 1 July 2020: Boz the Bluster gets hammered in PMQs ‘whack-a-mole’, BBC, 1 July 2020: Hong Kong: First arrests under ‘anti-protest’ law as handover marked, Politico.eu, 1 July 2020: UK triggers Hong Kong citizenship offer, The Guardian, 1 July 2020: Reannounced and reheated: Johnson’s ‘new deal’ plans fall short in every way, Politico.eu, 1 July 2020: Angela Merkel says EU ‘must prepare’ for no-deal Brexit, France24, 1 July 2020: UK expands citizenship access for Hong Kong residents as China security law takes effect, The Guardian, 2 July 2020: Hong Kong: China threatens retaliation against UK for offer to Hongkongers, DW, 2 July 2020: Europe, UK trade talks stall over ‘serious differences’, The Guardian, 2 July 2020: EU-UK trade talks break up early over ‘serious’ disagreements, Politico.eu, 2 July 2020: ‘Serious divergences’ remain after latest round of Brexit talks ends early, France24, 4 July 2020: England’s pubs, restaurants and hairdressers reopen as Covid-19 lockdown eases, CNN, 4 July 2020: The UK is reopening for business. London may never be the same, BBC, 4 July 2020: People head to pubs as England’s lockdown eases, CNN, 4 July 2020: Plastic screens, tracings apps and table service. English pubs reopen on bittersweet day, The Guardian, 4 July 2020: UK ponders joining EU’s coronavirus vaccine scheme, Arab News, 4 July 2020: Humanitarian aid and a populist act of vandalism, Politico.eu, 4 July 2020: EU needs to ‘see movement’ from UK on post-Brexit trade deal: Phil Hogan, Arab News, 4 July 2020: Boris’s bluster undermined by inconvenient truths, CNN, 5 July 2020: ‘Crystal clear’ that drunk people can’t socially distance — UK police officer, DW, 6 July 2020: China rebukes UK, Canada on Hong Kong; pressures France on Huawei, France24, 6 July 2020: Brexit talks resume in London after Brussels round leaves ‘serious divergences’, BBC, 6 July 2020: Hong Kong: Chinese ambassador warns UK over ‘interference’, Reuters, 6 July 2020: UK will face consequences if it rules China is a hostile country – envoy, BBC, 6 July 2020: Sealand: A peculiar ‘nation’ off England’s coast, Irish Times, 7 July 2020: Britain’s ‘world beating’ Covid-19 tracing app had one problem – it didn’t work, The Guardian, 7 July 2020: UK Brexit negotiator meets EU counterpart in bid to revive talks, Irish Times, 7 July 2020: The Irish Times view on the dual threat of coronavirus and Brexit, The Guardian, 10 July 2020: UK’s Windrush scandal seeing it lose influence across African continent, BBC, 10 July 2020: Liz Truss: US trade deal ‘won’t mean lower food standards’, Arab News, 11 July 2020: How luck ran out for Boris, CNN, 12 July 2020: Britain is the worst-hit country outside of the US and Brazil. But it STILL won’t wear masks, France, 13 July 2020: UK unveils post-Brexit border plans and ad campaign, The Guardian, 13 July 2020: The Tories’ latest Brexit plans expose frictionless trade as a fiction, BBC, 13 July 2020: Brexit: Get ready because this time it’s for real, The Guardian, 13 July 2020: UK to open 10-12 border customs sites in EU trading shake-up, Politico.eu, 13 July 2020: Why Britain must ditch the Brexit deal, Al Jazeera, 13 July 2020: Boris Johnson is threatening to undo UK’s international standing, CNN, 14 July 2020: US allies once seemed cowed by China. Now they’re responding with rare coordination, CNN, 14 July 2020: UK bans Huawei from its 5G network in rapid about-face, The Guardian, 15 July 2020: Brexit was meant to make Britain global. It has made the country friendless, Politico.eu, 17 July 2020: UK housing and car markets ‘returning strongly,’ Bank of England chief says, CNN, 18 July 2020: Britain might like to follow Trump’s lead on China. But it’s hardly in a position to call the shots, Irish Times, 18 July 2020: Fintan O’Toole: If Brexit is so great, why is Britain acting like it’s not happening?, The Guardian, 18 July 2020: Johnson is asking Santa for a Christmas recovery, Arab News, 18 July 2020: Boris U-turn brings UK back into line on Huawei, The Guardian, 19 July 2020: UK urges EU countries to ensure Britons living abroad can stay after Brexit, The Guardian, 20 July 2020: Britain deserves better than an Old Etonian Donald Trump, Politico.eu, 20 July 2020: UK ramps up fight with China, suspends extradition deal with Hong Kong, The Washington Post, 20 July 2020: Beefeaters guarding the Tower of London face job cuts for first time in their 500-year history, The Guardian, 20 July 2020: Hong Kong: UK risks China’s wrath by suspending extradition treaty, BBC, 21 July 2020: Russia report: Long-awaited publication to detail threat to UK, France24, 21 July 2020: UK government ‘slow’ to recognise Russia meddling threat, report says, The Guardian, 21 July 2020: Russia report: UK government and spy agencies failed to investigate Kremlin interference, The Guardian, 23 July 2020: Face masks mandatory in shops, takeaways and stations in England from Friday, The National, 23 July 2020: The ‘self-effacing’ British are actually revolting against face mask rules, The Guardian, 23 July 2020: Boris Johnson is trying to woo Scotland. But only money is holding the union together, The Guardian, 23 July 2020: Boris visited Scotland to save the union. Mission accomplished — for the SNP, Irish Times, 23 July 2020: Barnier says trade agreement unlikely between EU and UK, Al Arabiya, 23 July 2020: Coronavirus: UK had no economic plan for a pandemic, ‘astonishing failure’: Gov panel, The Guardian, 24 July 2020: Germany calls on UK to show more realism in Brexit negotiations, Politico.eu, 24 July 2020: Failure of Brexit talks ‘as good as inevitable,’ says German business lobby, The Guardian, 24 July 2020: Get set for the next round of Britain’s Brexit brinkmanship, Al Jazeera, 25 July 2020: How not to deal with a resurgent Beijing, CNN, 25 July 2020: England and Scotland went separate ways on Covid-19. It may lead to a full divorce, Al Jazeera, 25 July 2020: Time is running out for Brexit brinkmanship, The Guardian, 26 July 2020: 49% of voters believe Kremlin interfered in referendum, The Guardian, 28 July 2020: Brexit EU departure will deliver double shock to UK economy, study finds, Irish Times, 28 July 2020: Fintan O’Toole: Brexit is like having to listen to someone else’s dreams, The Guardian, 29 July 2020: UK negotiators have only engaged with issues ‘in last week or two’, says EU, CNN, 29 July 2020: Unfortunately for Boris Johnson, much of Europe has moved on from Brexit, Politico.eu, 29 July 2020: Terrorists and organized crime will be the winners of a no-deal Brexit, The Guardian, 30 July 2020: I’m optimistic about a Brexit deal – despite the gloomy outlook, Politico.eu, 30 July 2020: UK has ‘poisoned’ relations with China, says ambassador, Politico.eu, 31 July 2020: Boris Johnson’s brother and Theresa May’s husband rewarded in UK honors list, The Guardian, 2 August 2020: ‘Shameless and far too long’ The Guardian view on Johnson’s honours list, Jerusalem Post, 2 August 2020: Labour MP apologizes for ‘clumsy’ antisemitic tweet, The Guardian, 2 August 2020: ‘It shows contempt’: No 10 criticised over drive to recruit White House-style spokesperson, The Guardian, 4 August 2020: Number of UK citizens emigrating to EU has risen 30% since vote on withdrawal, Politico.eu, 5 August 2020: Why Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal is not so different to no deal, China Daily, 5 August 2020: US vote likely to impact UK-EU trade deals, Politico.eu, 6 August 2020: Death by dark money: The Americanization of British democracy, Politico.eu, 7 August 2020: Brits resident in the EU post Brexit to be given extra free movement rights, The Guardian, 9 August 2020: Economy UK to plunge into deepest slump on record with worst GDP drop of G7, The Guardian, 12 August 2020: UK plunges into deepest recession since records began, DW, 12 August 2020: UK economy enters deepest recession after record 20% slump, France24, 12 August 2020: Britain enters record recession after coronavirus-hit economy shrinks by a fifth, Politico.eu, 12 August 2020: From Stilton to Feta, 5 cheeses that stunk up trade deals, Arab News, 15 August 2020: How the UK’s post-Brexit trade deals hit a brick wall, Politico.eu, 17 August 2020: EU banking on UK urgency to unlock Brexit talks, The Guardian, 18 August 2020: “The only V-shaped recovery after coronavirus will be in the stock markets”, BBC, 21 August 2020: UK government spending on virus measures pushes debt to £2 trillion, DW, 21 August 2020: Brexit: ‘Clock is ticking,’ warns EU’s Michel Barnier, The Guardian, 21 August 2020: Time-wasting UK makes post-Brexit deal unlikely, says Barnier, BBC, 21 August 2020: UK-EU trade deal ‘seems unlikely’ says Michel Barnier, Irish Times, 21 August 2020: UK time-wasting makes deal unlikely, says Barnier, CNN, 21 August 2020: UK-EU trade talks are going backward and time is running out, The Guardian, 24 August 2020: My blue passport has arrived – and with it a crushing new sense of our Brexit nightmare, The Guardian, 25 August 2020: ‘Trump-like culture war’: Boris Johnson wades into Proms row (only right-wing populists who trivialize themselves as supposedly “conservatives” can be that stupid. The word “value-conservative” means, among other things, to preserve good things and the BBC is one of the best, most credible and serious broadcasters in the world and therefore stands with its values for the exact opposite of BoJo and his henchmen from the Tories – The Telegraph, 31 August 2020: Exclusive: BBC’s new boss threatens to axe Left-wing comedy shows, The Guardian, 1 September 2020: BBC must serve all audiences, says new boss Tim Davie, The Guardian, 29 October 2020: BBC journalists told not to ‘virtue signal’ in social media crackdown), The Guardian, 26 August 2020: Germany scraps plans for Brexit talks at EU ambassadors summit, Reuters, 26 August 2020: Brexit taken off agenda for EU envoys’ meeting due to stalled talks, CNN, 27 August 2020: US and UK are bottom of the pile in rankings of governments’ handling of coronavirus pandemic, Jerusalem Post, 27 August 2020: Britain wants Israeli hi-tech,’ no longer fears Arab reaction – source, Politico.eu, 27 August 2020: Who is Tony Abbott, the Australian tipped to be Brexit Britain’s new trade champion?, Politico.eu, 28 August 2020: Pessimism mounts in Brussels over Brexit talks ‘disaster’, The Atlantic, 28 August 2020: What Boris Johnson Did to the World’s Most Stable Democracy, The Telegraph, 28 August 2020: Boris Johnson’s unprecedented decision is indeed a threat to our democracy, The Guardian, 30 August 2020: Fresh controversy over former Australian PM’s trade role, Politico.eu, 3 September 2020: Germany: EU will ‘close ranks’ in last weeks of Brexit talks, The Guardian, 3 September 2020: The Guardian view on Boris Johnson and the BBC: it’s our fight too (Putin has Russia Today, Trump Fox Noise, Netanyahu has his Facebook page, which is why Bojo wants his own fake news platform. The BBC, as one of the most serious broadcasters in the world, is of course not available for this. Bojo is almost “forced” to do what his (wannbe) autocrat colleagues have already done, namely converting public media into government propaganda trumpets. Astonishing: In the end, the Soviet Union seams to win against the West, especially since all the right-wing/brown shirt governments implement its strategies almost 1:1), The National, 4 September 2020: Britain names Tony Abbott as trade adviser, Politico.eu, 4 September 2020: Former Australian PM Tony Abbott confirmed as UK trade adviser, The Guardian, 4 September 2020: Brits, take it from an Aussie: If Tony Abbott is your solution, you’ve got big problems, Politico.eu, 4 September 2020: Boris Johnson: UK will ‘prosper mightily’ even without a Brexit deal, DW, 5 September 2020: Scotland: Support for independence surges, Politico.eu, 6 September 2020: UK Brexit negotiator: Britain not ‘scared’ of walking away from talks (that’s what BoJo wanted right from the beginning. All the talks are just for show and to calm down the remainers for a while), The Guardian, 6 September 2020: UK’s chief negotiator has ‘brass neck’, says former May aide, France24, 7 September 2020: Brexit showdown looms as Britain threatens to undermine divorce treaty with EU, Irish Times, 7 September 2020: Senior Irish politicians play down ‘sabre rattling’ from UK on withdrawal deal, The Guardian, 7 September 2020: Boris Johnson to override EU withdrawal agreement, BBC, 7 September 2020: Ministers plan laws overriding part of withdrawal deal, New Statesman, 7 September 2020: Boris Johnson’s Trump-style assault on British institutions is a threat to democracy, CNN, 7 September 2020: Boris Johnson is battling to reach a Brexit deal. But hardliners already fear betrayal, Irish Times, 7 September 2020: Shared Island: How EU would react to Irish unity referendum, Arab News, 8 September 2020: Union threatened by Johnson’s U-turn government, DW, 8 September 2020: UK, EU kick off fresh Brexit talks as ‘no-deal’ looms, France24, 8 September 2020: Brexit: UK admits it might break international law as new round of talks begins, CNN, 8 September 2020: UK’s Brexit plans would ‘break international law,’ minister admits, The Guardian, 9 September 2020: This Brexit bill finally buries the Conservative party of law and order, France24, 9 September 2020: British PM Boris Johnson defends Brexit bill that would breach EU withdrawal treaty, The Guardian, 9 September 2020: Bill criticised as ‘eye-watering’ breach of international law, Politico.eu, 9 September 2020: Pelosi: ‘Absolutely no’ US trade deal if UK breaks Brexit pact, France24, 10 September 2020: EU mulls legal action against Britain over plan to break Brexit divorce deal, Politico.eu, 10 September 2020: Spain pushes for Gibraltar to join Schengen area after Brexit transition ends, Politico.eu, 11 September 2020: Brussels knows it can’t force the UK’s hand over Brexit, France24, 11 September 2020: Britain signs first post-Brexit trade deal with Japan as talks with EU sour, Irish Times, 11 September 2020: Boris Johnson moves to reassure his party over controversial Bill, BBC, 11 September 2020: UK economy continues recovery in July, DW, 12 September 2020: Germany: Britain will suffer most if post-Brexit talks fail, CNN, 12 September 2020: Britain is risking a car-crash Brexit of food shortages, another recession and isolation, Politico.eu, 12 September 2020: Boris Johnson says EU threatens unity of UK (it’s not the EU, but BoJo’s idiotic “policies” that does), The Sunday Times, 12 September 2020: John Major and Tony Blair: Johnson must drop shameful no-deal Brexit bill or be forced to by MPs, France24, 13 September 2020: Johnson accuses EU of plotting food ‘blockade’ on UK, BBC, 13 September 2020: Brexit: Tony Blair and John Major urge MPs to reject bill, France24, 14 September 2020: Johnson says EU seeking to break up UK as lawmakers vote on Brexit bill, The Spectator, 14 September 2020: Boris will regret a no-deal Brexit (Politico.eu: United Kingdom — National parliament voting intention), The Guardian, 15 September 2020: Bill hugely damaging to UK’s reputation, says ex-ambassador, The Guardian, 15 September 2020: No 10 rejects any concessions for rebel Tories on bill, The Guardian, 15 September 2020: Boris Johnson’s Brexit has always been a swindle. Now Ireland will pay the price, France24, 16 September 2020: Britain’s PM Johnson has ‘every hope’ of avoiding no-deal Brexit, DW, 16 September 2020: UK Tories agree deal on international law breach, BBC, 16 September 2020: Biden says US trade deal hinges on UK ‘respect’ for Good Friday Agreement (among the many million immigrants to the US were a large portion of Irish Americans, who are today’s backbones of the police and the fire fighters), Politico.eu, 17 September 2020: Joe Biden latest Democrat to warn UK over breaking Brexit deal, CNN, 17 September 2020: Joe Biden reminds Boris Johnson the world is watching Brexit — and some are not impressed, Politico.eu, 17 September 2020: Ursula von der Leyen calls on UK to ‘restore the trust’ on Brexit, BBC, 18 September 2020: Covid: UK seeing second wave, says Boris Johnson, The National, 18 September 2020: Irish terrorists in Hezbollah weapons sting met with Iranian embassy officials (The National, 17 September 2020: Hezbollah has explosives stored across Europe, says US official), The Guardian, 18 September 2020: This Brexit government’s ignorance is steering us towards disaster, Politico.eu, 18 September 2020: Amal Clooney quits UK envoy role over ‘lamentable’ Brexit move, France24, 19 September 2020: England sets £10,000 fine for breaking Covid-19 self-isolation rules, The Guardian, 21 September 2020: Under cover of coronavirus, the Tory government is bulldozing basic liberties, BBC, 21 September 2020: Hancock says ‘no doubt UK virus is accelerating’, The Guardian, 21 September 2020: Thousands of Britons living in EU told their UK bank accounts will be closed, DW, 22 September 2020: Germany tells UK to ‘stop playing games’ on Brexit, Al Arabiya, 23 September 2020: Trucks from UK could face two-day delays to enter Europe after Brexit, says Britain, The Guardian, 23 September 2020: Lorry drivers will face de-facto border in Kent, Gove confirms, The Guardian, 25 September 2020: Boris Johnson is delaying the inevitable again – and watching as Covid-19 surges, BBC, 25 September 2020: Brexit trade deal: So near and yet so far, Politico.eu, 25 September 2020: UK scraps Brexit alternative to EU’s Galileo satellite system, The Guardian, 25 September 2020: Brexit Brussels punctures optimism that deal in sight, The National, 25 September 2020: Muslim Brotherhood threat grows as British government fails to take coordinated stand, DW, 25 September 2020: EU’s Charles Michel lashes out at UK over withdrawal treaty, The Times, 26 September 2020: 10m people in London face local lockdown, Arab News, 29 September 2020: Defying EU ultimatum, British MPs approve post-Brexit bill, DW, 1 October 2020: EU launches legal action against UK over Brexit bill, France24, 1 October 2020: EU launches legal action against UK over plans to breach Brexit treaty, BBC, 1 October 2020: EU starts legal action against UK over deal breach plan, CNN, 1 October 2020: EU launches legal action against UK for breaching Brexit deal and international law, The Washington Post, 1 October 2020: Europe moves to sue Britain over breaching Brexit withdrawal deal, The Guardian, 2 October 2020: Von der Leyen says parts of Brexit talks ‘completely open’ ahead of showdown, DW, 2 October 2020: EU-UK set for video talks amid trade deadlock, The Guardian, 2 October 2020: Boris Johnson to set fishing ultimatum in crunch EU summit, Politico.eu, 2 October 2020: EU leaders sour on chances of Brexit deal, The Guardian, 2 October 2020: UK government’s incompetence is no accident. It was inevitable, BBC, 3 October 2020: PM and EU chief agree importance of finding trade deal, The Guardian, 3 October 2020: Johnson and Von der Leyen extend talks by a month, The New York Times, 3 October 2020: Britain and E.U. Enter Make-or-Break Phase for Brexit Deal by Year’s End, DW, 4 October 2020: Opinion: Is the UK turning into a rogue state?, The Guardian, 6 October 2020: Boris Johnson’s tone-deaf lies fall flat as UK grows up, Politico.eu, 7 October 2020: Boris Johnson wants a Turkey deal for Christmas (he might eat a turkey for Christmas, but that’s it), Politico.eu, 7 October 2020: Brexit deal creeps closer but Brussels warns ‘we just don’t see it’, Politico.eu, 8 October 2020: Forget fake Brexit deadlines, Michel Barnier must retire in January, Politico.eu, 8 October 2020: EU citizens will need passports to enter post-Brexit UK from October 2021, France24, 9 October 2020: Brexit: EU and UK in choppy waters over fishing rights, CNN, 10 October 2020: Fear sets in that Boris Johnson’s Brexit government is ill equipped to handle a pandemic, The Guardian, 10 October 2020: European Union Johnson and Macron hold talks on coronavirus and Brexit, The New York Times, 10 October 2020: For Boris Johnson, Covid as Metaphor Is Hard to Shake, CNN, 10 October 2020: Scotland’s whisky islands are dealing with a major Covid hangover, The National, 11 October 2020: Coronavirus: Britain at ‘tipping point’ similar to first wave, senior scientist warns, Politico.eu, 12 October 2020: Second coronavirus wave just got more dangerous for Boris Johnson, DW, 13 October 2020: EU says UK is set to miss Brexit deal deadline, CNN, 13 October 2020: Boris Johnson has split from his top scientists on coronavirus, The Guardian, 13 October 2020: The Covid mugger is back – but this time Boris Johnson isn’t even wrestling it, Politico.eu, 13 October 2020: Despite Brexit, high honors for Brits serving in Brussels, DW, 13 October 2020: “Herman Ze German”: Brexit too much to stomach for German sausage chain, Politico.eu, 13 October 2020: EU slams Britain for trying to divide 27 in Brexit talks, The Guardian, 13 October 2020: Barnier mocks Johnson’s ‘third deadline’ on talks, Politico.eu, 13 October 2020: In cod we trust: How fish became such a Brexit problem, Politico.eu, 14 October 2020: EU to Boris Johnson: Get Brexit done already, Politico.eu, 14 October 2020: Support for Scottish independence at highest ever level: Poll (then Nicola Sturgeon will probably have to transform into a real-life Braveheart. England will not voluntarily let Scotland go), Bloomberg, 14 October 2020: Scottish Independence #IndyRef2 Support Rises to a Record in Divided U.K., DW, 15 October 2020: EU leaders meet for tough talks on Brexit, climate, France24, 15 October 2020: EU leaders urge UK to ‘make the necessary moves’ to save Brexit talks, Politico.eu, 15 October 2020: Forget London, Brexit fight is about Paris and Berlin, BBC, 15 October 2020: More areas of UK under new coronavirus restrictions, The Guardian, 15 October 2020: Brexit Is it decision day on talks – and what is still to be resolved?, Politico.eu, 15 October 2020: Live blog: EU summit on Brexit and coronavirus, Food Service, 15 October 2020: Herman Ze German: End of UK-sites sealed, DW, 16 October 2020: Sometimes you just have to let go, The Guardian, 16 October 2020: Boris Johnson tells UK: prepare for a no-deal Brexit, Politico.eu, 16 October 2020: Brexit negotiators keep talking but Boris Johnson warns UK to prepare for no-deal, BBC, 17 October 2020: Trade talks with the EU are over, says No 10, DW, 17 October 2020: ‘Little chance’ of broad Brexit trade deal: EU parliament deputy chief, Irish Times, 18 October 2020: Biden warns US-UK trade deal will not happen if Belfast Agreement undermined, The Guardian, 18 October 2020: Boris Johnson is dancing with danger by threatening a crash-out Brexit, Irish Times, 18 October 2020: Michael Gove leaves door ‘ajar’ for trade talks with EU, Irish Times, 19 October 2020: Bill that overrides UK’s Brexit deal denounced in House of Lords, Politico.eu, 19 October 2020: Brexit talks not-so-over — yet, Irish Times, 19 October 2020: EU agrees to intensify talks on post-Brexit deal, DW, 21 October 2020: UK to restart trade talks with EU after threatening to quit, Politico.eu, 21 October 2020: Three phone calls that unlocked Brexit, France24, 21 October 2020: UK govt suffers defeat in House of Lords over controversial Brexit bill, The Guardian, 21 October 2020: Talks to resume after Michel Barnier speech breaks impasse, Irish Times, 21 October 2020: UK and EU agree to intensify talks in rush for deal, Politico.eu, 21 October 2020: EU carmakers pressure Barnier to soften Brexit electric vehicle rules, The Guardian, 22 October 2020: Science: Brexit deal faces £3bn hurdle in EU research programme, Politico.eu, 22 October 2020: Cheese seals the deal as UK and Japan sign ‘historic’ trade pact, BBC, 23 October 2020: Britain and Japan sign post-Brexit trade deal, Arab News, 24 October 2020: Cheese, car parts and Kobe beef: UK’s trade deal with Japan, The Guardian, 25 October 2020: Brexit was no aberration. The European Union needs to learn from it, BBC, 26 October 2020: Future of UK aerospace ‘in doubt’ without EU deal, The Times, 30 October 2020: Famous farmers lobby MPs in Brexit battle for food standards, BBC, 30 October 2020: ‘Millions face hardship’ as government support ends, Politico.eu, 30 October 2020: ‘Loathing’ of Boris Johnson fueling surge in support for Scottish independence: Poll, BBC, 31 October 2020: ‘Stay at home’ from Thursday, says PM in new England lockdown, France24, 31 October 2020: Johnson announces new month-long lockdown in England as UK Covid cases top 1 million, CNN, 1 November 2020: Boris Johnson accused of ‘giving in to scientific advisers’ as England heads for lockdown, BBC, 1 November 2020: Covid-19: English lockdown may last beyond 2 Dec, says Gove, The Guardian, 1 November 2020: ‘No alternative’: Boris Johnson faces Tory fury amid hints of further lockdown, BBC, 2 November 2020: How other countries perceive Brits, Irish Times, 3 November 2020: EU mulls next steps in legal action as talks with UK stall, Politico.eu, 3 November 2020: UK raises terror threat level to ‘severe’, France24, 3 November 2020: Britain snubs EU deadline over bill breaking Brexit deal, The Guardian, 3 November 2020: Trump and Johnson have shown countries need leaders, not celebrity politicians, BBC, 4 November 2020: US election 2020: Would Trump or Biden be best for the UK?, Irish Times, 4 November 2020: Barnier says no deal in sight with UK as last chance looms, Politico.eu, 4 November 2020: Brexit ‘divergences’ remain after intensive talks, The Guardian, 6 November 2020: Johnson and EU commission chief to hold talks before decisive week, Politico.eu, 6 November 2020: EU Commissioner: 50-50 chance of Brexit trade deal, The Guardian, 7 November 2020: Talks remain deadlocked going into decisive week, Politico.eu, 7 November 2020: Von der Leyen and Johnson to remain ‘in personal contact’ amid Brexit deadlock, The Guardian, 8 November 2020: Johnson risks rift with Biden by pressing ahead with bill, The National, 8 November 2020: Boris Johnson scolded by key Biden ally over historical Obama criticism, DW, 9 November 2020: Will Biden’s election as US president sway Brexit talks?, The Guardian, 9 November 2020: Boris Johnson to press on with Brexit bill despite Lords defeat, BBC, 10 November 2020: UK unemployment rate continues to surge, The Guardian, 10 November 2020: Deal or no deal on Brexit, Boris Johnson’s only care is that no one blames him, Politico.eu, 10 November 2020: Lords defeat Boris Johnson on plan to breach international law over Brexit, The Guardian, 10 November 2020: Belarus UK expels diplomats in tit-for-tat move, BBC, 10 November 2020: Joe Biden and Micheál Martin ‘have warm conversation’, Politico.eu, 10 November 2020: UK Conservatives urge Boris Johnson to listen to Lords on law-breaking bill, The Guardian, 10 November 2020: Brexit UK trade department faces race to get £80bn of trade agreements ratified, Arab News, 10 November 2020: Despite Brexit, UK still key destination for wealthy Gulf expats, Arab News, 11 November 2020: Brexit — time to reach a trade deal is running out, The Guardian, 12 November 2020: With Donald Trump gone, Brexit Britain will be very lonely on the world stage, Politico.eu, 13 November 2020: UK Cabinet heavyweights urge Brexit compromise, Politico.eu, 14 November 2020: Farewell, Dominic Cummings, the power behind Boris Johnson, DW, 15 November 2020: UK’s Prince Charles praises friendship with Germany during Berlin visit, France24, 16 November 2020: Time is running out for Brexit deal, EU warns UK, amid final crisis talks in Brussels, The Guardian, 16 November 2020: EU vote on Brexit deal could be delayed until 28 December, The Guardian, 18 November 2020: Brexit Failure to seal trade deal would more than halve UK growth, says KPMG, DW, 19 November 2020: UK announces biggest military spending boost since Cold War, The Guardian, 19 November 2020: Billions extra for defence? This is Boris Johnson showing off his power, Politico.eu, 19 November 2020: Boris Johnson woos Joe Biden with defense plan, Politico.eu, 19 November 2020: Three EU countries call on Commission to step up no-deal Brexit preparations, DW, 20 November 2020: ‘Better progress, more movement’ in last-gasp Brexit talks: EU’s von der Leyen says, The Guardian, 21 November 2020: Deal close to being finalised, EU ambassadors told, The National, 21 November 2020: Boris Johnson tells Scotland to focus on Covid not independence (Boris would of course wish that the Scots would no longer dream of their independence, which they wouldn’t do at all if Boris had not striven for the stupid Brexit), Politico.eu, 21 November 2020: UK and Canada commit to post-Brexit trade deal, Al Jazeera, 21 November 2020: UK, Canada agree to post-Brexit rollover trade deal, The Sunday Times, 22 November 2020: Block us and Britain will suffer, warns China, BBC, 25 November 2020: Rishi Sunak warns ‘economic emergency has only just begun’, CNN, 25 November 2020: Biden piles pressure on Boris Johnson at Brexit crunch time, The New York Times, 25 November 2020: Post-Brexit Border Test Leads to 5-Mile Traffic Jam in Southern England, Politico.eu, 27 November 2020: Europe: Caught between a rule-of-law fight and a hard Brexit, Foreign Policy, 27 November 2020: Scottish Independence Is Only Gaining Popularity, Politico.eu, 27 November 2020: Ireland’s divided coronavirus policies, The Guardian, 28 November 2020: Last-ditch deal talks resume amid growing EU scepticism, DW, 28 November 2020: France must ratify Brexit deal in English, Barnier tells MEPs, Irish Times, 28 November 2020: Brexit stumbling blocks persist as Barnier travels to London, Politico.eu, 28 November 2020: Guide to Scottish National Party splits and factions, The Guardian, 28 November 2020: Scotland: Independence has never been so certain, Sturgeon tells SNP, Irish Times, 28 November 2020: Direct sea routes to Europe offer certainty in choppy Brexit waters, Irish Times, 29 November 2020: Two outstanding Brexit issues left, says British foreign secretary, The Guardian, 29 November 2020: Keir Starmer warned not to insist Labour MPs vote for deal, Arab News, 30 November 2020: Fishing rights top Brexit talks agenda, Reuters, 30 November 2020: Scotland’s Sturgeon hints at legal move if independence vote blocked, DW, 30 November 2020: Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon aims for 2021 independence vote, The Guardian, 30 November 2020: Boris Johnson will get a deal: but it will be a betrayal of the Brexiters, DW, 30 November 2020: Angela Merkel: No-deal Brexit would send a bad signal to the world, The Guardian, 30 November 2020: EU will not fall into ‘negotiating trap’ over fishing, UK told, Politico.eu, 30 November 2020: Irish fear loss of British potatoes post Brexit, DW, 2 December 2020: Brexit: EU’s Barnier unsure on likelihood of reaching a deal, The Guardian, 2 December 2020: UK has lowered demands on fish catches, says EU, Politico.eu, 2 December 2020: Michel Barnier: EU contingency planning to kick in if Brexit deal chances slim by Thursday, The Guardian, 3 December 2020: Fishing gamble suggests No 10 forgot its economics homework, BBC, 3 December 2020: UK-EU trade talks down to the wire, The Guardian, 3 December 2020: Deal can be struck in next few days, says Irish foreign minister, Irish Times, 3 December 2020: Brexiteers line up Ireland as they play blame game, CNN, 3 December 2020: Remember Brexit? It’s still a great big mess. Here’s what you need to know, The Guardian, 4 December 2020: Boris Johnson must give up on fishing: it’s the only way to get a, France24, 4 December 2020: EU trade talks hang in balance as France warns risk of no-deal Brexit remains, BBC, 4 December 2020: Time running out as Brexit trade talks restart, The Guardian, 4 December 2020: Trade talks at ‘very difficult point’ says No 10 as France threatens veto, Politico.eu, 4 December 2020: Brexit deal must be ‘acceptable’ to all 27 EU members, Charles Michel says, Irish Times, 4 December 2020: Result from talks ‘expected in hours or days’ but EU members could reject proposal, Politico.eu, 4 December 2020: France won’t rule out vetoing a ‘bad’ Brexit deal, says Europe minister, The Times, 4 December 2020: France threatens to veto Brexit deal, DW, 5 December 2020: Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen in last-minute discussion, BBC, 5 December 2020: Brexit stalemate: Boris Johnson and Ursula Von Der Leyen seek to break trade deal deadlock, France24, 5 December 2020: Britain, EU agree to more talks in final push for Brexit deal, DW, 5 December 2020: ‘Feasible’ solution to deadlock eludes EU and UK after call, BBC, 5 December 2020: Brexit: UK-EU trade talks to resume over ‘critical issues’, The Guardian, 5 December 2020: Military planes to fly vaccines into Britain to avoid congested ports, Politico.eu, 5 December 2020: Brexit talks to resume Sunday despite difficulties, The Times, 5 December 2020: France derails talks with last-minute demands, Irish Times, 5 December 2020: EU and UK negotiators to resume talks in ‘last throw of the dice’, The Times, 5 December 2020: EU splits into two camps over Brexit deal, Independent, 5 December 2020: Further trade talks in bid to resolve ‘significant differences’, says EU chief after talks with Boris Johnson, Al Arabiya, 5 December 2020: Crunch UK-EU talks on post-Brexit ties to resume Nov. 6, The Guardian, 6 December 2020: As we close in on a Brexit that pleases next to nobody, how did we end up here?, France24, 6 December 2020: Last-ditch push as Britain, EU resume Brexit trade talks in Brussels, Irish Times, 6 December 2020: Britain and EU resume trade talks in last-ditch attempt at Brexit deal, BBC, 6 December 2020: ‘Deal to be done’ as UK-EU trade talks resume, The Guardian, 6 December 2020: France hints at compromise with UK over divergence from EU standards, Irish Times, 6 December 2020: Brexit deal is is a choice between a rock and a hard place, The Times, 6 December 2020: Cabinet backs Johnson over no-deal Brexit, DW, 7 December 2020: The cost of a no-deal Brexit, Al Jazeera, 7 December 2020: UK’s Johnson to head to Brussels to try and break Brexit deadlock, DW, 8 December 2020: EU, UK make progress on Irish border issue, The National, 8 December 2020: What are the main sticking points blocking a Brexit deal?, France24, 8 December 2020: UK drops treaty breach threats after clinching deal with EU on Northern Ireland border, BBC, 8 December 2020: UK and EU reach deal on Northern Ireland border checks, The Guardian, 8 December 2020: Live Brexit: Johnson to travel to Brussels on Wednesday for make-or-break summit with Ursula von der Leyen, Irish Times, 8 December 2020: Brexit: Johnson and von der Leyen to hold talks tomorrow in attempt to salvage deal, Politico.eu, 8 December 2020: Fisheries won’t be ‘sacrificed’ in Brexit deal, French Europe minister says, The Guardian, 8 December 2020: From codpieces to zeppelins: here’s to the best of Brexit, Politico.eu, 8 December 2020: UK to drop plan to breach international law, The Guardian, 9 December 2020: Brexit ‘evolution clause’ is biggest issue to be resolved, says Merkel, France24, 9 December 2020: UK’s Johnson heads to Brussels in bid to strike post-Brexit deal, The Guardian, 9 December 2020: Brexit Boris Johnson says no PM could accept trade terms offered by EU (everyone knows that BoJo definitely wants the hard Brexit, but he is just too cowardly to admit it clearly publicly), BBC, 9 December 2020: Boris Johnson to meet Ursula von der Leyen for trade deal talks, Irish Times, 9 December 2020: Taoiseach warns ‘we are on precipice of no-deal’ as Boris Johnson meets Ursula von der Leyen, The Guardian, 9 December 2020: Johnson claims Brussels wants power to ‘punish’ UK if it does not implement future EU laws, Irish Times, 9 December 2020: Brexit explainer: What is the latest deal on Northern Ireland about?, BBC, 9 December 2020: PM says deal ‘still there to be done’ ahead of crunch trip, Irish Times, 9 December 2020: Brexit could see 40% price hikes for online purchases, The Times, 9 December 2020: Peter Brookes Times cartoon: Breakdancing an Olympic Sport, France24, 10 December 2020: ‘Strong possibility’ of no Brexit trade deal, UK’s Johnson warns, BBC, 11 December 2020: Brexit: PM and EU say trade deal unlikely by Sunday, DW, 11 December 2020: Brexit: A tired Britain prepares for a new era, BBC, 11 December 2020: Pound falls on the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, France24, 11 December 2020: Brexit talks: UK PM, European chief say no-deal more likely than ever, The Times, 11 December 2020: The EU has dangerously misread Britain, The Guardian, 11 December 2020: Live Brexit: Ursula von der Leyen says EU trade deal proposals would not, BBC, 11 December 2020: Brexit stockpiling: ‘I can’t get my wine out of the EU’, The Times, 11 December 2020: No deal is most likely scenario, says EU leader, CNN, 11 December 2020: Pound heading for a crash if Britain fails to get a Brexit trade deal, The Times, 11 December 2020: The stark reality of a no-deal Brexit, Irish Times, 11 December 2020: No deal on Brexit trade ‘very very likely’, says Boris Johnson, The Guardian, 11 December 2020: Boris Johnson’s charm, like a trolley in a supermarket car park, has its limits, Irish Times, 11 December 2020: Nine ways a no-deal will affect the UK, The Times, 11 December 2020: FTSE breaks winning streak in face of no-deal fears, Irish Times, 11 December 2020: Recalibrating Anglo-Irish relations is going to be tricky, Al Jazeera, 11 December 2020: ‘Very, very likely’: UK, EU anticipate no-deal Brexit finale, Al Arabiya, 11 December 2020: No-trade deal Brexit is ‘very, very likely,’ says UK’s Johnson, EU chief, The National, 11 December 2020: UK pound tumbles with wild swings expected as Brexit deadline draws near, The New York Times, 11 December 2020: All Fish and No Chips, BBC, 12 December 2020: No-deal Navy threat ‘irresponsible’, says Tobias Ellwood, CNN, 12 December 2020: This was supposed to be a great year for Boris Johnson. Instead, he’s stumbled from crisis to crisis, The Guardian, 12 December 2020: Tories criticise Boris Johnson over navy gunboats threat, DW, 12 December 2020: UK prepares navy ships in case of no-deal Brexit, The Times, 12 December 2020: Navy to board French boats and arrest fishermen, Irish Times, 12 December 2020: Brexit stockpiling causing 17-kilometre tailbacks in France as hopes of deal fade, Politico.eu, 12 December 2020: Navy ships to guard UK fishing waters if there’s a no-deal Brexit, The Times, 12 December 2020: Divided we stand: 16 lessons about the new Brexit Britain, Irish Times, 12 December 2020: Fintan O’Toole: There is no good Brexit option for Johnson this weekend – only lesser evils, France24, 12 December 2020: France to ‘keep calm and carry on’ as UK readies navy to protect fishing rights, The Guardian, 13 December 2020: This Brexit disaster has been brewing in the Conservative party for 30 years, DW, 13 December 2020: EU-UK trade talks to continue past deadline — von der Leyen, The Times, 13 December 2020: Hard Brexit looming for the architects of Vote Leave, The Guardian, 13 December 2020: Brexit is the worst decision of modern times. Why are its critics in cabinet so silent?, France24, 13 December 2020: EU, UK negotiators agree post-Brexit trade talks should continue past Sunday deadline, NPR, 13 December 2020: U.K. And EU Will Keep Negotiating As Brexit Deadline Looms, The Times, 13 December 2020: Ursula von der Leyen: Anglophile has seven children, loves punk and went to Boris Johnson’s school, The Guardian, 13 December 2020: The Observer view: Boris Johnson’s imminent no-deal Brexit, BBC, 13 December 2020: UK and EU to ‘go the extra mile’ in effort to agree deal, Irish Times, 13 December 2020: UK and EU to continue trade talks after agreement to ‘go the extra mile’, Irish Times, 13 December 2020: Brexit identity politics and English nationalism will destroy the UK, CNN, 13 December 2020: UK and EU agree to keep talking but warn ‘no-deal Brexit’ is now likely, The Guardian, 13 December 2020: Talks to continue as Johnson and EU agree to ‘go the extra mile’, France24, 14 December 2020: UK and EU make ‘some progress’ on Brexit trade deal after ditching deadline, The Guardian, 14 December 2020: Trade deal possible within days after Johnson concession, says EU, Irish Times, 14 December 2020: Downing Street dials down rhetoric about no-deal outcome, The Times, 14 December 2020: Building blocks are in place for a deal, says EU, The Guardian, 14 December 2020: Parisians: ‘We love Britain’s culture, its energy, its people. It’s sad you don’t love us too’, Politico.eu, 14 December 2020: EU, UK parliaments sidelined as Brexit talks drag, DW, 15 December 2020: Scottish independence back in the spotlight, The Guardian, 15 December 2020: Boris Johnson has a habit of delaying tough choices. In a pandemic, it’s lethal, DW, 15 December 2020: COVID blamed for bottlenecks at world’s busiest ports, Irish Times, 15 December 2020: Irish rebound would be ‘dampened, not derailed’ by no-deal Brexit – ratings agency, The National, 15 December 2020: Just what exactly is an ‘Australia-style’ deal with the EU?, NPR, 15 December 2020: Support For Scottish Independence Is Growing, Partly Due To U.K.’s COVID-19 Response, The National, 15 December 2020: Trade with the Gulf ‘vital’ for post-Brexit Britain, The National, 15 December 2020: My 2020 Podcast: Tony Blair says ‘UK must reconstruct its place in the world’ after Brexit, The Guardian, 17 December 2020: Johnson says talks in ‘serious situation’ after call with EU chief, Politico.eu, 17 December 2020: Michael Gove: No Brexit talks next year if negotiations fail, BBC, 17 December 2020: Jacob Rees-Mogg accuses Unicef of ‘playing politics’ over UK food campaign (Great Britain’s most overrated Tory politician Rees-Mogg also speaks up and rightly gets a lot of headwind for it, because it is thanks to the failed politics of the Tories that the situation has escalated so far so that Unicef has to intervene – The Guardian, 17 December 2020: Free school meals scheme in one of UK’s poorest areas faces axe), Saudi Gazette, 17 December 2020: UNICEF to feed children in UK for first time, The Guardian, 17 December 2020: Jacob Rees-Mogg under fire for dismissing Unicef’s UK grants as stunt.

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The New York Times, 18 December 2020: U.K. Lawmaker Is Under Fire for Calling Free UNICEF Meals ‘Political Stunt’, The Scotsman, 17 December 2020: Poll shows Scottish independence support surging to joint record levels as SNP set for majority, The Guardian, 17 December 2020: Unlike Trump, Europe’s far-right leaders haven’t been damaged by the pandemic, The New York Times, 18 December 2020: U.K. Lawmaker Is Under Fire for Calling Free UNICEF Meals ‘Political Stunt’, France24, 18 December 2020: UK, EU leaders pessimistic about last-minute Brexit trade deal, Irish Times, 18 December 2020: Brexit talks: why a fishing deal is proving difficult and why it matters to Ireland, The Times, 18 December 2020: Only hours left to seal a deal, Barnier warns, BBC, 19 December 2020: Brexit: No trade deal unless ‘substantial shift’ from EU, UK says, The National, 19 December 2020: Why is UK behind the curve on extremism?, The Guardian, 19 December 2020: Trade talks may continue after MEPs’ deadline, says France, Politico.eu, 19 December 2020: UK not ready to cope with no-deal Brexit, say MPs, Irish Times, 19 December 2020: Brexit fishing deal proposal would be ‘death knell’ for Irish industry, Irish Times, 19 December 2020: Fintan O’Toole: Ireland should go along with fiction that UK’s Brexit damage limitation is victory, The National, 20 December 2020: EU accused of being unreasonable as post-Brexit trade deal remains elusive (no one cares about the legally non-binding so-called votum. The British government wants to leave the EU so they take what they get offered by the EU or simply leave with nothing in their hands), France24, 20 December 2020: Post-Brexit talks stall as both sides demand concessions on fishing, The Guardian, 20 December 2020: Latest offer ‘selling EU fishing communities down the river’, Barnier told, DW, 21 December 2020: COVID-19: More countries detect mutated UK coronavirus strain, DW, 22 December 2020: COVID travel ban leaves hundreds of trucks stuck in UK, France24, 22 December 2020: France will allow EU citizens to enter from Britain with negative Covid-19 test starting midnight, DW, 22 December 2020: Opinion: Boris Johnson’s horrible year, The Guardian, 22 December 2020: Von der Leyen takes control of Brexit talks in attempt to strike deal, DW, 22 December 2020: Brexit poses huge challenges for Ireland, The Scotsman, 22 December 2020: Scotland to stay ‘aligned’ with EU laws after MSPs pass Brexit Bill, Al Jazeera, 22 December 2020: ‘Jingle Hell’: UK mood darkens with new virus strain, Brexit woes, CNN, 22 December 2020: The view from London as the world turns away, BBC, 23 December 2020: Covid-19: French agree to ease virus travel ban, France24, 23 December 2020: EU ready to pursue Brexit talks beyond end of year deadline, according to diplomats, BBC, 23 December 2020: How dependent is the UK on the EU for food?, Irish Times, 23 December 2020: Take direct ferries to Europe ‘for forseeable future’ to avoid UK – Coveney, The National, 23 December 2020: Coronavirus: All the countries that have banned passenger flights to and from the UK (now the Brits can practice and see what their life will be like after Brexit), France24, 23 December 2020: EU ready to pursue Brexit talks beyond end of year deadline, according to diplomats, BBC, 23 December 2020: Lufthansa airlifts food to the UK amid lorry chaos, France24, 23 December 2020: Furious truckers trying to reach France clash with police over Covid-19 testing chaos, CNN, 23 December 2020: Thousands of truck drivers scramble for tests at UK port after France eases blockade, BBC, 23 December 2020: Covid-19: First trucks start leaving Kent lorry park after France reopens UK border, The Guardian, 23 December 2020: Lufthansa: German airline flies 80 tonnes of fresh food to UK amid shortage fears, Irish Times, 23 December 2020: 100 years ago today the partition of Ireland was made official.

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So now there is an agreement on the provisional entry into force of the agreement. If all parliaments ratify the agreement, this means a real GDP loss for the UK of around 4% annually due to the increasing bureaucracy compared to the original access conditions as a full member of the EU, while the country continues to comply with most of the EU regulations and standards if it wants to export tariff-free to the EU. The three herrings that the country will be able to fish more in the future can by no means make up for this. On top, you need saithe or cod for fish & chips. In addition, there are by now unregulated segments, such as the service sector, for which there are no reliable stipulations for the future handling. One can and must therefore assume that the Brexit negotiations will drag on for many years to come. As was to be expected, the “Brexit means Brexit” wish was just a bubble of which hardly anything is left. At the same time, British consumers and companies will have to deal with and pay for what BoJo and his “Tory House of Clowns” have brought upon them over the coming years. In addition, the incompetence of the Johnson administration plays directly into the hands of the separatists in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, who would want to separate their territories from the UK and join the EU rather yesterday than tomorrow: France24, 24 December 2020: As it happened: Britain and Europe reach ‘fair and balanced’ post-Brexit trade deal, EU chief says, DW, 24 December 2020: EU, UK finally clinch ‘historic’ trade deal, BBC, 24 December 2020: What Boris Johnson’s mistake tells us about our future, The Guardian, 24 December 2020: The Guardian view on a Brexit deal Relief that leaves a bitter taste, France24, 24 December 2020: What we know so far about the EU-UK post-Brexit trade deal, The Guardian, 24 December 2020: Boris Johnson has ‘got Brexit done’. With a deal that will please no one, BBC, 24 December 2020: Brexit: EU diplomats to get trade deal briefing, The Guardian, 24 December 2020: At long last we have a Brexit deal – and it’s as bad as you thought, CNN, 24 December 2020: Brexit trade deal reached between UK and European Union with just days to spare, The Guardian, 24 December 2020: From tariffs to visas Here’s what’s in the Brexit deal, Politico.eu, 24 December 2020: UK-EU Brexit trade deal at a glance, The Hill, 24 December 2020: EU, UK negotiators finalize post-Brexit trade deal, The Atlantic, 24 December 2020: Why Britain’s Brexit Mayhem Was Worth It, NPR, 24 December 2020: U.K. And EU Agree To Last-Minute Brexit Trade Deal, The New York Times, 24 December 2020: Britain and the E.U. struck a landmark trade deal that defines how the two sides will coexist after severing ties., The Washington Post, 24 December 2020: Britain and E.U. reach trade deal, smoothing U.K.’s pending departure, European Commission, 24 December 2020: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: protecting European interests, ensuring fair competition, and continued cooperation in areas of mutual interest, Irish Times, 24 December 2020: Devil in the detail: Here’s the main elements of UK-EU Brexit deal, The Times, 24 December 2020: We have a Brexit deal, but cultural divide is here to stay, The Economist, 24 December 2020: No-deal averted: Britain and the European Union agree on the hardest Brexit, BBC, 25 December 2020: Selling it as a big win on both sides of the Channel, CNN, 25 December 2020: EU ambassadors gather to review Brexit trade deal on Christmas Day, Irish Times, 25 December 2020: Brexit pact turns on compromise but British links with EU weakened, The Guardian, 25 December 2020: Brexit deal greeted with relief by European media, Daily Mail, 25 December 2020: Britain will have a ‘special relationship’ with the EU after Brexit and ‘ugly’ politics will end, says Gove as Boris urges hardline Brexiteers to support deal before final vote on Wednesday, The Sun, 25 December 2020: No more Brussels: Boris Johnson secured Christmas Brexit deal hours after warning Brussels ‘I won’t sign it’ in massive taxes row (it’s pretty likely, that Sun readers will believe this crap, as the Sun is one of the loudest and most ugly Brexiteers voice), Daily Mail, 25 December 2020: Nicola Sturgeon seizes on Brexit deal to make fresh demands for second independence referendum ad calls the replacement of Erasmus with new scheme ‘cultural vandalism’, Daily Mail, 26 December 2020: As Sturgeon launches fresh Scottish independence drive, why splitting up the Union would be even harder than quitting the EU, Irish Times, 26 December 2020: Tory Eurosceptics run rule over Brexit trade deal with EU, DW, 26 December 2020: What’s in the EU-UK Brexit trade deal?, Irish Times, 26 December 2020: The year Boris Johnson became the sick man of Britain, Al Arabiya, 26 December 2020: How will the EU-British trade deal change ties?, The Guardian, 27 December 2020: Brexit: fishing chiefs cry ‘betrayal’ as MPs fear rush to ratify deal, Irish Times, 27 December 2020: Brexit deal marks only the start of complex talks, The Guardian, 27 December 2020: Throughout history Britain’s ruling class has created crisis after crisis – just like now, Politico.eu, 27 December 2020: Ireland to fund Erasmus scheme for Northern Irish students, The Guardian, 27 December 2020: Editorial The Guardian view on Britain out of the EU: a treasure island for rentiers, The Guardian, 27 December 2020: ‘Clock still ticking’ for settlement over Gibraltar despite Brexit deal, Irish Times, 28 December 2020: British government warns of bureaucratic hurdles despite trade deal, Irish Times, 28 December 2020: Cabinet to discuss Brexit deal as sectors of economy face disruption, New Statesman, 28 December 2020: Brexit is no cause for celebration – this is a moment of national shame, France24, 28 December 2020: EU states give green light to post-Brexit trade agreement, BBC, 28 December 2020: ‘Bumpy’ period expected as UK adjusts to new EU rules, The Guardian, 29 December 2020: Free trade: UK signs agreement with Turkey, The National, 29 December 2020: Britain and Vietnam sign trade agreement, The Guardian, 29 December 2020: Editorial: The Guardian view on the future of the union: Britain faces breakup, France24, 30 December 2020: European Union leaders formally sign post-Brexit UK trade deal, BBC, 30 December 2020: MPs approve EU-UK Brexit trade deal, France24, 30 December 2020: British lawmakers pass post-Brexit trade deal with EU, voting 521 to 73, Irish Times, 30 December 2020: UK trade deal with the EU passes in the House of Commons, The Guardian, 30 December 2020: Live Brexit deal: MPs vote to pass EU-UK trade agreement by 521 to 73, Al Jazeera, 30 December 2020: How might Brexit impact the Middle East?, France24, 31 December 2020: The Brexit rollercoaster: A timeline of Britain’s EU divorce, DW, 31 December 2020: What next for London, the world’s second-largest financial center?, France24, 31 December 2020: How the Brexit deal will end free movement between UK and EU, DW, 31 December 2020: New Year brings final Brexit split between EU and UK, France24, 31 December 2020: Follow our special edition as new relationship dawns between UK, EU, The Guardian, 31 December 2020: The Guardian view of Brexit: a tragic national error, CNN, 31 December 2020: UK enters ‘new chapter’ outside European Union as Brexit transition period ends, The Guardian, 31 December 2020: Brexit: in crisis, without fanfare, UK finally ends the EU era, The Washington Post, 31 December 2020: Brexit comes to an end with stay-at-home orders and a recorded light show, Politico.eu, 31 December 2020: Boris Johnson’s father applying for French citizenship, Saudi Gazette, 1 January 2021: Boris Johnson’s father says he’ll seek French citizenship, hours before Brexit, The Times, 1 January 2021: Boris Johnson celebrates an ‘amazing’ future for UK, BBC, 1 January 2021: Adieu to the single market created by the UK, France24, 1 January 2021: New Year, new rules: UK begins post-Brexit future, BBC, 1 January 2021: New era for UK as it completes separation from European Union, The Times, 1 January 2021: Ups and downs of EU relationship shaped British politics for decades, France24, 1 January 2021: FRANCE 24’s special Brexit coverage as the UK finally leaves the EU, Irish Times, 1 January 2021: End of an era as United Kingdom fully leaves the European Union, The Times, 1 January 2021: Brexit all over? This is just the start of a fresh chapter, Die Zeit, 1 January 2021: A ridiculous swagger, The Guardian, 1 January 2021: Fear, mistrust – and hope Britain’s long walk away from the EU, The New York Times, 1 January 2021: Brexit Customs Checks Make a Quiet Debut at U.K. Ports, The Economist, 1 January 2021: The story of a divorce: How Brexit happened, The Guardian, 1 January 2021: Nothing to celebrate, says Ireland’s foreign minister, The New York Times, 1 January 2021: Britain Has Lost Itself, CNN, 2 January 2021: 2020 stretched the social fabric of the United Kingdom. 2021 could rip it to pieces, Irish Times, 2 January 2021: The emperor’s new clothes: the UK ‘sovereignty’ illusion, DW, 2 January 2021: The view from the French side of the Channel, The Economist, 2 January 2021: Britain has lost the EU. Can it find a role?, Arab News, 5 January 2021: Sterling weakens against euro as post-Brexit deal rally falters, The Atlantic, 5 January 2021: Britain Failed. Again., Gulf News, 6 January 2021: Gulf states must take advantage of UK’s final exit, The Guardian, 6 January 2021: Northern Ireland facing food supply disruption, MPs told, Irish Times, 6 January 2021: Brexit problems hit Irish deliveries from hubs in Britain, Daily Mail, 6 January 2021: Britain breaches 1,000 daily Covid deaths for first time since APRIL with ANOTHER record-high 62,322 infections as Boris Johnson quietly extends draconian new COVID laws until the end of MARCH, Politico.eu, 7 January 2021: Capitol riot forces UK Tories to ditch Trump, The Guardian, 8 January 2021: As the US descends into chaos, what better time for Britain to go the same way?, The Guardian, 8 January 2021: Firms halt deliveries from UK to EU over Brexit border problems, France24, 9 January 2021: British businesses face tariffs despite Johnson’s promise of ‘tariff-free’ deal, Irish Times, 9 January 2021: Northern Ireland-Britain supply chain is near breaking point, hauliers warn, Irish Times, 9 January 2021: Surge in freight traffic on direct ferry routes to Europe, The Guardian, 10 January 2021: Labour leader accepts end of free movement in reversal of previous commitment, The Times, 10 January 2021: Hospitals face ‘worst crisis in living memory’, France24, 13 January 2021: UK supermarkets warn of N. Ireland shortages as EU customers face empty shelves, BBC, 13 January 2021: Brexit will increase food supply chain costs, warn business groups, The Guardian, 13 January 2021: Fresh seafood exports from Scotland to EU halted until 18 January, Politico.eu, 13 January 2021: Supermarket pleas mount as Brexit leaves Northern Ireland shelves bare, BBC, 15 January 2021: Brexit: ‘Most difficult week I’ve had in this job in 20 years’, The Times, 15 January 2021: You misled us over Brexit deal, angry fishermen tell Johnson, Irish Times, 15 January 2021: Brexit red tape: ‘If nothing changes, Ireland will be closed’, Al Jazeera, 15 January 2021: With Brexit complete, fervour for Scottish independence grows, Politico.eu, 15 January 2021: UK refused deal on post-Brexit travel for musicians, says Barnier, BBC, 15 January 2021: Post-Brexit customs systems not fit for purpose, say meat exporters, CNN, 16 January 2021: Britain’s ‘major crisis’ is good and bad news for travelers, The Times, 16 January 2021: Salmond v Sturgeon could derail the independence express, Irish Times, 16 January 2021: Ferry firms offer new Ireland to France sailings due to Brexit delays, The Guardian, 17 January 2021: Shock charges are hurting us, say small British businesses, The Times, 18 January 2021: Slave trader statues to be protected by new law, Reuters, 18 January 2021: ‘Brexit carnage’: shellfish trucks protest in London over export delays, Irish Times, 18 January 2021: Irish officials raise queries with EU over disruptive post-Brexit ‘rules of origin’, Politico.eu, 18 January 2021: UK defends plan to protect statues from ‘woke worthies’, The National, 19 January 2021: The sheer fishiness of Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, The Guardian, 19 January 2021: Brexit was a typically English revolution – one that left the elites unharmed (it comes, as it was predicted long before the implementation of Brexit: Those who particularly wanted to fall for the far-right Brexit half-wits will pay the price for generations, while the far-right Brexit half-wits themselves could build up their fortunes and usually also hold a citizenship of a EU member country. Good luck with that and get used to it), Politico.eu, 19 January 2021: A Brexit lesson: EU’s benefits, largely invisible, hurt to lose, Irish Times, 19 January 2021: ‘Brexodus’ of jobs from City of London to continue, says EU commissioner, DW, 20 January 2021: Brexit deal: The ‘teething problems’ and ‘red tape’ reality, The Guardian, 21 January 2021: European Union UK insists it will not grant EU ambassador full diplomatic status (that can be solved easily: In return, downgrade the status of all British ambassadors in the EU. After all, UK isn’t muc more but a shell from which more and more life is escaping. At the latest when Scotland has left the Union, it is also a “failed state”. Wales and Northern Ireland will leave the Union as well. Only England and Cornwall will remain and at that stage their diplomatic status doesn’t matter anyway), Irish Times, 21 January 2021: EU-UK row over ambassador’s status worsens amid leak of letter, The Guardian, 22 January 2021: Britain’s refusal to give the EU’s ambassador full diplomatic status is a childish insult, Politico.eu, 22 January 2021: MEPs ask if Scotland, Wales can rejoin Erasmus student program, The Guardian, 22 January 2021: The Guardian view: Brexit and bureaucracy: the cost of absurdity, The Times, 22 January 2021: Economy shrinks at quickest rate since May, The Times, 23 January 2021: State of the Union: Union in crisis as polls reveal voters want referendum on independence, The Guardian, 23 January 2021: ‘A Brexit nightmare’: the British businesses being pushed to breaking point, BBC, 23 January 2021: Shipping crisis: I’m being quoted £10,000 for a £1,600 container’, CNN, 23 January 2021: Rotting fish, lost business and piles of red tape. The reality of Brexit hits Britain, The Guardian, 23 January 2021: Set up shop in Europe, government advisers tell businesses, The Times, 23 January 2021: Shrinking economy raises double-dip recession fears, The Telegraph, 24 January 2021: The United Kingdom must urgently rediscover what holds it together, The Guardian, 25 January 2021: European Union: Brussels warns Britain against downgrading ambassador’s status, The Guardian, 25 January 2021: UK at risk of becoming failed state, says Gordon Brown, Reuters, 25 January 2021: UK could become ‘a failed state’ without reform, former UK PM Brown says, BBC, 25 January 2021: Gordon Brown: Trust has broken down in way UK is run, Politico.eu, 25 January 2021: Gordon Brown: UK could become a ‘failed state’ without reform, BBC, 26 January 2021: Covid: UK passes milestone of 100,000 deaths, CNN, 26 January 2021: Covid-19 has killed 100,000 people in the UK. Experts say the government is still getting it wrong, The Guardian, 26 January 2021: EU citizens offered financial incentives to leave UK, Politico.eu, 26 January 2021: Ireland’s bakers feel the Brexit heat, The Atlantic, 26 January 2021: The Pandemic Disaster That Might Not Matter, The Times, 26 January 2021: Virus deaths pass 100,000, Politico.eu, 26 January 2021: The bureaucratic battle to make the Brexit deal work, Politico.eu, 26 January 2021: EU citizens stopped at UK border with extra demands to prove status (“Global Britain” is shrinking by the day. Not even the Scots wants to belong to it), The Guardian, 28 January 2021: Coronavirus EU could block millions of Covid vaccine doses from entering UK, CNN, 28 January 2021: German officials say AstraZeneca vaccine shouldn’t be given to over-65s, citing lack of data, BBC, 29 January 2021: Covid: EU drugs regulator approves AstraZeneca vaccine, DW, 29 January 2021: China ‘will no longer recognize’ British passports for Hong Kong residents, The Washington Post, 29 January 2021: China to stop recognizing special U.K. passports for Hong Kongers, France24, 29 January 2021: Michel Barnier: ‘There was never a spirit of revenge’ in Brexit talks, BBC, 29 January 2021: Coronavirus: EU confirms export controls on vaccines, Al Jazeera, 29 January 2021: China will ‘no longer recognise’ UK passport for Hong Kong people, France24, 29 January 2021: Johnson rallies the union on a tour of Scotland amid rising support for independence, The Times, 30 January 2021: Don’t wreck England just to foil Sturgeon, The National, 30 January 2021: EU seeks to restrict vaccine supplies to Northern Ireland in ‘incredible act of hostility (BoJo wanted to mess with the EU and now some Brits might face the consequences of his irresponsible behavior), France24, 30 January 2021: EU backtracks over plan to limit Covid-19 vaccine exports to N. Ireland, BBC, 30 January 2021: Covid: EU ‘made a mistake’ over vaccines, Gove says, CNN, 30 January 2021: A fight between the EU and UK reveals the ugly truth about vaccine nationalism, The Guardian, 30 January 2021: Brexit chaos: UK firms plan to shift across Channel, The Times, 30 January 2021: Tim Shipman: ‘That was when things started to get weird’, Irish Times, 30 January 2021: EU move on NI protocol in ‘very bitter’ vaccine row a mistake, says Martin, Politico.eu, 30 January 2021: EU, UK commit to ‘redoubling’ efforts following Irish border row , BBC, 31 January 2021: UK applying to join Asia-Pacific free trade pact CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)), Sky News, 31 January 2021: CPTPP: UK to ask to join free trade pact including Australia, Canada and Japan, France24, 31 January 2021: Britain will apply to join Asia-Pacific free-trade bloc in the wake of Brexit, The National, 31 January 2021: Captain Sir Tom Moore admitted to hospital with Covid-19, The Guardian, 31 January 2021: ‘Teething problems’ endemic and could ruin us, say UK businesses, Irish Times, 31 January 2021: Brexit delivers record freight for Rosslare on ferries to mainland EU, The Guardian, 31 January 2021: UK may help EU before domestic vaccination programme complete, says Liz Truss, The Guardian, 1 February 2021: Despite the EU missteps, despite the vaccines, Brexit will still prove a grave error, Politico.eu, 1 February 2021: UK-Ireland freight tumbles as Brexit bites, DW, 2 February 2021: Northern Ireland halts border checks after threats (and it is unlikely to stay that way now that the UK is well on its way to breaking itself up. At the end of the day, England can finally live out its “England first”, because apart from Cornwall all the others will no longer belong to the club and there are good chances for the reunification of Ireland and Northern Ireland ), Al Jazeera, 2 February 2021: Brexit tensions: Northern Ireland port staff face intimidation, BBC, 2 February 2021: Welsh independence: How worried should UK ministers be?, Politico.eu, 2 February 2021: Coronavirus halts march of Northern Ireland’s Orange Order, The Guardian, 2 February 2021: Captain Sir Tom Moore: NHS fundraiser dies at 100 after testing positive for Covid, DW, 2 February 2021: Britain’s ‘Captain Tom’ dies of coronavirus at age 100, The Guardian, 2 February 2021: Captain Tom Moore inspired millions. The NHS inspired him, France24, 2 February 2021: Britain’s Captain Tom Moore, NHS fundraiser, dies at 100, BBC, 2 February 2021: Obituary: Captain Sir Tom Moore, a hero who gave a nation hope, NPR, 2 February 2021: Captain Tom, Centenarian Who Inspired The U.K. With His Fundraising Walks, Has Died, The Washington Post, 2 February 2021: Forget superheroes and anti-heroes. We need more heroes like Capt. Sir Tom Moore., Al Jazeera, 2 February 2021: UK fundraising hero Captain Sir Tom Moore passes away with COVID, CNN, 2 February 2021: Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions for the NHS, dies aged 100, Politico.eu, 3 February 2021: Northern Ireland row is Brexit Groundhog Day as EU, UK keep talking, Foreign Policy, 3 February 2021: Brexit Is Probably the United Kingdom’s Death Knell, Politico.eu, 3 February 2021: EU and UK struggle to overcome Brexit bad blood, Politico.eu, 4 February 2021: UK to discriminate between EU countries on fees for work visas, Irish Times, 6 February 2021: Brexit aftermath to be felt for years, if not decades, CNN, 6 February 2021: Brexit is just weeks old, and it’s already threatening fragile political stability in Northern Ireland, Irish Times, 6 February 2021: Unions deny raising concerns about suspicious activity at port checks, The Guardian, 6 February 2021: Fury at Gove as exports to EU slashed by 68% since Brexit, The Sunday Times, 7 February 2021: Dark warning signs reveal ‘anger and frustration’ of loyalists, The Guardian, 7 February 2021: EU and UK ‘acting like absentee landlord’, Politico.eu, 9 February 2021: EU wants more time to ratify Brexit deal, says UK, Politico.eu, 9 February 2021: Inspectors to return to work at Northern Irish ports after disputed Brexit threat claims, The Guardian, 10 February 2021: The Guardian view: Brexit aftermath: the price of dishonesty, Politico.eu, 10 February 2021: Businesses plead for delay to full Northern Ireland Brexit checks, DW, 10 February 2021: Northern Ireland: The Brexit problem that will not go away, Irish Times, 10 February 2021: Von der Leyen turns abundance of Irish concerns into democratic deficit, The National, 10 February 2021: UAE-backed plan to create London freeport welcomed as a boost for jobs, The Times, 11 February 2021: Exporters’ struggles with Brexit deal red tape threaten recovery, says British Chambers of Commerce, Politico.eu, 11 February 2021: China bans BBC for ‘fake news’ on Xinjiang, coronavirus, BBC, 11 February 2021: EU could cut UK out of financial markets – Andrew Bailey, The Times, 11 February 2021: Don’t pick a fight, Andrew Bailey warns Brussels, Irish Times, 11 February 2021: Brexit: EU rules out sweeping changes to checks at Northern Ireland ports, The Guardian, 12 February 2021: From Farage’s flotilla to rotting exports – it’s the story of Brexit, in fish, BBC, 12 February 2021: Post-Brexit trade: ‘If you don’t speak French, you’re stuffed’, The New York Times, 12 February 2021: Brexit Was Sold as Taking Back British Control. Post-Brexit Is Chaos., Irish Times, 13 February 2021: Former loyalist paramilitaries call for ‘rational’ talks on Northern Ireland protocol, The Times, 13 February 2021: Budget tax rise targets: Pensions, landlords and the self-employed, France24, 13 February 2021: EU calls on China to reverse ban on BBC World News, The Guardian, 13 February 2021: BBC: Boss hits back at China over ban on World News service, Politico.eu, 14 February 2021: Deal for common EU-UK food safety standards ‘on the table,’ Šefcovic says, The Guardian, 16 February 2021: EU ‘clearing house’ seeks to calm tensions over Northern Ireland, The Guardian, 18 February 2021: Today’s Ireland is built on political compromise. The UK could learn from its success, Politico.eu, 18 February 2021: How performers lost out in ‘eye for an eye’ Brexit talks, DW, 19 February 2021: EU will auch nach dem Brexit mit London Daten austauschen, Politico.eu, 19 February 2021: 5 things to know about post-Brexit talks on financial services, Arab News, 21 February 2021: Traditional trade ties with MENA nations vital for post-Brexit UK, Al Jazeera, 23 February 2021: UK agrees to EU request for more time to ratify Brexit deal, IPG, 24 February 2021: The EU’s bad Friday announcement, The Guardian, 24 February 2021: Trade delays getting worse at UK border, survey finds, Politico.eu, 24 February 2021: Déjà vu as the EU struggles with backlogs at borders, The Guardian, 24 February 2021: Boris Johnson UK PM ‘a liar’ who will seek to blame Brexit costs on Covid, says diplomat, Politico.eu, 24 February 2021: Northern Ireland secretary warns DUP over Brexit focus, CNN, 25 February 2021: Brexit leaves London fighting for its future as Europe poaches business, Politico.eu, 26 February 2021: Brexit fallout, follies and fairies, The Guardian, 26 February 2021: ‘Lying is no longer a sin’: Former French ambassador Sylvie Bermann on Brexit and Boris Johnson, DW, 27 February 2021: Captain Tom: Funeral held for British fundraising hero, France24, 27 February 2021: UK bids adieu to WW2 vet and Covid-19 fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore, The Times, 27 February 2021: One last hurrah for Captain Sir Tom Moore, Arab News, 27 February 2021: UK to allocate $17bn for new infrastructure bank, The Times, 2 March 2021: Fear that special EU fund may not be spent properly, Irish Times, 2 March 2021: Dublin most popular city for Brexit relocations by financial firms, BBC, 2 March 2021: Brexit: DUP says it will fight against protocol with every means, Politico.eu, 3 March 2021: EU says UK risks breaking law with solo bid to ease Northern Irish checks, The Times, 3 March 2021: Sunak lays out highest taxes in 55 years to pay for the recovery, Politico.eu, 3 March 2021: Coronavirus frees UK’s Rishi Sunak from a Brexit budget, The Economist 4 March 2021: Carrie Symonds has grand plans for Downing Street, Politico.eu, 4 March 2021: UK’s new Brexit man makes his mark with Northern Ireland row, Politico.eu, 4 March 2021: MEPs postpone setting date to ratify Brexit deal amid Northern Ireland row, France24, 5 March 2021: N. Ireland paramilitary groups pull support for Good Friday Agreement over Brexit rules, The Guardian, 5 March 2021: Scottish independence isn’t going away. Will the Tories be its curators – or victims?, BBC, 5 March 2021: US suspends tariffs on single malt Scotch whisky, Irish Times, 5 March 2021: Stephen Collins: Johnson’s unilateral breaking of NI protocol could go horribly wrong, The Guardian, 5 March 2021: Arlene Foster accuses EU of inflexibility over Northern Ireland, Politico.eu, 5 March 2021: Who are the Northern Ireland loyalists threatening to shun peace deal over Brexit fears?, Irish Times, 5 March 2021: Brussels to begin legal action against UK ‘very soon’ over NI protocol move, The Times, 5 March 2021: Companies ‘will quit UK’ over Sunak’s corporation tax rise, Politico.eu, 5 March 2021: UK changes course to allow benefits access for Hong Kongers, Al Arabiya, 5 March 2021: UK to unveil major post-Brexit defense and foreign policy overhaul on March 16, Politico.eu, 5 March 2021: Soiled deal: UK defies EU ban on British dirt on plants shipped to Northern Ireland, The Guardian, 6 March 2021: Food scarcity fears prompt plan to ease checks on EU imports, CNN, 6 March 2021: Migrants could become the new Covid scapegoats when Europe’s borders reopen, The Times, 6 March 2021: Frost’s fight with the EU is political thuggery, The Guardian, 7 March 2021: Ireland: Dissident republican urges armed groups to forgo violence, Irish Times, 7 March 2021: UK calls on EU to ‘shake off any remaining ill will’ amid fallout over North trade move, Irish Times, 7 March 2021: Brexit: Foster says Northern Ireland protocol doing ‘untold damage’, Politico.eu, 8 March 2021: Northern Ireland leaders trade terrorism barbs in row over Brexit protocol, The Guardian, 8 March 2021: Boris Johnson’s Brexit shenanigans have met their reckoning in Northern Ireland, Politico.eu, 8 March 2021: Boris Johnson: ‘Goodwill’ and ‘imagination’ can fix post-Brexit border problems, DW, 8 March 2021: British regulators fine Chinese ‘propaganda’ channel, The Guardian, 8 March 2021: Review Oprah with Meghan and Harry review — just give in and watch, The Irish Times, 8 March 2021: Oprah with Meghan & Harry: One by one the bombshells drop, BBC, 8 March 2021: Meghan and Harry interview: Tabloid racism ‘large part’ of why we left UK, says duke, The Times, 8 March 2021: Palace in turmoil over Meghan’s racism claims, The Irish Times, 8 March 2021: Harry and Meghan: The union of two great houses, the Windsors and the Celebrities, is complete, The Guardian, 8 March 2021: Harry and Meghan: Palace under pressure to respond to interview claims, The Irish Times, 8 March 2021: Harry and Meghan strike at legitimacy of the British monarchy, CNN, 8 March 2021: British royal family plunged into crisis after Harry and Meghan allege racism and neglect in Oprah interview, The New York Times, 8 March 2021: ‘I Just Didn’t Want to Be Alive Anymore’: Meghan Says Life as Royal Made Her Suicidal, France24, 8 March 2021: Meghan Markle says British royal family worried about her son’s dark skin, BBC, 8 March 2021: Oprah Winfrey: Skin colour remark ‘not Queen nor Duke’, CNN, 8 March 2021: One reason Meghan suffered racist UK coverage: The media is not diverse, The New Yorker, 8 March 2021: What Meghan and Harry’s Oprah Interview Clarifies, NPR, 8 March 2021: Harry And Meghan: Where Things Stand And 10 Takeaways From The Big Oprah Interview, The Atlantic, 8 March 2021: Meghan and Harry Go to War, The New Yorker, 8 March 2021: On Television: The Rigorous Empathy of “Oprah with Meghan and Harry”, The New York Times, 8 March 2021: A Tale Old and New as Another Royal Wife Breaks Free, Politico.eu, 9 March 2021: UK Tories swerve Meghan and Harry culture war, CNN, 9 March 2021: The racism Meghan says she experienced as a royal will be no surprise to Black Britons, BBC, 9 March 2021: Archie: Why is Meghan and Harry’s son not a prince?, CNN, 9 March 2021: Buckingham Palace faces calls to act after Harry and Meghan allegations, Politico.eu, 9 March 2021: POLITICO London Playbook: Fallout — Where’s the queen? — Cabinet concerns, The Guardian, 9 March 2021: Harry and Meghan interview: This is not just a crisis for the royal family – but for Britain itself, The Times, 9 March 2021: Justice secretary backs royals after Meghan’s racism claims, Irish Times, 9 March 2021: Row erupts over Foster talks with Loyalist Communities Council, Al Jazeera, 9 March 2021: In Northern Ireland, a ‘shift in enthusiasm’ for Irish unity, The National, 9 March 2021: Queen Elizabeth promises to privately address issues of race raised by Meghan and Harry, NPR, 9 March 2021: Buckingham Palace Responds To Allegations In Harry And Meghan’s Oprah Interview, BBC, 9 March 2021: Meghan and Harry interview: Palace taking race issues ‘very seriously’, The Guardian, 9 March 2021: Meghan and Harry Buckingham Palace breaks silence on claims in Oprah interview, The Hill, 9 March 2021: Royal family says it is ‘saddened’ by claims in Meghan and Harry interview, The Guardian, 9 March 2021: Brexit triggers exodus of Japanese firms from UK to EU, DW, 10 March 2021: EU-UK relations hit new low over ‘vaccine ban’ comments, The Times, 10 March 2021: UK has not blocked export of a single jab, says Boris Johnson, Irish Times, 10 March 2021: EU exported more than 8 million vaccines to UK in February, The Guardian, 10 March 2021: Ireland US-based Sinn Féin support group places ads for vote on Irish unification, Irish Times, 10 March 2021: Johnson drives forward with idea of tunnel or bridge between NI and Scotland, BBC, 11 March 2021: UK delays border checks on EU goods into Great Britain, Irish Times, 11 March 2021: Britain postpones checks on EU goods for six months, CNN, 11 March 2021: UK’s 1st Black female MP reacts to Prince William’s claim that royal family is not racist, Irish Times, 11 March 2021: AstraZeneca has given ‘unsatisfactory’ answers on EU commitments – Varadkar, BBC, 12 March 2021: UK exports to European Union drop 40% in January, CNN, 12 March 2021: UK exports to Europe fall 41% as Brexit hits trade, Irish Times, 12 March 2021: British government plays down 40% slump in exports to EU, Politico.eu, 12 March 2021: Boris Johnson accused of snub to Sinn Féin on Northern Ireland visit, France24, 12 March 2021: Trade between UK and EU plunges after Brexit, hurting British economy, The Guardian, 13 March 2021: Hong Kong: UK accuses China of breaching joint declaration, The Times, 13 March 2021: Brexit and the pandemic deliver record hit to trade with the EU, DW, 15 March 2021: EU takes legal action against UK over Northern Ireland, France24, 15 March 2021: EU launches lawsuits against UK over Irish border, The Guardian, 15 March 2021: The amount the UK spends on defence can’t be justified – so we rely on piffle, BBC, 15 March 2021: EU to begin legal action over alleged NI Protocol breach, CNN, 15 March 2021: Buckingham Palace hires external law firm to investigate bullying claims against Meghan, The Guardian, 15 March 2021: EU launches legal action over UK plan to extend grace period, Politico.eu, 15 March 2021: Brussels launches legal action against UK over Brexit breach , CNN, 16 March 2021: With UK police under fire, Boris Johnson pushes new bill that could end peaceful protests, DW, 16 March 2021: UK pledges to increase nuclear warhead stockpile, boost Asian ties following foreign policy report, BBC, 16 March 2021: Integrated review: UK to lift cap on nuclear stockpile, CNN, 16 March 2021: UK labels Russia top security threat, issues warning on China, and promises to build more nuclear warheads, Politico.eu, 16 March 2021: UK move to lift nuclear cap is ‘insurance policy,’ says minister, The Times, 17 March 2021: Boris Johnson’s Brexit Britain is following in America’s footsteps, The Guardian, 17 March 2021: Dominic Raab accuses EU of ‘brinkmanship’ over vaccine supply threat – video (thank God, that these fools aren’t part of the EU any longer. The EU should up all taxes and tariffs on British goods and services to a maximum and on top put the country on the list of tax havens. In addition, all negotiations on the sectors that are still open from the Brexit agreement should be stopped immediately. Enough is enough. Little Britain obviously has to learn that it is not the center of the world and that no one is waiting to do business with it. With Brexit, the country said goodbye to the world’s largest economic bloc. That alone shows how incapable and incompetent BoJos liars are. It is time that they can now feel the sweet pain that accompanies it. The positive thing about Brexit is that the British have left the continent as competitors, so that their market shares can now be taken over by European companies. Thanks for that. And talking about “vaccine nationalism” and “behaving like a dictatorship” like BoJo’s looney Dominic Raab just did: The EU has so far exported over 41.6 million doses of vaccine around the world, a large portion of which to BoJo & the Balloon Heads (10 million doses). During the same period the UK exported exactly 0.0 doses of vaccine)

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DW, 17 March 2021: Russia warns UK nuclear arsenal plan harms global security, The Times, 17 March 2021: Boris Johnson attacked for pushing trade links with China, BBC, 17 March 2021: Covid-19: EU warns UK over vaccine exports, Irish Times, 17 March 2021: Brexit red tape causing trade problems, says top food firm, CNN, 17 March 2021: The UK is facing a reckoning on gender-based violence. Boris Johnson’s government has botched its response, The Guardian, 17 March 2021: UK foreign minister accuses EU of trying to erect Irish Sea border, Irish Times, 17 March 2021: Biden expresses ‘strong support’ for Belfast Agreement in meeting with Martin, The Economist, 18 March 2021: The disruptive rise of English nationalism, The Guardian, 19 March 2021: Brexit: Threat of no deal remains, peers say, as EU relations sour, The Times, 19 March 2021: Ouch! That little prick’s made me all Brexity, Irish Times, 21 March 2021: EU leaders to consider vaccine export bans as rollout anger grows, confirms McGuinness, Politico.eu, 21 March 2021: UK tells EU to act like ‘grown-ups’ amid vaccine export row (the Tories behaved like spoiled, over-egoistic brats and now the clowns want to reproach the EU, because it cares about its citizens? That can only be a bad joke. The EU should ban all exports to the UK for as long as necessary. Then the Tories can buy vaccine in Russia and China), The Guardian, 21 March 2021: Exclusive: EU export ban would delay UK Covid vaccine drive by two months, The SUnday Times, 21 March 2021: Supply delays ‘will push back Covid-19 vaccination target by a month’, Irish Times, 21 March 2021: ‘It brought a knife to a gunfight’ – the EU’s mistakes in the battle for vaccines, The Guardian, 21 March 2021: Waging war over vaccines can only end in tragedy for Britain and the EU, The Scotsman, 21 March 2021: Scottish Independence: Second referendum at conclusion of pandemic, vows Mike Russell, BBC, 22 March 2021: Covid vaccines: EU tussle with UK over AstraZeneca escalates, The Guardian, 22 March 2021: Data shows collapse of UK food and drink exports after UK exit, The Guardian, 23 March 2021: Nicola Sturgeon has survived the Salmond crisis, but it casts a shadow over Holyrood, The New York Times, 24 March 2021: Cache of 29 Million AstraZeneca Doses in Italy Raises E.U. Suspicions (if this proves to be true and the vaccine is not immediately distributed within the EU, the EU should immediately cancel all contracts with AstraZeneca, as the company has deprived the contracts of the basis of their business. In addition, the vaccine should be completely removed from the EU’s list of recommendations. Instead, the expansion of production capacities for BioNTech Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson should receive substantial support. AstraZeneca can then deliver to the island and Africa at will, but not a single further shot to the EU. Financing a filthy gang isn’t the European way of doing business), CNN, 24 March 2021: EU proposes vaccine controls as ‘raid’ in Italy uncovers millions of AstraZeneca doses, BBC, 24 March 2021: Coronavirus: EU plans tougher controls on vaccine exports, CNN, 24 March 2021: Boris Johnson’s latest gaffe could threaten Britain’s vaccine rollout, The Guardian, 24 March 2021: Europe’s trust in Britain has gone. We’re now a problem, not a partner, Politico.eu, 24 March 2021: UK flies the flag to fight Scottish independence, Irish Times, 25 March 2021: British government guidance on union flag reignites NI debate (it’s like holding a red cloth in front of a bull’s nose while at the same time hoping that he is color-blind. Only nationalists can be so seldom stupid), DW, 26 March 2021: China targets UK lawmakers, others in response to Xinjiang sanctions, Politico.eu, 26 March 2021: EU wrestles for control of euro clearing after Brexit, The Guardian, 26 March 2021: France claims UK will struggle to source second vaccine doses, The Times, 26 March 2021: French foreign minister claims Britain will struggle to deliver second coronavirus vaccine doses, DW, 26 March 2021: UK defends Hong Kong passport rights against China, The Guardian, 27 March 2021: UK cheese firm boss in despair over minister’s export advice, Eurointelligence, 27 March 2021: How we lost the narrative, The Guardian, 28 March 2021: Museum of Brexit: Leavers seek to raise £1m for site to tell ‘balanced’ story (nationalist racists basically tell the untruth. It’s in their DNA. A history revisionist museum will not change that. On the other hand, Trump’s evangelicals have opened a museum in which evolution is denied and school children are taught that the earth is only 7,000 years old. So why shouldn’t the Brexiteers open a museum where they can spread their flat earth utter nonsense?), The Guardian, 28 March 2021: Britain’s ‘brutal’ cuts to overseas aid put African science projects in peril, BBC, 29 March 2021: Biden administration threatens tariffs on UK goods in ‘tech tax’ row, The Guardian, 30 March 2021: EU plan threatens British participation in hi-tech research (there should be a differentiation. Of course, it makes a lot of sense to develop key technologies only within the EU and to completely exclude third countries from these developments. When developing low-key technologies, on the other hand, it makes sense to continue to work with third countries), DW, 30 March 2021: German vaccine commission recommends AstraZeneca for over 60s only (the more complications there are, the fewer people will be willing to be vaccinated with Astra Zeneca. Of course, this has the positive side effect that the EU’s dispute with AstraZeneca and the British is resolved or even turned into the opposite, in that AstraZeneca has to export everything that is produced in the EU because it can no longer get rid of the vaccine on the continent. A great satisfaction for the EU and a smashing own goal for AstraZeneca and BoJo), The Guardian, 30 March 2021: Biden’s tariffs threat shows how far Brexit Britain is from controlling its own destiny, The Guardian, 1 April 2021: Brexit: Scottish dog food firm relocates to France due to export red tape (BoJo did a great job here, by creating lasting damage to the British economy without actually “taking back control”. His Brexiteers will for sure celebrate him for doing that), CNN, 1 April 2021: British police officer convicted of membership of neo-Nazi organization, Politico.eu, 1 April 2021: Boris Johnson’s most senior Black aide has quit, Al Jazeera, 1 April 2021: UK police officer found guilty of belonging to neo-Nazi group, Al Jazeera, 1 April 2021: In Wales, interest in independence simmers ahead of polls, Politico.eu, 2 April 2021: Labyrinth of division beneath Scottish independence fight, The Guardian, 3 April 2021: Boris Johnson ‘A clown’ with no diplomacy skills, says ex-deputy in diaries, Irish Times, 3 April 2021: France, Germany and Poland say they will refuse to allow extradition of their nationals, The Times, 3 April 2021: 15 officers injured in Belfast riots, DW, 3 April 2021: Thousands rally against UK plans to limit protests, The Guardian, 4 April 2021: Man charged with throwing petrol bomb after cars set alight in Newtownabbey, Irish Times, 4 April 2021: Foster urges end to loyalist violence in Belfast and Derry, The Sunday Times, 4 April 2021: Boris Johnson will be branded a Covid serial killer but no one will lay a glove on our bloated NHS, Irish Times, 4 April 2021: ‘We’ve lost our entire European trade’: Brexit’s impact on UK chocolate makers, Al Jazeera, 4 April 2021: Northern Ireland police appeal for calm after more unrest, Financial Times 5 April 2021: Wales finds greater belief in self-government amid pandemic response, The Guardian, 6 April 2021: Northern Ireland: Protocol critics ‘have no alternative’, says EU ambassador, Irish Times, 6 April 2021: The Irish Times view on violence in Northern Ireland: a time to show leadership, The Guardian, 6 April 2021: Boris Johnson urged to reject ‘disingenuous’ race disparities report, The National, 7 April 2021: Royal Navy captain smashes hole in warship in Bahrain while docking in the dark (“Global Britain” has to master its pitfalls and challenges), Politico.eu, 7 April 2021: Northern Ireland ‘playing with matches’ amid Brexit trade deal tensions, The Economist, 7 April 2021: Brexit is the catalyst for rioting in Northern Ireland, France24, 8 April 2021: UK’s Johnson condemns violence in Northern Ireland after a week of rioting, CNN, 8 April 2021: UK unveils $59M fund to support Hong Kongers as protest leader Nathan Law granted asylum, Reuters, 8 April 2021: UK PM urges calm as Belfast protesters hijack bus, attack police (a completely predictable development. That’s what you get as a result when you fall for pathological liars like BoJo, Nigel Farage and their club of simpleton), The Guardian, 8 April 2021: Northern Ireland: White House expresses concern over violence, Irish Times, 8 April 2021: Taoiseach, Boris Johnson and Joe Biden urge calm following Northern Ireland riots, Politico.eu, 8 April 2021: Northern Ireland leaders condemn violence, disagree on why people are fighting, DW, 8 April 2021: Hong Kong: China says UK is ‘sheltering criminals’, The National, 9 April 2021: Britain’s retail footfall down in March but hints of recovery ahead of reopening, The Guardian, 9 April 2021: Northern Ireland: Police say paramilitaries not behind recent violence, Al Jazeera, 9 April 2021: Northern Irish loyalists demand changes to Brexit border protocol, France24, 9 April 2021: Riots flare again in Northern Ireland despite calls for calm, BBC, 9 April 2021: Prince Philip: Tributes after Duke of Edinburgh dies aged 99, The Times, 9 April 2021: Prince Philip, ‘My strength and stay’, Reuters, 9 April 2021: Britain’s Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s ‘strength’ for seven decades, dies at 99, DW, 9 April 2021: Obituary: Prince Philip, backbone of the UK royal family, dies at 99, Irish Times, 9 April 2021: Prince Philip: Irascible, possibly unfaithful – and, since The Crown, so incredibly glamorous, France24, 9 April 2021: World pays tribute after the death of Britain’s Prince Philip, The Guardian, 9 April 2021: Monarchy Queen and royal family mourn Prince Philip as tributes pour in, CNN, 9 April 2021: The special relationship Prince Philip and the Queen’s royal romance, NPR, 9 April 2021: Great Britain’s Prince Philip Dies At Age 99, The New Yorker, 9 April 2021: Prince Philip’s Death and the Last Embers of British Stoicism, The New York Times, 9 April 2021: Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Is Dead at 99, Arab News, 9 April 2021: Prince Philip and the Gulf: The story of an enduring friendship, Al Arabiya, 9 April 2021: Britain’s Prince Philip died at age of 99: Buckingham Palace, Al Jazeera, 9 April 2021: ‘May his soul rest in peace’: World reacts to Prince Philip death, Arab News, 9 April 2021: Saudi Arabia, Arab nations join world in mourning death of Britain’s Prince Philip, Gulf News, 9 April 2021: World leaders mourn UK’s Prince Philip, The National, 9 April 2021: World leaders pay tribute to Prince Philip’s duty and dedication, Irish Times, 9 April 2021: EU and UK must work together on North, says Taoiseach, Bloomberg, 9 April 2010: 100 Days of Brexit: Was It as Bad as ‘Project Fear’ Warned?, New York Magazine, 9 April 2010: Why Tensions in Northern Ireland Have Reignited, DW, 10 April 2010: Brexit has threatened the peace in Northern Ireland, Irish Times, 10 April 2010: Bertie Ahern: ‘Belfast Agreement provides path to restoring peace in the North’, The Guardian, 10 April 2021: Northern Ireland: Taoiseach warns against ‘spiralling back to dark place’, The Washington Post, 11 April 2021: The real reason the queen is giggling in that photo with Prince Philip: A swarm of bees, Mirror, 11 April 2021: 100 days of Brexit: 10 things that have gone wrong since UK properly left the EU, Euro News, 11 April 2021: 100 days on, what impact has Brexit had on UK-EU trade?, Belfast Telegraph, 11 April 2021: Hopes rise NI protocol changes will ease tension, The Guardian, 12 April 2021: Boris Johnson was not honest about the Irish border. What is he going to do about it?, The Guardian, 12 April 2021: Brexit: UK and EU edge closer to deal on checks in Northern Ireland, BBC, 13 April 2021: UK exports to EU rebound partially after January’s slump, CNN, 13 April 2021: Britain looked like it was in national mourning after Prince Philip’s death. Not all of it was., Irish Times, 13 April 2021: Unionist legal challenge to Northern Ireland protocol to be heard in May, The Times, 13 April 2021: Britain and the EU must be good neighbours, Irish Times, 13 April 2021: Fintan O’Toole: Prince Philip – asylum-seeker and citizen of nowhere, but rich and white, The Guardian, 14 April 2021: Northern Ireland: Irish-born DUP peer refuses to take Home Office test for British passport, Politico.eu, 14 April 2021: Disunited Kingdom: ‘Project Love’ — Boris Johnson’s plan to save the union , The Guardian, 14 April 2021: Boris Johnson is telling Scotland that the union is no longer based on consent, Irish Times, 15 April 2021: Brexit and pandemic combine for big hit to Irish trade with Britain, Politico.eu, 15 April 2021: EU-UK trade deal moves toward ratification in European Parliament, BBC, 15 April 2021: Euro MPs’ vote bolsters EU-UK trade deal, The Guardian, 16 April 2021: ‘An attempt to play along’: Russia hits out at UK support for US sanctions over hacking, Politico.eu, 16 April 2021: EU, UK vow to ‘intensify’ talks on Northern Ireland border checks, The New York Times, 16 April 2021: How Will Britain Defend Its Financial Fief After Brexit?, Irish Times, 16 April 2021: Republic, UK and EU agree to tackle Northern Ireland unrest, Politico.eu, 16 April 2021: Ireland feels loss of British ally in corridors of Brussels, BBC, 16 April 2021: Welsh elections: How independence versus abolition may affect vote, The Economist, 17 April 2021: Wales: Welsh nationalism is stirring, Irish Times, 17 April 2021: EU seeks business input over problems with Northern Ireland protocol, DW, 17 April 2021: Prince Phillip: A final farewell in Windsor, The Guardian, 17 April 2021: Prince Philip funeral: Royal family say farewell to duke at Windsor Castle, France24, 17 April 2021: British royal family bids farewell to Prince Philip at funeral limited by Covid-19, BBC, 17 April 2021: Prince Philip: Royal Family honours duke’s ‘humour and humanity’, The Times, 17 April 2021: Queen sits alone to say farewell to her strength and stay, Irish Times, 17 April 2021: Prince Philip funeral: British royal family mourns as life remembered at service, The Washington Post, 17 April 2021: Image of queen sitting at funeral alone breaks hearts, CNN, 17 April 2021: Queen Elizabeth bids farewell to Prince Philip at intimate funeral, The National, 17 April 2021: Prince Philip’s funeral pays tribute to his ‘unwavering loyalty’ to the Queen, Gulf News, 17 April 2021: Photos: Queen Elizabeth and Britain bid farewell to Prince Philip, NPR, 17 April 2021: Prince Philip Is Memorialized In An Intimate Funeral Ceremony, The Hill, 17 April 2021: Prince Philip laid to rest at Windsor Castle, The New York Times, 17 April 2021: Prince Philip Is Laid to Rest in a Somber 50-Minute Ceremony, The Washington Post, 17 April 2021: Britain’s goodbye to Philip: A pared-down funeral, minute of silence and a solitary queen, Arab News, 18 April 2021: Time for Saudi critics in UK press to cast prejudice aside (same goes of course in the other direction, but that’s written on a different paper), The Guardian, 18 April 2021: Which countries have fared worst in the pandemic?, CNN, 19 April 2021: UN condemns ‘reprehensible’ UK race report for repackaging ‘racist tropes into fact’, Politico.eu, 20 April 2021: UK minister sacked over prosecution of soldiers who served in Northern Ireland, Irish Times, 20 April 2021: Britain must respect Northern Ireland protocol, says Germany, The Guardian, 20 April 2021: Bomb found in Derry was attempt to kill officer and daughter, say police, Politico.eu, 20 April 2021: Scotland’s EU charm offensive, Irish Times, 22 April 2021: Desire for US trade deal only way to make sense of Johnson’s stance on NI protocol, Politico.eu, 22 April 2021: China moves in as UK retreats on overseas aid, Politico.eu, 23 April 2021: French fishermen threaten to block Calais port over Brexit dispute, Irish Times, 23 April 2021: ‘An independent spirit of mind’: the march towards Welsh independence, The Guardian, 24 April 2021: Nicola Sturgeon: Ignoring the will of the Scots would be an act worthy of Trump, The Times, 24 April 2021: War with Dominic Cummings leaves Johnson on a political tightrope, The Guardian, 24 April 2021: Britain is in trouble when even China can rightly sneer at our hypocrisy, BBC, 24 April 2021: Brexit: UK and Australia agree ‘vast majority’ of trade deal, The Telegraph, 25 April 2021: Nicola Sturgeon under fire over claims independent Scotland could avoid hard England border, The Telegraph, 25 April 2021: Nicola Sturgeon still can’t answer the same old questions about Scotland and the EU, The Telegraph, 25 April 2021: Northern Ireland veteran could challenge ‘discriminatory’ UK laws in European court, The Guardian, 26 April 2021: Northern Ireland: Boris Johnson is warned of ‘dangerous political vacuum’, The Times, 26 April 2021: EU offers quid pro quo to ease checks with Northern Ireland, The National, 26 April 2021: Dominic Cummings’ pipeline of revelations is what Downing Street really fears, The Telegraph, 26 April 2021: IRA commander ‘had killed 15 British soldiers by the time he was shot dead’, court told, The National, 26 April 2021: Britain hits 22 people with new anti-corruption sanctions, The Guardian, 27 April 2021: Mafia: UK to come under scrutiny in Italy’s largest mafia trial in decades, DW, 27 April 2021: European Parliament to take final Brexit trade deal vote, BBC, 27 April 2021: French warn UK ahead of vote on Brexit trade deal, Irish Times, 27 April 2021: Brexit sees big decline in food trade between Ireland and UK, The Guardian, 27 April 2021: Ursula von der Leyen says EU could punish UK over breaches, Politico.eu, 27 April 2021: EU Parliament promised ‘exceptional’ powers to police post-Brexit trade deal, DW, 28 April 2021: Northern Ireland’s first minister resigns amid tensions, Irish Times, 28 April 2021: Concerns over UK ‘good faith’ as European Parliament ratifies Brexit deal, The Guardian, 28 April 2021: Arlene Foster to step down as Northern Ireland first minister, Politico.eu, 28 April 2021: 5 Brexit fights still brewing, Irish Times, 28 April 2021: European Parliament ratifies Brexit deal as concerns over UK ‘good faith’ remain, The New York Times, 28 April 2021: U.K.’s Johnson on the Defensive as Ethical Questions Mount, The Guardian, 28 April 2021: Boris Johnson furious as inquiry launched into ‘cash for curtains’ (it would be good for the kingdom if BoJo finally disappears into oblivion, but because of something like that? That would be pretty petty. He was a multimillionaire even before be became elected PM. If more has been spent than allowed, he wisely pays it out of his own pocket back and the matter is off the table. If you want to overthrow a PM, do it correctly and not because of such trivialities), The Times, 28 April 2021: Public ‘misled’ about who paid for Boris Johnson’s flat refurbishment, The Scotsman, 28 April 2021: Boris Johnson refuses to say who paid for Downing St renovation, CNN, 28 April 2021: Why Boris Johnson’s apartment renovations have landed him in the political doghouse, The National, 28 April 2021: Boris Johnson faces official inquiry over Downing Street flat renovations, Financial Times, 28 April 2021: Johnson faces investigations over who paid for Downing St refurbishments, Politico.eu, 28 April 2021: UK donations watchdog probes Boris Johnson flat refurbishment, France24, 28 April 2021: UK’s Johnson faces formal probe into funding of apartment renovation, ABC News, 29 April 2021: Curtains come down on UK PM Boris Johnson over Downing Street redecoration, The Telegraph, 29 April 2021: In depth: The gilded makeover of the No 11 flat and Boris Johnson’s battle to pay for it, Irish Times, 29 April 2021: Boris Johnson may end up paying price for flat refurbishment, DW, 29 April 2021: Amid Northern Ireland’s chaos, is there an economic argument for a United Ireland?, France24, 29 April 2021: How Brexit created a ‘recipe for endless tension’ among Northern Irish unionists, The Guardian, 30 April 2021: Northern Ireland Edwin Poots tipped to succeed Arlene Foster as DUP leader, The Times, 30 April 2021: Northern Ireland’s era of peace is in grave danger, The Guardian, 30 April 2021: Northern Ireland centenary: Anxious unionists in little mood to celebrate, Politico.eu, 30 April 2021: London flamed for lack of strategy after UK-Norway fish talks collapse, The Guardian, 30 April 2021: Forget curtains and cash – Johnson’s legacy will be the bitter taste of Brexit, The Guardian, 30 April 2021: Carrie Symonds’ influence at No 10 extends much further than the decor, The Guardian, 30 April 2021: Northern Ireland at 100: a timeline of its founding, The Guardian, 1 May 2021: Plaid Cymru has a mountain to climb, but Welsh independence is no pipe dream, Politico.eu, 1 May 2021: Poll shows Irish support unification but don’t want to pay for it, BBC, 1 May 2021: Downing Street refurbishment: What is the row over Boris Johnson’s flat?, Irish Times, 1 May 2021: Scotland on a knife edge ahead of vote that could pave way for independence, CNN, 2 May 2021: The UK is already stretched to breaking point. Boris Johnson’s pile of scandals isn’t helping matters, Irish Times, 2 May 2021: Northern Ireland’s £9.4bn subvention and the cost of Irish unity, The Times, 2 May 2021: How Beijing bought up Britain, The Guardian, 3 May 2021: ‘Inclusive, prosperous, and hopeful’: Queen praises Northern Ireland people in message to mark centenary, The Times, 3 May 2021: Iran ‘peddling disinformation’ to influence Scottish election (Henry Jackson Society “Co-founder Matthew Jamison, who now works for YouGov, wrote in 2017 that he was ashamed of his involvement, having never imagined the Henry Jackson Society “would become a far-right, deeply anti-Muslim racist … propaganda outfit to smear other cultures, religions and ethnic groups”, further relating that: “The HJS for many years has relentlessly demonised Muslims and Islam”.”), The Telegraph, 3 May 2021: Iran ‘almost certainly’ meddling in Scottish election to destabilise the UK, France24, 3 May 2021: Northern Ireland marks centenary as crises simmer, Arab News, 3 May 2021: Iran cyber misinformation campaign takes aim at Scottish independence, Al Jazeera, 3 May 2021: Scotland: SNP on course to win vote, but by how much matters, BBC, 3 May 2021: NI 100: Tracing the history of the 100-year-old Irish border, NPR, 3 May 2021: Behind The Surge In Support For Welsh Independence, The Atlantic, 3 May 2021: Nicola Sturgeon’s Quest for Scottish Independence, The Times, 4 May 2021: SNP set for four-seat majority, Politico.eu, 4 May 2021: Britain’s Super Thursday elections: The essential guide, The Times, 4 May 2021: Elections 2021: what’s at stake and who will win on Super Thursday?, BBC, 4 May 2021: Scottish election 2021: Does Scotland’s future lie in or out of the Union?, The Guardian, 4 May 2021: Northern Ireland: Ex-soldiers formally acquitted of 1972 murder of Official IRA leader, Politico.eu, 4 May 2021: Barnier’s Brexit lesson: ‘Less bureaucracy, more democracy’ needed in Brussels, The Times, 4 May 2021: Tory angst over ‘cash for curtains’ diversion before the local elections, Irish Times, 4 May 2021: Irish unity would trigger financial shock in Republic, economist says, Palestine Chronicle, 4 May 2021: Boris Johnson’s Lies Don’t Harm Him because the UK’s Political System is More Corrupt than He is, The Guardian, 4 May 2021: France threatens to cut off power to Jersey in post-Brexit fishing row, Der Spiegel, 4 May 2021: A Fateful Election in Scotland: After Brexit Could Come Scexit, The Guardian, 5 May 2021: That creaking sound? It’s the United Kingdom starting to break apart, Politico.eu, 5 May 2021: EU and UK reach deal after row over bloc’s ambassador, DW, 5 May 2021: With independence in play, Scotland votes in pivotal election, The Guardian, 5 May 2021: UK sends navy vessels to Jersey amid fishing row with France, The Atlantic, 5 May 2021: The Party Whose Success Is a Problem, France24, 6 May 2021: Independence the ‘elephant in the room’ as Scotland goes to polls, France24, 6 May 2021: UK sends Navy ships to Jersey as post-Brexit fishing dispute deepens, Politico.eu, 6 May 2021: How Scotland has changed since the independence referendum, France24, 6 May 2021: Flotilla of French fishing ships sails for home after protest over Jersey fishing grounds, Politico.eu, 6 May 2021: EU citizens detained by UK after landing without work visas, Politico.eu, 6 May 2021: Boris Johnson orders naval vessels back from Jersey amid fishing row, Irish Times, 6 May 2021: Jersey fishing row: French fear drastic cuts to fishing rights after post-Brexit restrictions, The Guardian, 7 May 2021: Elections 2021: Starmer facing Labour backlash after Tories’ historic win in Hartlepool – live, Politico.eu, 7 May 2021: UK Labour suffers historic defeat in Hartlepool, The Times, 7 May 2021: Hartlepool by-election: Conservatives take seat Labour has held since 1964, The Guardian, 7 May 2021: The Jersey fishing standoff shows Brexit has only just begun, The Times, 7 May 2021: Johnson and Macron plan peace talks in Jersey fishing dispute, The Scotsman, 7 May 2021: Scottish Election 2021 results: Find every constituency result in Scotland in our interactive list, Politico.eu, 7 May 2021: Live blog: Scotland, Wales and England election results, The Scotsman, 7 May 2021: Scottish Election 2021 LIVE, The Guardian, 7 May 2021: ‘We’re piggy in the middle’: Brexit has made life impossible, say Jersey fishers, The Telegraph, 7 May 2021: Neither the BBC nor arch-Remainers understand what ‘Britishness’ is today , DW, 8 May 2021: Scottish National Party wins 4th term just short of overall majority, The Times, 8 May 2021: Election results 2021: Scottish Nationalists fall short of outright majority, Irish Times, 8 May 2021: Sturgeon vows to press ahead with new Scottish independence referendum (good luck to the Scots. Unlike the BoJo fan boy and girls, who fall for every lie, they can still think for themselves and come to the right conclusions), DW, 9 May 2021: Opinion: Scotland’s road to independence is far from clear, The Guardian, 9 May 2021: From the Normandy coast, the Jersey whelk wars look like sabotage, The Times, 10 May 2021: Billions for Scottish projects in effort to save the Union as SNP sweep to victory, Politico.eu, 10 May 2021: Haste Ye Back! How Scotland could return to the EU, France24, 11 May 2021: Queen returns to public stage, opening new UK parliament session, CNN, 11 May 2021: The Queen opens UK Parliament in her first major event since Philip’s death, Reuters, 11 May 2021: Britain to introduce laws to protect N.Ireland army veterans, The Guardian, 11 May 2021: Northern Ireland 10 people shot dead in Ballymurphy were innocent, inquest finds, Politico.com, 11 May 2021: Boris Johnson shoots for early election with promise to ‘level up’ UK, Irish Times, 11 May 2021: Ten shot dead in Ballymurphy massacre entirely innocent, coroner finds, The Washington Post, 11 May 2021: Queen Elizabeth II doesn’t wear a mask or crown as she opens U.K. parliament and outlines Boris Johnson’s agenda, The National, 11 May 2021: Gulf trade, environment and health: the bedrock on which Global Britain will be built, Politico.eu, 12 May 2021: Boris Johnson apologizes for British army’s 1971 killing of Belfast civilians (Bloody Sunday and List of chronologies of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions), Politico.eu, 12 May 2021: MEPs urge von der Leyen to tackle UK immigration detention of EU nationals, La Repubblica, 13 May 2021: “They took me to prison; then I burst into tears”. The “nightmare” of a young graduated Italian woman at UK border after Brexit, Politico.eu, 13 May 2021: Boris Johnson accused of shielding ex-soldiers from justice after Belfast killings apology, The Guardian, 13 May 2021: Brexit: EU citizens arriving in UK being locked up and expelled, Politico.eu, 13 May 2021: EU nationals in the UK don’t trust government bodies, watchdog says, Arab News, 13 May 2021: Johnson clears path for anti-BDS legislation, The Guardian, 14 May 2021: Hostile UK border regime traumatises visitors from EU, CNN, 14 May 2021: Boris Johnson is using culture wars to cement his grip on power. That’s a big risk in angry and divided Britain, Irish Times, 14 May 2021: Martin warns Johnson: No unilateral move offering amnesty to British soldiers, Politico.eu, 14 May 2021: DUP picks hard-liner as leader to battle Northern Ireland protocol, Politico.eu, 15 May 2021: UK to stop detaining people without work visas in removal centers during pandemic, The Times, 15 May 2021: Is Scottish Independence economically viable?, Irish Times, 15 May 2021: Dirty Linen: a personal history of Northern Ireland, Politico.eu, 16 May 2021: UK’s Frost slams EU’s ‘purist view’ on trade with Northern Ireland, Irish Times, 16 May 2021: UK’s EU negotiator damaging North’s economy by ‘picking fights’ – O’Toole, The Sunday Times, 16 May 2021: Boris Johnson’s aide, Lord Udny-Lister, in £187m loan apology, Irish Times, 16 May 2021: Ireland can’t ‘close door’ to treaty change in EU, says Martin, The Guardian, 17 May 2021: UK proposes phasing in Irish Sea border checks on food, Politico.eu, 19 May 2021: Violence against Northern Ireland protocol isn’t ‘off the table’, The Guardian, 21 May 2021: UK like an ‘enemy state’ to EU nationals detained by Border Force, CNN, 22 May 2021: Boris Johnson’s aide-turned-nemesis may be about to take his revenge. It won’t be pretty, Al Jazeera, 23 May 2021: ‘Disaster’: PM Johnson’s former adviser blasts UK’s COVID plan, Politico.eu, 24 May 2021: UK pushes ahead with plan to charge EU citizens to visit, The Times, 25 May 2021: Facial recognition and biometric technology to end airport passport queues, The Guardian, 25 May 2021: UK hits back at Von der Leyen over Northern Ireland protocol, Politico.eu, 26 May 2021: Dominic Cummings delivers devastating critique of UK coronavirus ‘failures’, Irish Times, 26 May 2021: Cummings accuses UK government of multiple Covid failings, The Times, 26 May 2021: Cummings: Johnson not fit to be prime minister, DW, 26 May 2021: Boris Johnson “unfit” to be PM, says former top adviser Cummings, France24, 26 May 2021: Ex-Johnson aide Cummings excoriates UK govt’s handling of Covid-19, The Guardian, 26 May 2021: Dominic Cummings: PM’s former aide says Boris Johnson ‘unfit for job’ amid Covid crisis, The Times, 26 May 2021: Former adviser’s salvo of key claims, CNN, 26 May 2021: Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser launches extraordinary attack on UK government’s ‘disastrous’ handling of pandemic, The Times, 26 May 2021: The heroes and villains of the pandemic, according to Cummings, The Guardian, 26 May 2021: The Dominic Cummings circus is an indictment of the entire governing class, The Times, 26 May 2021: Cummings: Johnson did say let the bodies pile high, Politico.eu, 26 May 2021: Dominic Cummings lifts lid on ‘chaos’ of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street, The Guardian, 27 May 2021: EU tourists complain of fingerprinting at UK border, The Guardian, 28 May 2021: A dangerous cult now runs Britain – the worshippers at the Temple of Johnson, Politico.eu, 28 May 2021: Boris Johnson did not break ministerial code over Downing Street refurb, The Guardian, 28 May 2021: If Dominic Cummings’ assault on Johnson fails, he will have only himself to blame, The Times, 28 May 2021: ‘Unwise’ Johnson failed to ask how flat was being paid for, The Guardian, 28 May 2021: Number of EU citizens refused entry to UK soars regardless of pandemic, The Times, 29 May 2021: Johnson breathes a sigh of relief but Cummings is playing a long game, The Times, 29 May 2021: Ministers knew Indian variant was in UK two weeks before telling public, The Guardian, 30 May 2021: Boris Johnson plans to sink £200m into new ship of state, BBC, 30 May 2021: Plans for new national flagship to promote ‘best of British’, The Guardian, 30 May 2021: UK-Australia trade deal: Alarm at secret court scheme in deal, Irish Times, 30 May 2021: Poots accuses EU of using Northern Ireland ‘as a plaything’, The Guardian, 30 May 2021: EU Commission calls on UK to ditch ideology over Northern Ireland protocol, Irish Times, 31 May 2021: Brexit shrank UK services exports by £110bn, academics find, The Guardian, 31 May 2021: Britons face one-month deadline to retain rights in four EU countries, Politico.eu, 1 June 2021: EU ambassador rejects DUP leader Edwin Poots’ criticism of Northern Ireland protocol, Irish Times, 2 June 2021: Ireland not immune to UK’s increasingly hostile approach to immigration, The Times, 2 June 2021: Education tsar quits after Johnson rejects £15bn recovery package, Irish Times, 2 June 2021: Northern Ireland faces ‘turbulent few months’ over Brexit, says Varadkar, Irish Times, 2 June 2021: Brexit shrank UK services exports by £110bn, academics find, The Guardian, 4 June 2021: UK strikes trade deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, BBC, 4 June 2021: UK announces trade deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, The Times, 5 June 2021: Boris Johnson is taking us for fools, EU says in tariff threat, DW, 6 June 2021: Coronavirus digest: UK urges G7 to vaccinate world by 2022 (this can only be a very bad joke. BoJo, of all people, whose uninhibited vaccination nationalism has led the Kingdom to not exporting a single dose but, on the contrary, importing heaps of additional doses from the EU, is playing the moralist now? Then let him start to export tons of vaccine. He will never catch up with the EU because Brussels has been exporting vaccine right from the start, including to Israel, so that Netanyahu can now play the “Corona Champion”), BBC, 6 June 2021: Covid: PM to push for world vaccination by end of 2022, The Sunday Times, 6 June 2021: Let’s jab the world by end of next year — PM, The Guardian, 6 June 2021: Brexit: Fears for rights of EU citizens still waiting for UK settled status, France24, 6 June 2021: British memorial opens in Normandy to commemorate D-Day fallen, The Guardian, 6 June 2021: ‘France is for ever grateful’: Normandy memorial for British D-day troops unveiled, CNN, 6 June 2021: Boris Johnson will finally tell the world what post-Brexit Britain is for, The Guardian, 6 June 2021: UK: Foreign aid cuts ‘will leave 100,000 refugees without water’, Politico.eu, 6 June 2021: UK’s June 21 reopening in doubt amid new COVID spread, The Guardian, 7 June 2021: As England faces a third Covid wave, our most vulnerable may be losing protection, BBC, 7 June 2021: The UK’s forgotten ‘fifth nation’, The Guardian, 7 June 2021: Pressured by Biden, Johnson may finally face reality on Northern Ireland, The Times, 7 June 2021: Biden raises pressure on PM to solve Northern Ireland impasse, The Guardian, 7 June 2021: Brexit: EU to make Northern Ireland concessions but says patience is ‘wearing thin’, The Atlantic, 7 June 2021: The Minister of Chaos, Politico.eu, 7 June 2021: The EU’s Brexit arsenal: How Brussels can hit the UK, The Times, 8 June 2021: Foreign aid cuts will damage Britain’s reputation, warns May, The Guardian, 8 June 2021: Brexit Trade war threats will not wash with voters, Frost tells EU as row deepens, Irish Times, 8 June 2021: Frost and Sevcovic to meet amid mounting NI protocol crisis, Politico.eu, 8 June 2021: After Brexit, Britain tilts to Europe, The Times, 8 June 2021: Northern Ireland sausage ban is bonkers, says Eustice, France24, 9 June 2021: UK govt slams students for ditching ‘colonial’ queen portrait, The Times, 9 June 2021: Abandon threat of tariffs against UK, Frost tells Brussels, The National, 9 June 2021: UK records highest daily infections in more than three months, The Guardian, 10 June 2021: Brexit: Boris Johnson must respect rule of law and implement deal, says EU, France24, 10 June 2021: UK’s Johnson hails Biden as ‘breath of fresh air’ in meeting ahead of G7, The Guardian, 10 June 2021: G7 summit Boris Johnson plays down Brexit issues after talks with Biden, BBC, 10 June 2021: G7: UK and US in complete harmony over Northern Ireland – Boris Johnson, CNN, 10 June 2021: Brexit trouble overshadows Biden and Johnson’s first meeting, The Times, 10 June 2021: Biden and Johnson show unity after Ireland rebuke, Irish Times, 10 June 2021: Johnson claims there is ‘complete harmony’ between UK and US over protocol, Politico.eu, 10 June 2021: Johnson and Biden play nice on Brexit at first face-to-face meeting , The Washington Post, 10 June 2021: Biden, Boris Johnson agree to updated Atlantic Charter in first meeting, The Guardian, 11 June 2021: Johnson wants to be Biden’s buddy. But thanks to Brexit he can never be a true ally, DW, 11 June 2021: EU and UK reach fishing deal for 2020-21, Politico.eu, 11 June 2021: Trudeau raises Northern Ireland Brexit row in G7 meeting with Johnson, The Guardian, 11 June 2021: The Brexit sausages row looks like stalemate unless Joe Biden can solve it, Politico.eu, 11 June 2021: Ireland: UK-EU food safety deal wouldn’t stop UK-US trade pact, The Atlantic, 11 June 2021: The ‘Global Britain’ Conundrum, The Times, 12 June 2021: G7 summit: Fun and frolics on the beach, but this is war on two fronts, The Guardian, 12 June 2021: Boris Johnson reiterates threat to suspend Northern Ireland protocol, The Times, 12 June 2021: Our closest allies no longer trust Boris Johnson, France24, 12 June 2021: Macron will reset relations with UK if Johnson ‘keeps his word’ on Brexit, The Times, 12 June 2021: Johnson turns up heat in sausage row, Irish Times, 12 June 2021: EU leaders rule out changes to NI Protocol, tell UK it must fulfil obligations, Politico.eu, 12 June 2021: Boris Johnson gets an EU earful on Northern Ireland, The National, 12 June 2021: Swords out as the G7 nations bicker on the Cornish coast, The Guardian, 13 June 2021: Britain will be America’s pet. But it’s Europe’s future that’s at stake, Politico.eu, 13 June 2021: Great location, shame about the sausages: Boris Johnson’s G7 rated and reviewed, The Guardian, 13 June 2021: British backing for Israel helps to sustain the unbearable status quo, Irish Times, 13 June 2021: The Irish Times view on G7 summit: Northern Ireland protocol casts a long shadow, BBC, 14 June 2021: Business fears and events on hold as easing delayed, The Guardian, 14 June 2021: The Northern Ireland protocol isn’t perfect – but the UK and EU can make it work, France24, 14 June 2021: Britain set to delay full lifting of virus restrictions, The Guardian, 14 June 2021: Brexit: UK and EU try to settle standoff over Northern Ireland checks, The Times, 14 June 2021: Northern Ireland row mars final day of G7 summit, The Guardian, 14 June 2021: Northern Ireland: Irish-language row threatens to derail government, The Times, 14 June 2021: June 21 easing of Covid lockdown rules delayed by four weeks, Irish Times, 14 June 2021: European leaders confront Johnson over failure to implement NI protocol, The New York Times, 14 June 2021: Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s vision for a new “Global Britain” made a shaky start at the G7 summit meeting., Irish Times, 14 June 2021: Arlene Foster resigns as NI first minister triggering countdown to avoid election, DW, 14 June 2021: Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster steps down amid Brexit instability, Irish Times, 14 June 2021: Arlene Foster stands down with emotional speech to Stormont, BBC, 14 June 2021: Arlene Foster urges NI parties to stick to language deal, The Guardian, 15 June 2021: British nationals in France face losing rights if they miss residency deadline, BBC, 15 June 2021: No one group can have a veto on Ireland’s future – Varadkar, Irish Times, 15 June 2021: Leo Varadkar believes Irish unification ‘can happen in my lifetime’, The Guardian, 16 June 2021: Ireland UK criticises Leo Varadkar over united Ireland comments, The Times, 16 June 2021: What Dominic Cummings has claimed — and what might be still to come, The Guardian, 16 June 2021: Brexit: UK asks EU to suspend Northern Ireland sausage ban, The Times, 16 June 2021: Johnson slammed ‘hopeless’ Hancock in angry four-letter messages, Politico.eu, 17 June 2021: Boris Johnson’s chief culture warrior, The Guardian, 17 June 2021: Number of EU citizens seeking work in UK falls 36% since 2019, France24, 17 June 2021: Northern Ireland appoints Brexit hardliner Paul Givan as first minister, Politico.eu, 18 June 2021: Leader of Northern Ireland’s DUP resigns after 3 weeks, BBC, 18 June 2021: UK food and drink exports to the EU almost halve in first quarter, Irish Times, 18 June 2021: EU negotiator warns UK ‘our patience cannot last forever’ on NI protocol, The Times, 19 June 2021: Worries over inflation hit global equity markets hard, Irish Times, 19 June 2021: Political debate in Northern Ireland becoming ‘quite aggressive’ – Coveney, Politico.eu, 19 June 2021: Scotland’s ruling party appoints new independence campaign chief, BBC, 20 June 2021: United Ireland: Varadkar defends timing of Irish unity comments, The Guardian, 21 June 2021: Exclusive: number of UK productions seen as ‘disproportionate’ and threat to Europe’s cultural diversity, The Times, 21 June 2021: Let Scots in whole of UK vote on independence, Boris Johnson is urged, BBC, 22 June 2021: Russian jets and ships target British warship, Irish Times, 22 June 2021: Martin presses EU for longer grace period over NI ‘sausage war’, Bloomberg, 22 June 2021: U.K. Still Deeply Split on Brexit Five Years After Referendum, Independent, 22 June 2021: ‘Negotiating sausages while the world burns’: Brussels can’t move on from Brexit – no matter how hard it tries, The Guardian, 23 June 2021: Five years on from the Brexit referendum, the result is clear: both unions are losing, CNN, 23 June 2021: Five years after the Brexit vote, the United Kingdom is more divided than ever, Irish Times, 23 June 2021: UK government must ‘tell the truth’ and implement NI protocol – Chris Patten, DW, 23 June 2021: Russia says it fired warning shots at UK destroyer in Crimean waters, The Guardian, 23 June 2021: Crimea Royal Navy ship sparks diplomatic row between Russia and UK, France24, 23 June 2021: Britons in Europe face discrimination in the post-Brexit era, says home secretary, CNN, 23 June 2021: Russian forces confront British warship in Black Sea military encounter, The Times, 23 June 2021: Russia is a threat, says minister amid Black Sea ‘clash’ confusion, DW, 24 June 2021: Why Putin and NATO are facing off on the Black Sea, The Guardian, 26 June 2021: Hundreds of thousands of EU citizens scramble to attain new legal status before deadline, Irish Times, 26 June 2021: North-South trade post-Brexit: ‘I’m avoiding England, it doesn’t work for me any more’, The Guardian, 26 June 2021: Our politics of nostalgia is a sure sign of present-day decay, Irish Times, 26 June 2021: New DUP leader tells Irish Government to stop supporting NI protocol, The Times, 26 June 2021: Do we really feel beastly about the Germans any more?, Arab News, 26 June 2021: UK truck driver crisis may cause food shortage, The New York Times, 26 June 2021: Next year, Britons will fly abroad. For now, it’s bingo by the sea., BBC, 27 June 2021: Classified Ministry of Defence documents found at bus stop, The Sunday Times, 27 June 2021: Classified MoD documents found dumped behind bus stop in Kent, Irish Times, 27 June 2021: Brexit adds more grist to the mill of North’s identity politics, Jerusalem Post, 27 June 2021: Local UK Labour Party branch’s discussion on sanctioning Israel blocked, Irish Times, 27 June 2021: DUP tells European Commission VP ‘not to lecture unionists’ ahead of Stormont meeting, The Times, 28 June 2021: Angela Merkel launches bid to ban all British travellers from EU, France24, 28 June 2021: Germany tries to ban British travellers from entering EU, reports The Times, Politico.eu, 28 June 2021: Michael Gove rejects claim Boris Johnson ‘not that interested’ in fate of UK’s union, Irish Times, 29 June 2021: Brexit: Irish bakeries turn from Britain and look to EU and NI, Politico.eu, 29 June 2021: After Brexit, Ireland can’t have it both ways , The Times, 29 June 2021: Why Palestine is still defeating Labour, Irish Times, 29 June 2021: The Irish Times view on British government scandals: a question of judgment, The Guardian, 30 June 2021: Brexit: EU agrees to delay Brexit meat checks in Northern Ireland, France24, 30 June 2021: EU children in care face uncertain post-Brexit future, The Guardian, 30 June 2021: France Britons urged to apply for post-Brexit permit amid deadline confusion, DW, 30 June 2021: EU, UK agree temporary truce in Northern Ireland ‘sausage war’, Arab News, 30 June 2021: Sausages, fish and vaccine wars on post-Brexit menu, The New York Times, 30 June 2021: Northern Ireland Is Coming to an End, The Times, 1 July 2021: Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel play the same wily game, DW, 2 July 2021: Germany’s Angela Merkel makes last official visit to UK — live updates, The Guardian, 2 July 2021: Analysis After Brexit, Merkel probably dabbed her eyes – and moved on, Arab News, 2 July 2021: ‘A new chapter:’ Merkel aims for UK-Germany relations reset, Politico.eu, 2 July 2021: France gives Brits three more months to apply for post-Brexit residence cards, BBC, 2 July 2021: Statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II torn down in Canada, CNN, 2 July 2021: Statues of Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth toppled in Canada, Politico.eu, 2 July 2021: Johnson and Merkel look past Brexit (and football) with treaty plan, Irish Times, 2 July 2021: Bloody Sunday: Decision underlines extent of unresolved ‘legacy’ of Troubles, DW, 2 July 2021: Germany’s Angela Merkel makes last official visit to UK — as it happened, Irish Times, 3 July 2021: Britain should reciprocate goodwill shown by EU on protocol – Martin, The Guardian, 3 July 2021: Brexit: Irish taoiseach urges No 10 to match EU generosity over NI protocol, Irish Times, 3 July 2021: Gordon Brown: ‘Brexit was fought on Project Fear. Nobody put the case for Europe. Nobody’, CNN, 3 July 2021: The UK wants to build one of the world’s most ambitious bridges, Mirror, 3 July 2021: Fundraiser for young Germany fan seen crying at Wembley during England defeat hits £26,000 (since the Brexit referendum, xenophobia in England (English nationalism) in general has increased significantly), Daily Mail, 3 July 2021: JustGiving page for German girl who was seen crying during England’s victory at Wembley was set up to ‘call out vile online abuse’ – not because her team lost, says organiser, as fundraiser hits £26,000, The Guardian, 5 July 2021: Why 6m settlement applications doesn’t mean 6m EU citizens live in the UK, Wales Online, 6 July 2021: Family of Euro 2020 German girl found after Welshman’s fundraising appeal, BBC, 7 July 2021: Euro 2020: £36,000 raised for crying Germany fan to go to charity, Arab News, 7 July 2021: Merkel’s UK visit proves she will be much missed by the West, Politico.eu, 7 July 2021: Boris Johnson: UK and EU have only deferred chilled meats row, Jerusalem Post, 8 July 2021: Boris Johnson says N. Ireland Jews facing ‘exodus’ over kosher food access, DW, 9 July 2021: Brexit: EU tells UK cost of divorce bill is ‘final’, Politico.eu, 9 July 2021: Northern Ireland to Frost: Enforce the protocol, don’t fight it, The Guardian, 9 July 2021: UK at loggerheads with EU again over £41bn ‘divorce bill’, Politico.eu, 9 July 2021: EU bets Brits will pay — in Brexit and football final, Times of Israel, 10 July 2021: UK chief rabbi: Chilled meat ban could make Jewish life in N. Ireland ‘unviable’, The Scotsman, 11 July 2021: Euro 2020: Scottish Italian communities talk of Scotland’s proud history ahead of Italy vs England football final, Belfast Telegraph, 11 July 2021: UK Government to reveal Troubles amnesty plan for soldiers and paramilitaries – report, CNN, 11 July 2021: ‘It’s two steps forward, 10 steps back’, The Scotsman, 11 July 2021: England and equality: Why Gareth Southgate’s men deserve support from this passionate Scotland fan… but won’t get it, Daily Mail, 11 July 2021: Find the fans who stormed Wembley: Police launch bid to identify shameful spectators who barged their way into the ground without tickets leaving families in tears amid the crush, The Sunday Times, 11 July 2021: Crowd trouble at Wembley: Fans storm gates before Euros final, Daily Mail, 11 July 2021: Britain isn’t working: ‘Perfect storm’ of the pandemic, furlough and Brexit has left hundreds of thousands of vacancies unfilled – and could spark food shortages, inflation and a stalled recovery, Irish Times, 11 July 2021: Football almost comes home, before booking a ticket to Rome, France24, 12 July 2021: UK PM Johnson, England’s Football Association condemn racist abuse of players, Irish Times, 12 July 2021: Boris Johnson condemns ‘appalling’ racist abuse of England players, The Guardian, 12 July 2021: Boris Johnson apologises ‘unreservedly’ for Ballymurphy deaths, DW, 12 July 2021: Euro 2020 opinion: England team let down by moronic minority, The Washington Post, 12 July 2021: Boris Johnson, Prince William condemn racist abuse of England’s Black players, Reuters, 12 July 2021: UK’s Prince William “sickened” by the racist abuse of England players, The Guardian, 12 July 2021: England the country – not the team – needs to take a look at itself, CNN, 12 July 2021: Racist abuse directed at England players after Euro 2020 final defeat is described as ‘unforgivable’ by manager Gareth Southgate, The Times, 12 July 2021: EURO 2020: Marcus Rashford mural graffiti covered up by Mancunians, NPR, 12 July 2021: Three Black Soccer Players Are Facing Racist Abuse After England’s Euro 2020 Defeat, DW, 13 July 2021: Euro 2020: England’s Marcus Rashford defiant after racist abuse, Politico.eu, 13 July 2021: UK MPs back Boris Johnson’s foreign aid cut despite outcry (so much for “Global Britain”. The country, and England in particular, is turning more inward and nationalistic by the day, while at the same time more insignificant on the global stage), The Times, 14 July 2021: MPs vote to approve international aid cut, The Guardian, 14 July 2021: Johnson and Sunak won the battle on foreign aid, but it may cost them the war, The Times, 14 July 2021: Britain must shoulder blame for racist trolls, says MI5 chief (to be more precise: not the British in general, but English nationalists in particular), DW, 14 July 2021: UK suggests waiving all prosecutions over Northern Irish ‘Troubles’, Politico.eu, 14 July 2021: UK seeks controversial amnesty to ‘draw a line under Troubles’, The Guardian, 14 July 2021: Northern Ireland: UK confirms plan to call time on Troubles prosecutions, Irish Times, 14 July 2021: PSNI to be barred from investigating Troubles killings under UK government plan, Politico.eu, 14 July 2021: UK inflation rises sharply, turning heat on Bank of England, The Guardian, 15 July 2021: Euro 2020: Four arrested over online racist abuse of England footballers, The Guardian, 15 July 2021: Northern Ireland: UK plan for Troubles amnesty breaches international obligations – Irish minister, Irish Times, 15 July 2021: DUP will not support NI protocol overhaul unless checks on goods crossing Irish Sea removed, Arab News, 16 July 2021: Saudi Arabia, UK double down on strategic partnership, BBC, 16 July 2021: The contentious origins of England’s famous pudding, Arab News, 16 July 2021: UK daily infections top 50,000 days before virus rules eased, The Guardian, 17 July 2021: Covid Sajid Javid tests positive as health chiefs tell PM: don’t let virus rip, BBC, 17 July 2021: Health Secretary Sajid Javid tests positive for Covid, The Guardian, 17 July 2021: Only by forgiving – and forgetting – can Ireland move on from its past, The Times, 17 July 2021: Out of control: the moment Boris Johnson let Covid run rampant, Politico.eu, 18 July 2021: British supermarkets issue warning over GB-NI trade, Arab News, 19 July 2021: Two years of Johnson and UK’s biggest question remains, The Guardian, 21 July 2021: Unesco strips Liverpool of its world heritage status, The Times, 21 July 2021: Liverpool cut from Unesco heritage list over dockland developments, France24, 21 July 2021: UNESCO strips England’s Liverpool of world heritage status, The Guardian, 21 July 2021: Brexit UK says it wants to substantially rewrite Northern Ireland protocol (Because more and more Brits notice how seldom stupid the “Leave” vote was, BoJo has to try in his struggle for survival to pass the results of his own inability and incompetence on to others. However, he will not succeed), The Times, 21 July 2021: Frost backs down on threat to scupper Northern Ireland protocol, Politico.eu, 21 July 2021: Brussels won’t let Brexit ruin its summer holidays, Irish Times, 21 July 2021: Brexit: UK calls for ‘standstill’ period and significant changes to protocol, The Guardian, 21 July 2021: Troubles ‘amnesty’: how much contempt does this government have for Northern Ireland?, The Guardian, 21 July 2021: UK’s Northern Ireland protocol demands sap Brussels’ goodwill, Politico.eu, 21 July 2021: UK Brexit minister pushes EU to overhaul trade rules in Northern Ireland, The National, 21 July 2021: UK tells EU to think again over plan for Gibraltar talks, The Guardian, 22 July 2021: Why a hardcore of dissident Irish republicans are not giving up, DW, 22 July 2021: British supermarkets warn of ‘pingdemic’ threat to food supplies, CNN, 22 July 2021: Covid ‘pingdemic’ and Brexit mean food and gas shortages in parts of UK (there is at least some Ben & Jerry’s in the store, so that it can’t be that bad or if it is really that bad, then there is at least some Ben & Jerry’s in the store), The Guardian, 22 July 2021: Brexit: Von der Leyen rejects Boris Johnson bid to renegotiate Irish protocol, France24, 22 July 2021: UK’s Johnson: Post-Brexit trade deal for Northern Ireland is ‘unsustainable’, The Times, 22 July 2021: Food supply staff freed from Covid quarantine, BBC, 22 July 2021: Brexit: No breakthrough on NI protocol after PM speaks to EU chief, The Times, 22 July 2021: Unionist threat to stymie ‘unacceptable’ Brexit deal, Irish Times, 22 July 2021: Brexit: EU chief rejects Johnson’s plea to renegotiate Northern Ireland protocol, Politico.eu, 22 July 2021: Ursula von der Leyen rebuffs UK call to ‘seriously’ consider Brexit deal changes, Arab News, 23 July 2021: ‘Pingdemic’ puts Britain’s food supply under strain, DW, 23 July 2021: UK eyes plan to end coronavirus ‘pingdemic’, Arab News, 23 July 2021: Journalists will not be seen as spies: UK government defends Official Secrets Act reform, The Guardian, 23 July 2021: Unesco: Stonehenge may be next UK site to lose world heritage status, The Times, 24 July 2021: Economy slows as rising infections, the pingdemic and staff shortages take their toll, Irish Times, 24 July 2021: Ireland’s position in NI protocol row is delicate and difficult, DW, 24 July 2021: New Brexit drama looms over Northern Ireland protocol, The Times, 24 July 2021: Thousands more workers don’t have to isolate in Covid ‘pingdemic’, Irish Times, 24 July 2021: Jennifer O’Connell: ‘Watching the Brits self-destruct’ is high-risk fun, The Guardian, 24 July 2021: Government to introduce statute of limitations on Troubles prosecutions, BBC, 25 July 2021: Sajid Javid apologises for ‘cower’ Covid remark, The Guardian, 25 July 2021: If Britain wants to resolve the Northern Ireland protocol, this is not the way to do it, The National, 25 July 2025: Retailers blame Brexit as food shortages sweep across Scotland’s stores, Irish Times, 26 July 2021: Johnson is worst possible ally unionism could have, DW, 27 July 2021: UK COVID ‘pingdemic’ sparks labor shortage, The Guardian, 29 July 2021: Crime always pays for the Tories – that’s why they turn to it again and again, Politico.eu, 29 July 2021: Boris Johnson’s phony sausage war, Al Arabiya, 29 July 2021: Price tag for Britain’s new flagship Royal yacht could hit $350 mln, Irish Times, 31 July 2021: EU response on NI protocol will depend on UK’s true intentions, The National, 31 July 2021: ‘Ill-advised developments’ threaten UK’s Unesco landmarks, The Guardian, 1 August 2021: Brexit: EU citizens who applied to stay in Britain facing threat of deportation, The Sunday Times, 1 August 2021: Johnson’s green dream is already turning toxic, The Guardian, 2 August 2021: The Pegasus project: Princess Latifa campaigner had ‘phone compromised by spyware’ (Israel has evidently become a far greater threat to freedom, democracy, peace and security than was evident during Netanyahu’s terms in office. The West should take a clear and precise position very promptly and take appropriate measures against this hostile behavior), The Times, 2 August 2021: Thousands will avoid isolation after NHS Covid app changed, Haaretz, 2 August 2021: In First, Israeli Spyware Found on U.K. Phone. The Target: A British Human Rights Lawyer, Jerusalem Post, 3 August 2021: Controversial Holocaust memorial in Westminster approved, Der Spiegel, 3 August 2021: Holding a Match to the Powder Keg: Proposed Northern Ireland Amnesty Law Faces Massive Critique (the weirdo is on the path to break and dissolve the Good Friday Agreement), Forbes, 4 August 2021: Why The U.K. Government Still Needs To Acknowledge Its Role In Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’, The Times, 4 August 2021: Pingdemic staff shortages and reduced spending hamper recovery, Irish Times, 4 August 2021: Northern Ireland protocol: What is David Frost’s next move?, The National, 4 August 2021: Duchess of Cornwall’s nephew has ‘access all areas’ pass that should be revoked, Arab News, 5 August 2021: South London terrorist claimed he had changed days before knife rampage, The Guardian, 6 August 2021: Vaccination: Six EU states overtake UK fully jabbed rates as Britain’s rollout slows, The Times, 6 August 2021: Biggest rise in energy bills for a decade, Irish Times, 7 August 2021: Loyalist marching season was quiet, but trouble over Northern protocol may lie ahead, DW, 7 August 2021: UK tells its nationals to leave Afghanistan immediately, Irish Times, 7 August 2021: My life has changed immeasurably… Ireland and the UK have changed too, The Guardian, 7 August 2021: Boris Johnson: Approval rating slips to lowest level since he became prime minister (and you thought that the consent couldn’t fall any further, but it obviously can), Irish Times, 7 August 2021: Northern Ireland’s refugees 50 years on: ‘I can still see him standing there waving’, Irish Times, 7 August 2021: Debate on united Ireland can’t wait until unionists are ready, The Times, 9 August 2021: Greensill paid Cameron £7m to lobby the government, Politico.eu, 9 August 2021: David Cameron made $10M from Greensill Capital, BBC reports, The Guardian, 9 August 2021: Brexit: Vodafone to reintroduce roaming fees for UK customers in Europe, The Times, 9 August 2021: Vodafone customers to pay EU roaming charges from January, The Guardian, 11 August 2021: Germany: Police arrest Briton on suspicion of spying for Russia, DW, 11 August 2021: Employee at British Embassy in Berlin arrested on Russian spying charges, Politico.eu, 11 August 2021: Boris Johnson’s climate problem, France24, 11 August 2021: German police arrest British embassy worker suspected of spying for Russia, The Times, 11 August 2021: spying arrest: Fears that UK embassy ‘spy’ sold terror intelligence to Russia, Politico.eu, 11 August 2021: German police arrest British embassy staffer suspected of spying for Russia, The Times, 12 August 2021: spying arrest: UK embassy ‘spy’ is a military history buff with Russian flags in his flat, Irish Times, 12 August 2021: Brexit has ‘significantly altered’ Irish-British freight traffic, The Times, 16 August 2021: Race to escape Kabul carnage, The Times, 16 August 2021: Afghanistan: ‘I’m still in shock. Kabul looks so different in a day’, The Times, 16 August 2021: Afghanistan: Taliban come looking for interpreter UK left to his fate, The Times, 17 August 2021: UK to admit 20,000 Afghan refugees, The Guardian, 17 August 2021: Brexit Exports from Ireland to Great Britain soar in trade imbalance, The Times, 17 August 2021: British troops may have to abandon rescue, warns defence chief, BBC, 18 August 2021: UK to welcome 20,000 Afghans amid Taliban takeover, Politico.eu, 18 August 2021: London lost millionaire bankers to Continent ahead of Brexit, The Guardian, 19 August 2021: With ministers at war and MPs in revolt, Boris Johnson is fighting a losing battle, The Times, 19 August 2021: Whitehall chiefs on holiday despite Afghan debacle, Irish Times, 19 August 2021: Is the boom in trade across the Border here to stay?, New York Post, 19 August 2021: No response: Biden ignored Boris Johnson for 36 hours as Afghan chaos grew: report, The Times, 20 August 2021: UK ‘managing consequences’ of US withdrawal, says Johnson, The Sunday Times, 22 August 2021: Dominic Raab stayed on holiday for two days after he was called back, The Guardian, 22 August 2021: Boris Johnson’s Global Britain is exposed as impotent and friendless by Afghanistan, The Sunday Times, 22 August 2021: Tony Blair attacks Joe Biden’s ‘imbecilic’ Afghanistan retreat as Kabul chaos deepens, The Sunday Times, 22 August 2021: Afghanistan: Boris Johnson to push Biden for extended withdrawal deadline, The Sunday Times, 22 August 2021: The £2 trillion Afghani-shambles, The Guardian, 23 August 2021: Exclusive: UK scrambles to complete Kabul airlift as envoy flags risk of provoking Taliban, The Times, 23 August 2021: Britain faces airlift deadline, The Guardian, 23 August 2021: Tony Blair damns the Afghan withdrawal but he would do better to show remorse, The Scotsman, 23 August 2021: Scots troops prepare for deployment to Afghanistan as Taliban issue ‘red line’ warning, Politico.eu, 24 August 2021: G7 push shows UK’s ambition — and its weakness, BBC, 24 August 2021: McDonald’s runs out of milkshakes in England, Scotland and Wales, DW, 25 August 2021: Post-Brexit UK: No milkshakes and fewer chicken sandwiches, The Times, 25 August 2021: ‘Investment key to UK’s future success’, The Guardian, 25 August 2021: Afghanistan: 2,000 people who worked for UK still to be airlifted, Politico.eu, 26 August 2021: SNP anger after UK Cabinet minister sets out route to independence referendum, The Times, 26 August 2021: Let EU lorry drivers deliver us from chaotic Christmas, shop bosses urge (instead of sitting in a pub, maybe a couple of Brits should try to get a driver’s license. Above all, of course, the Brexiteers, because they are ultimately responsible for the misery that all Britons are now suffering from. A lot of Brexiteers should also familiarize themselves with working in agriculture so that crops don’t constantly rot in fields. If you kick Eastern Europeans out of the country, who until then have kept the British economy going, you have to pay the price for so much simplicity. On the positive side: Everything that the Remainer predicted is coming true piece by piece. “Global Britain” becomes “Regional Pussy Cat”, which cannot even help itself), CNN, 26 August 2021: UK worker shortages could cancel Christmas. Brexit isn’t helping, Politico.eu, 27 August 2021: Scots can have another referendum if 60 percent want one, says UK minister, Politico.eu, 27 August 2021: UK MPs scramble to help Afghans as evacuations end, The National, 28 August 2021: Britain confirms final military flight has left Afghanistan, Al Arabiya, 28 August 2021: Last UK civilian evacuation flight leaves Kabul, France24, 28 August 2021: France, UK end civilian evacuations from Afghanistan, BBC, 29 August 2021: NHS blood test tube shortage: Doctors ‘facing difficult choices’, BBC, 29 August 2021: Hire UK workers to drive lorries, minister tells firms, The Sunday Times, 29 August 2021: Afghanistan blame game erupts as British soldiers fly home, BBC, 29 August 2021: Afghanistan: Final UK troops leave Kabul, Politico.eu, 29 August 2021: Ex-British marine threatened to ‘destroy’ government aide over Afghan pet airlift, The Sunday Times, 29 August 2021: Britain needs a new best friend — the surprise is that it may be France, The Guardian, 30 August 2021: The Guardian view on dealing with the Taliban: No good options, The Guardian, 30 August 2021: After Afghanistan, Britain can no longer pretend to punch above its weight, The Guardian, 30 August 2021: What a story to tell the world: Britain values dogs more than Afghan people, BBC, 31 August 2021: UK business confidence jumps to more than four-year high, survey finds, The Guardian, 1 September 2021: Afghanistan: British intelligence said Kabul ‘unlikely’ to fall this year, claims UK foreign secretary, The Times, 1 September 2021: Raab ‘was warned in July’ of Afghan collapse, Politico.eu, 1 September 2021: 5 takeaways from Dominic Raab’s Afghanistan grilling, Arab News, 1 September 2021: UK government in spotlight over Afghan airlift failures, BBC, 2 September 2021: Food production in the UK at risk of moving overseas, warns industry, The Guardian, 2 September 2021: Brexit: Food and drink exports to EU suffer ‘disastrous’ decline, The Times, 2 September 2021: Nuclear bases could move to US if Scots break away, Politico.eu, 2 September 2021: How Team Boris became Team Rishi, The Times, 2 September 2021: Trident would be removed ‘at pace’ by an independent Scotland, The Times, 2 September 2021: Afghan crisis shows the Foreign Office needs a reboot, The Guardian, 4 September 2021: Brexit: Irish Sea row risks damaging UK-EU relations long term, says minister, The National, 4 September 2021: The misplaced priorities of Britain’s Foreign Office, The Guardian, 5 September 2021: Boris Johnson’s incompetence is pulling the UK apart (Boris and his Brexiteers gambled away Britains future. Smart people foresaw this years ago, but nationalists are known not to belong to that group anyway), BBC, 5 September 2021: Ikea struggles with supply problems due to driver shortage, Irish Times, 5 September 2021: Call for solution to protocol tensions in open letter to UK and EU, The Sunday Times, 5 September 2021: Boris Johnson the juggler will struggle to pull off this trick, The National, 5 September 2021: Afghanistan withdrawal was ‘strategically very stupid’, John Major says, Irish Times, 5 September 2021: Frost’s tough talk can’t conceal weakness of Britain’s negotiating position, The Guardian, 6 September 2021: Brexit: UK and EU extend grace period over Northern Ireland protocol, Politico.eu, 6 September 2021: UK extends Brexit grace periods for trade into Northern Ireland again, Arab News, 6 September 2021: Middle East’s efforts to defuse tensions merit Western attention, The Guardian, 6 September 2021: Boris Johnson’s biggest lie about Europe is finally coming home to roost, The National, 6 September 2021: Suicide fears for UK veterans ‘questioning whether service was worth it’, Gulf Times, 6 September 2021: UK premier’s tax hike plan triggers fury within party, CNN, 8 September 2021: Royal Navy warships leave Britain for landmark Pacific deployment, Politico.eu, 8 September 2021: British Council to shut offices in Europe and beyond amid financial crisis (“Global Britain” never was a real option), The Times, 8 September 2021: Britain’s tax burden will rise to highest in 70 years, The Guardian, 9 September 2021: Brexit pre-settled status: EU nationals in UK face losing out on jobs and housing (who, in his right mind, would be stupid enough to settle in declining Brexit Britain anyways? Some African and Middle Eastern refugees of course, but that’s it), The Times, 9 September 2021: French accuse Patel of migrant ‘blackmail’, The National, 9 September 2021: The UK-US ‘special relationship’ is at breaking point, DW, 10 September 2021: Brexit: EU rejects changing Northern Ireland trade protocol, Irish Times, 10 September 2021: ‘I will never go back’: Eastern European truckers not returning to UK after Brexit, The Guardian, 10 September 2021: Brexit: EU rejects UK’s demand to scrap Northern Ireland protocol, Irish Times, 10 September 2021: The Irish Times view on the Northern Ireland protocol: a chance for a deal, Politico.eu, 10 September 2021: EU warns of ‘instability’ if Northern Ireland protocol is unpicked, Arab News, 11 September 2021: The big losers from Brexit, The Guardian, 11 September 2021: ‘My son misses his Papa’ Brexit rules force families to split, The Times, 11 September 2021: Chequers dinner for ex-PMs with plenty of subjects off the table, CNN, 12 September 2021: Hard reality of Brexit hits Britain, The Sunday Times, 12 September 2021: Where’s our Singapore-on-Thames? Brexit backers feel let down by high-tax PM, Politico.eu, 13 September 2021: Happier Scottish National Party still no closer to independence goal, The National, 13 September 2021: Afghan terror training camps ‘could cause wave of attacks in Europe in five years’, Politico.eu, 13 September 2021: Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon bangs independence drum at SNP conference, The Times, 14 September 2021: Chinese ambassador banned from parliament, BBC, 14 September 2021: China’s ambassador banned from UK Parliament, The Times, 14 September 2021: Post-Brexit border checks on imports from EU delayed again, The Times, 14 September 2021: Boris Johnson and Theresa May face awkward dinner at Chequers reunion, DW, 15 September 2021: Dominic Raab removed as UK foreign secretary, The Times, 15 September 2021: Submarine pact with Australia against China, The Guardian, 15 September 2021: UK cabinet reshuffle: Boris Johnson lays groundwork for general election with ruthless reshuffle, The Times, 15 September 2021: Johnson axes Raab as foreign secretary … but makes him deputy PM, BBC, 15 September 2021: Johnson rings changes with major cabinet reshuffle, The Times, 15 September 2021: cabinet reshuffle: Who’s in and who’s out?, Politico.eu, 15 September 2021: The end of Euro-bashing, Irish Times, 15 September 2021: Reshuffle exposes emptiness of Johnson’s vision for Britain, Politico.eu, 15 September 2021: All the key changes as Boris Johnson reshuffles UK Cabinet, France24, 16 September 2021: 50-year-old UAE to pour billions into UK, The Guardian, 16 September 2021: Aukus: Theresa May questions if pact could lead to war over Taiwan, France24, 16 September 2021: Teatime is over: M&S to shut up shop in France over Brexit fallout, BBC, 16 September 2021: Marks & Spencer blames Brexit as it closes 11 French stores, CNN, 16 September 2021: Marks & Spencer blames Brexit as it closes stores in France, The Times, 16 September 2021: UAE to invest £10bn in British infrastructure, The Guardian, 17 September 2021: In the past, chaos brought down governments. Why not this one?, France24, 17 September 2021: France recalls its ambassadors to US and Australia in submarine deal backlash (behaving like a pussy won’t solve the underlying problem. The UK is little more but a poodle to the US. If and when France and the EU want to be taken seriously on the international stage, both have to invest in its militaries. Talking is one part of problem solvings. The other is to be in the position to force problem solvings. Only when the later is given, you are in the position to play on the international stage. France and the Eu are fare away from it), The New York Times, 17 September 2021: France recalls its ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia to protest Biden’s submarine deal., The Times, 17 September 2021: Snubbing the French is a foolish mistake, Politico.eu, 17 September 2021: Irish president won’t mark Northern Ireland’s 100th birthday (why should he anyway? There is no a reason to celebrate. It’s a tragedy), NPR, 17 September 2021: The U.K. Left The EU, And Now It’s Inching Away From The Metric System Too (the “Empire” that got lost in the Atlantic. Half of the Kingdom wanted it so, now they have to learn to live with it. Especially with the fact that they are alone because they have pushed all friends away), The Times, 18 September 2021: ‘Like a scene from le Carré’: How No 10 kept defence pact secret, The Washington Post, 18 September 2021: As France escalated its submarine dispute, it decided to go a bit lighter on Britain. Here’s why., The New York Times, 18 September 2021: Submarine Deal Gives Post-Brexit Britain Its Moment on the Global Stage (if you are honest you have to recognize that Australia’s interests are served much better with the AUKUS agreement than with the agreement with France. Australia is located in the middle of the Indo-Pacific and is on the front line with China. With the orientation of US foreign policy towards the Indo-Pacific, the US is a natural partner. France and the EU are not. Since the United Kingdom is of little importance for Australia, but Queen Elizabeth II is still head of state and the country belongs to the Commonwealth of Nations and Commonwealth Realm, BoJo was able to jump on the agreement as a free rider), The Times, 18 September 2021: The submarine deal is a real downer for China, Arab News, 18 September 2021: Boris bets on Biden … but beware of Beijing, The Guardian, 19 September 2021: Analysis: Slow but steady has seen the EU win out in the vaccine race (the interesting part is that corona nationalism and the export bans on raw materials and vaccines in the US and UK have left a lot more deaths than in the EU. At the same time, the EU’s multinational approach has contributed to the fact that vaccination rates are now much better in the EU than in the US and UK. Well done Brussels!), The Times, 19 September 2021: Submarine ‘treason’ shows Britain is vassal state of US, say fuming French, Al Arabiya, 19 September 2021: West imploding over submarines deal: What is going on with US, UK, Australia, France?, The Times, 20 September 2021: France calls off meeting with Britain in AUKUS submarine dispute, CNN, 20 September 2021: Gas prices in the UK could trigger food shortages within weeks, Politico.eu, 20 September 2021: France cancels defense summit with UK over submarine row, The Guardian, 20 September 2021: Boris Johnson’s military alliance in the Pacific is reckless post-imperial nostalgia, The Washington Post, 21 September 2021: Beer, chicken, milkshakes and carbon dioxide: Why Britain keeps running out of stuff, Politico.eu, 22 September 2021: UK prepares for Gibraltar no-deal in case EU talks fail, CNN, 22 September 2021: UK bails out an American company to prevent food supply crisis, Reuters, 23 September 2021: BP closes UK gas stations due to truck shortages, DW, 23 September 2021: BP limits UK petrol deliveries as driver shortage bites, The Telegraph, 23 September 2021: Tory ‘Spartans’ finally toast victory over Theresa May that helped deliver Brexit (it must be great to be able to live completely fact free and far away from reality. That makes everything a lot easier, even the catastrophic Brexit – “coryphes of cognitive surrender”), The Guardian, 24 September 2021: The cause of UK food and petrol shortages is Brexit – yet no one dares name it, The Atlantic, 24 September 2021: Why Britain and France Hate Each Other, The Guardian, 24 September 2021: Boris Johnson asked for ‘emergency’ food deal, says Bolsonaro, The Guardian, 24 September 2021: Gas crisis, Covid and food shortages: Tories fear perfect winter storm, The New York Times, 24 September 2021: Rising Prices and Shortages in Britain Evoke 1970s-Style Jitters, The Guardian, 24 September 2021: If only the UK could panic-buy prime ministers who know what they’re doing, Irish Times, 25 September 2021: Britain expected to ease visa rules as truck driver shortage bites (you can like it or not, but it was already clear immediately after the referendum that Brexit would cause big problems for the British. These are just the first warning signs. In any case, the Brexiteers achieved what they wanted, namely to inflict maximum damage on the kingdom. One can only feel sorry for the intelligent 50% of the British who voted for “remain”, because after all they have to pay for what the right-wing nationalists have brought on them. The bad news: The nonsense will drag on for another 10 years before Brexit is implemented in all of its components. A whole series of bad news are about to come to the British. It cannot be ruled out that at some point around Christmas, in addition to the obligatory Christmas balls, leading Brexiteers might hang from trees), The Times, 25 September 2021: U-turn on lorry visas as stations ration fuel, BBC, 25 September 2021: Lorry driver shortage: Government working on temporary visa scheme, France24, 25 September 2021: British govt eyes easing visa rules amid shortage of truck drivers, The Guardian, 25 September 2021: Why can’t we tackle Covid and climate heating? Nationalism and stupidity, BBC, 25 September 2021: German frontrunner Olaf Scholz: ‘EU and UK will have to work together as friends’, DW, 25 September 2021: UK: Fuel shortage drives U-turn on short-term visas, The Sunday Times, 26 September 2021: Army will be sent in to tackle fuel crisis, Al Arabiya, 26 September 2021: UK suspends competition laws as fuel stations run dry, PM could call army to deliver, BBC, 27 September 2021: Fuel supply: UK suspends competition law to get petrol to forecourts, DW, 27 September 2021: UK puts military tanker drivers on fuel delivery standby as ‘precaution’, BBC, 27 September 2021: Why are Britons panic-buying petrol?, The Guardian, 27 September 2021: UK fuel crisis: End to freedom of movement to blame, says likely Merkel successor, Politico.eu, 27 September 2021: London Mayor Sadiq Khan calls for army to help with fuel crisis ‘as soon as possible’, BBC, 27 September 2021: Everyday foods that could soon become luxuries, The Times, 27 September 2021: Brexit to blame for fuel crisis, says German election ‘victor’, Politico.eu, 27 September 2021: Europe’s looming truck driver gap undermines UK appeals, Khaleej Times, 28 September 2021: UK puts army on standby as fuel pumps run dry, The National, 28 September 2021: Fuel crisis spreads across UK as surging prices hit drivers hard, CNN, 28 September 2021: Man pulls knife after driver skips gas line in London, BBC, 29 September 2021: German coalition talks: Where Brits see a crisis, Germans find unity, Gulf Times, 29 September 2021: Lengthy queues outside gas stations in London again, Arab News, 29 September 2021: Blame Brexit, not the pandemic, for UK’s woes, Politico.eu, 29 September 2021: Brexit is ‘going badly,’ say Brits in new poll, The Times, 29 September 2021: Retaliation looms as Brexit fishing row escalates, CNN, 29 September 2021: Boris Johnson’s Brexit choices are making Britain’s fuel and food shortages worse, BBC, 29 September 2021: Reserve tankers going on the road to deliver fuel, France24, 29 September 2021: France slams UK’s ‘unacceptable’ decision to deny French boats fishing licenses, BBC, 29 September 2021: Fishing rights row: France threatens retaliation over permit rebuff, The New York Times, 29 September 2021: Gas Shortages Awaken Britain to Some Crucial Workers: Truck Drivers, DW, 29 September 2021: UK-France fishing wars flare in Channel, Politico.eu, 30 September 2021: UK faces Christmas without pigs in blankets amid labor shortage, CNN, 1 October 2021: Time running out to save UK industry from worker shortages, Politico.eu, 1 October 2021: Boris Johnson: UK could ‘ditch’ Northern Ireland trade protocol if EU doesn’t ‘fix’ it, Irish Times, 2 October 2021: Coveney does not expect UK to trigger Article 16 despite PM’s threat, The National, 2 October 2021: UK fuel crisis remains major problem in London, Irish Times, 2 October 2021: Fintan O’Toole: Fantasy that Britain can pick new neighbours is meeting realities of trade, CNN, 2 October 2021: Boris Johnson’s reign is becoming one long crisis, France24, 2 October 2021: British army to help deliver petrol starting Monday amid fuel crisis, The New Yorker, 2 October 2021: Britain’s Lost Opposition Party, The Guardian, 3 October 2021: For his sake, and Britain’s, now is the time for Boris Johnson to ride off into the sunset, The Sunday Times, 3 October 2021: Shortages may continue until Christmas, Johnson admits (it would certainly be helpful if BoJo would name the year in which he is assuming the end of the shortages. This won’t happen sometime soon. This year, for example, numerous fields were not harvested. It has to be bought from abroad, where it doesn’t look too rosy due to Corona either), The Guardian, 3 October 2021: ‘Only yourselves to blame’: UK’s shortages seen from abroad, Irish Times, 3 October 2021: Johnson says no return to ‘uncontrolled immigration’ to solve shortages, The Guardian, 3 October 2021: Johnson: UK petrol crisis and pig cull part of necessary transition, CNN, 3 October 2021: Police failures exposed by Sarah Everard murder underpin culture of misogyny in the force, activists say, BBC, 3 October 2021: PM: UK in period of adjustment after Brexit, Politico.eu, 4 October 2021: Tories can’t stop talking about Brexit, Arab News, 4 October 2021: UK govt accused of ‘moral bankruptcy’ over closure of Afghan resettlement helpline, Al Arabiya, 4 October 2021: Crisis – what crisis? British army deployed to solve fuel crisis, Politico.eu, 4 October 2021: UK chancellor talks up Brexit ‘flexibility and freedom’ amid ‘challenges’, Irish Times, 4 October 2021: UK ‘will need to act’ if EU fails to address NI concerns, Frost warns, The Guardian, 4 October 2021: Brexit: UK minister David Frost issues veiled threat to ditch Northern Ireland protocol, DW, 4 October 2021: Brexit: UK gives EU ultimatum over Northern Ireland protocol, The Atlantic, 4 October 2021: Is Boris Johnson a Liar?, Politico.eu, 5 October 2021: France: Europe set to take measures to enforce Brexit agreement, The Times, 5 October 2021: Johnson ‘clueless’ about supply chain crisis, businesses say, The Guardian, 5 October 2021: Brexit: France threatens to cut UK and Jersey energy supply in fishing row, BBC, 5 October 2021: Fishing rights row: France warns that agreements with the UK are at risk, CNN, 5 October 2021: Boris Johnson isn’t worried about the UK economy. He should be, France24, 5 October 2021: French PM says bilateral deals with UK at risk over fishing dispute, The Times, 6 October 2021: Johnson’s speech showed serious intent as well as the usual jokes, The National, 6 October 2021: Boris Johnson opts for optimism in Britain-boosting speech, The Times, 6 October 2021: French skippers threaten to scupper Christmas dinner, Irish Times, 6 October 2021: Why are the Tories so concerned about rise in North-South trade post-Brexit?, The Times, 6 October 2021: Will the French cut off our electricity over fishing row?, The Guardian, 6 October 2021: ‘Economically illiterate’ UK PM’s conference speech gets frosty reception, The Times, 6 October 2021: Boris Johnson’s speech: Tough times merit more than Boris the clown, CNN, 6 October 2021: Inside UK PM’s post-Brexit bubble, where he’s king of his party but cut off from reality, The Times, 8 October 2021: Forget the turkey and smell that roast badger, The Guardian, 8 October 2021: Brexit: EU could lift ban on UK sausages to sweeten Northern Ireland deal, The Times, 8 October 2021: Energy crisis: Bills to rise steeply, warns Ofgem chief, The Guardian, 8 October 2021: Tax hikes, empty shelves and fuel shortages – why do Britain’s Tories look so invincible?, The Sunday Times, 10 October 2021: In the global game of consequences we’re getting seriously thrashed, The Atlantic, 10 October 2021: Britain’s Distasteful Soccer Sellout, Politico.eu, 10 October 2021: EU unity faces fresh test in Northern Ireland Brexit row, The National, 11 October 2021: Boris Johnson seeks more Saudi Arabian investment in Britain, Politico.eu, 11 October 2021: Ireland slams UK protocol demands as insatiable, Irish Times, 11 October 2021: UK’s protocol demands dismissed as ‘ground covered a million times before’, The Guardian, 11 October 2021: Brexit: EU ‘close to the end of the road’ over Northern Ireland protocol, Irish Times, 12 October 2021: London and Brussels at loggerheads over ECJ role in protocol, The Guardian, 12 October 2021: The cult of Boris Johnson’s optimism is all that’s left of a Brexit plan, Politico.eu, 12 October 2021: Parliamentary report says UK mistakes cost thousands of lives during pandemic, The Guardian, 12 October 2021: Explainer What next for the Northern Ireland protocol?, Politico.eu, 13 October 2021: Dominic Cummings: UK always intended to ditch Northern Ireland Brexit deal, The Times, 13 October 2021: We were always going to break our deal, says Cummings, The Guardian, 13 October 2021: Brexit: Dominic Cummings says UK always intended to ditch Northern Ireland protocol, The National, 13 October 2021: EU set to offer Brexit compromise in Northern Ireland stand-off, Politico.eu, 13 October 2021: Ireland: British ‘bad faith’ on protocol sends warning to the world, Irish Times, 13 October 2021: Varadkar warns states over striking deals with Britain ‘until you’re confident they keep promises’ (that would be a totally new experience .. oh, wait!), BBC, 13 October 2021: UK might not keep its word, Irish deputy PM warns, Politico.eu, 13 October 2021: Everything you need to know about the EU’s proposal for Northern Ireland trade, Irish Times, 13 October 2021: Kathy Sheridan: How will EU look if UK’s strutting desperation for a win is rewarded again?, The Times, 13 October 2021: EU offers to end ‘sausage wars’ in new deal for Northern Ireland, Politico.eu, 13 October 2021: EU promises ‘creative’ solutions to fix Northern Ireland trade row with UK, The Times, 13 October 2021: Brexit Analysis: A step forward but thorny issues remain, Politico.eu, 13 October 2021: Slippery business: Of fish, France and Britain, The Times, 13 October 2021: Christmas shoppers start early amid fears of shortages, CNN, 13 October 2021: Bereaved relatives of Covid victims slam Boris Johnson after UK Prime Minister pictured painting on vacation (if, like BoJo, you have to tell tons of nonsense, fairy tales, lies and twisted facts every day so that your simple-minded followers will continue to vote for you, then you sometimes have to recharge your batteries in order to be able to keep selling the Brexit catastrophe as “entry into paradise” to your fanbase), BBC, 13 October 2021: Most NI checks on British goods to be scrapped, The Guardian, 13 October 2021: Brexit: EU offers to scrap 80% of NI food checks but prepares for Johnson to reject deal, DW, 13 October 2021: EU offer to scrap most Northern Ireland checks awaits UK nod, The Guardian, 14 October 2021: EU citizens: About 400k cases still being considered for EU settlement scheme in UK, Irish Times, 14 October 2021: Brexit talks with Johnson about ‘sausages getting to NI’ not ECJ, says Martin, The Guardian, 14 October 2021: Boris Johnson: Holiday villa linked to offshore tax havens, documents suggest, The Times, 14 October 2021: We’ve reached the limit on Brexit offer, says EU envoy, The Guardian, 14 October 2021: Brexit UK prime minister promised to tear up NI protocol, says DUP MP Ian Paisley, France24, 14 October 2021: France threatens to retaliate against Britain in post-Brexit fishing licence dispute, DW, 14 October 2021: The EU must not enable the UK’s duplicitous government, Politico.eu, 15 October 2021: Australian trade minister leaves UK with no deal, Politico.eu, 15 October 2021: EU’s Northern Ireland proposals have ‘long way to go,’ says UK Brexit minister, The Times, 15 October 2021: The reactions to David Amess’s death are no clichéd expressions of horror — this shock is real, Politico.eu, 15 October 2021: David Amess killing raises questions about MPs’ safety, The Jewish Chronicle, 15 October 2021: When the British Legion cosied up to Hitler and praised Dachau, Irish Times, 15 October 2021: Former DUP leader accuses EU of ‘irrational political prejudice’, The Guardian, 15 October 2021: UK MP David Amess killing declared a terrorist incident, Irish Times, 16 October 2021: Fatal stabbing of David Amess declared terrorist incident, France24, 16 October 2021: Police declare murder of British MP a terrorist incident, Politico.eu, 16 October 2021: British MP’s killing was terrorism, police say, The Times, 16 October 2021: David Amess killing: Priti Patel says democracy must not be cowed, DW, 16 October 2021: UK leaders pay tribute to slain lawmaker David Amess, The Washington Post, 16 October 2021: British police probe Islamist extremist links in MP’s killing, Irish Times, 16 October 2021: Is Britain now pushing for a post-Brexit border in the Celtic Sea?, Khaleej Times, 16 October 2021: Fatal stabbing of UK lawmaker deemed terrorist act, The Times, 16 October 2021: We’re about to wake up to the mess we’re in, Irish Times, 16 October 2021: UK Covid report a scathing account of the government’s mishandling of the crisis, Politico.eu, 16 October 2021: UK’s Hancock appears to lose UN job days after accepting it, BBC, 17 October 2021: Show kindness and love, say family of killed MP, Gulf Times, 17 October 2021: Qatar condemns in strongest terms killing of British MP Sir David Amess, The National, 17 October 2021: David Amess embodied open, decent politics, Politico.eu, 17 October 2021: UK will seek to ‘correct’ rulings by European Court of Human Rights, The Guardian, 17 October 2021: David Amess: killing Priti Patel considering police protection for MPs after incident, The Sunday Times, 17 October 2021: Police protection for face-to-face MP surgeries, The Guardian, 17 October 2021: Suez taught us our future lay in Europe. So will Brexit, The Guardian, 18 October 2021: The gap between reckless Brexit promises and reality will soon be too big to ignore, The Scotsman, 18 October 2021: Boris Johnson announces Southend will become a city following murder of Sir David Amess, The Guardian, 19 October 2021: David Amess killing: Suspect referred to Channel counter-terror scheme in 2014, BBC, 19 October 2021: Covid: Why are UK cases so high?, The Guardian, 19 October 2021: Police investigate reports of spiking by needle at Nottingham clubs, Palestine Chronicle, 19 October 2021: After Corbyn, Israel Lobby Turns Its Guns on UK Academia, Al Arabiya, 19 October 2021: Top UK diplomat heads to Saudi Arabia, Qatar to increase security, economic ties, BBC, 21 October 2021: UK agrees free trade deal with New Zealand, BBC, 21 October 2021: Brexit: What trade deals has the UK done so far?, Gulf Times, 21 October 2021: Qatar, UK announces intention to launch Annual Strategic Dialogue, The Times, 22 October 2021: Johnson’s green jobs won’t make Britain rich, The New York Times, 22 October 2021: ‘Needle Spiking’ of Women in Britain Stirs Alarm Over New Kind of Assault, Daily Mail, 22 October 2021: Two more women claim to have been injected on night out as spiking victim, 25, is pictured unconscious in hospital bed after being ‘jabbed with Ketamine’ in a nightclub as man, 35, is held and two teenagers, 18 and 19, are arrested, Politico.eu, 23 October 2021: UK and EU still ‘far apart’ on Northern Ireland trade, BBC, 24 October 2021: Covid: Labour calls for Plan B measures in England, The National, 25 October 2021: UK and Greece sign deal to bolster defence and trade ties, Politico.eu, 25 October 2021: ‘No role’ for EU court in Northern Ireland disputes, says UK Brexit minister, Arab News, 26 October 2021: Brussels and London remain tangled up in Brexit, Politico.eu, 26 October 2021: French EU commissioner: Brexit an ‘economic catastrophe’ for Britain, The Times, 26 October 2021: China ‘squeezed out’ of Sizewell C in plan to fund nuclear power, France24, 27 October 2021: France threatens to block British fishing boats from ports in post-Brexit row, CNN, 27 October 2021: Boris Johnson thinks he doesn’t need business. It’s a huge gamble, The Guardian, 27 October 2021: Brexit: Freight traffic between Britain and Dublin drops by a fifth, The Scotsman, 27 October 2021: UK government’s carbon-capture snub is clear evidence Scotland has no future in Brexit Britain – Kenny MacAskill MP, Politico.eu, 27 October 2021: France retaliates against UK in fishing spat, The Times, 27 October 2021: Budget 2021 highlights: a summary of the key points, Irish Times, 27 October 2021: UK diplomat asked to ‘peddle half-truths’ about Brexit’s impact on Ireland, Politico.eu, 28 October 2021: Ursula von der Leyen rejects UK call to change EU court’s Northern Ireland role, Arab News, 28 October 2021: Why Scotland and Ireland are a challenge for Johnson, Politico.eu, 28 October 2021: Fishing wars flare as Britain summons French ambassador, CNN, 28 October 2021: France shuts its ports to UK fishing boats (in the end it is a shadow fight. The “fishing war” is above all an emotional and ideological issue with very little economic relevance on either side of the English Channel. On the island, the Brexit propaganda put the pseudo-issue so high as if it had existential importance, which in fact could hardly be further from the truth. Ultimately, however, London signed the Brexit agreement and is therefore bound by it, including when it comes to fishing. As far as the Northern Ireland issue is concerned, the BoJo administration shows that contractual loyalty is not their thing. This has now become evident again in the fisheries question. In this respect, France is of course absolutely right to vigorously implement the rights and obligations arising from the Brexit agreement. It may be that London believes it can get away with the Northern Ireland issue with a clear breach of contract. With the French, they will certainly not succeed and that is the right thing to do), The Guardian, 28 October 2021: Brexit: UK summons French ambassador as fishing rights row escalates, Irish Times, 28 October 2021: Britain condemns France’s ‘unjustified’ threat to block fishing boats, The Times, 28 October 2021: French ambassador to be summoned after trawler seized, France24, 28 October 2021: UK summons French ambassador as post-Brexit fishing row heats up, The Times, 29 October 2021: Britain threatens ‘rigorous’ checks on EU boats (Experience in recent years shows that the BoJo would actually initiate this and thus initiate a full blown economic war with the EU, which will lead to the complete collapse of the supply chains on the island. The British will love him for it. The crucial question is still how it could have happened that the pragmatic British elected a clown and fool like BoJo as prime minister?), The Guardian, 29 October 2021: Brexit fishing row: PM vows to do ‘whatever is necessary’ to protect UK fishers, CNN, 29 October 2021: France closes nearly all ports to UK trawlers, France24, 29 October 2021: UK threatens more checks on EU fishing boats amid deepening row with France, Irish Times, 29 October 2021: Worst threat to Belfast Agreement is London’s nationalist agenda, The Guardian, 29 October 2021: Brexit: Northern Ireland protocol talks stuck in deadlock, BBC, 29 October 2021: What we’re getting wrong about the ‘Great Resignation’, France24, 29 October 2021: UK threatens trade dispute action in fishing row with France (these are completely empty threats from N° 10. If London really wants to watch the entire British supply chain implode, then that would be the right approach, because nothing else would come of it. For this, however, even the hardcore Brexiteers would nail BoJo to the cross), The Times, 30 October 2021: French are breaking Brexit deal in fishing dispute, says Johnson, Politico.eu, 30 October 2021: France requests tougher EU action over UK fishing row in private letter, Irish Times, 30 October 2021: G20 summit: Johnson says UK relationship with France has hit ‘turbulence’, Politico.eu, 30 October 2021: Boris Johnson seeks EU support in Brexit fishing row, The Guardian, 30 October 2021: Brexit fishing row: Johnson tells Von der Leyen French threats are ‘unjustified’, BBC, 30 October 2021: Turbulence has hit relations with France, PM says, Irish Times, 31 October 2021: ‘Do they want a solution at all?’: O’Neill questions UK government’s stance on NI protocol, The Scotsman, 31 October 2021: No deal: Downing Street denies accord with France over fishing rights, The Sunday Times, 31 October 2021: French fishing dispute: Rift deepens despite Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron meeting at G20, The Guardian, 31 October 2021: Brexit: UK rejects French claim of steps towards agreement over fishing rights row, France24, 31 October 2021: Macron-Johnson meeting on G20 sidelines only deepens fishing rights dispute, Al Arabiya, 31 October 2021: UK’s Johnson, France’s Macron set for collision during UN climate summit, Politico.eu, 1 November 2021: France postpones retaliation against Britain over fishing permits, The Guardian, 1 November 2021: UK-France row: Macron backs down over threat to block UK exports from midnight in fishing row, France24, 1 November 2021: UK gives France 48 hours to back down in fishing row or Britain will ‘seek compensation’, The Hill, 1 November 2021: France extends deadline for sanctions on Britain in fishing dispute, The Scotsman, 1 November 2021: COP26: SNP under attack for advert linking independence to summit, The Guardian, 1 November 2021: Salty language: Why are UK and France fighting over fishing licences?, The Scotsman, 2 November 2021: Nicola Sturgeon denies making COP26 about independence after advert row, Politico.eu, 2 November 2021: Why Britain and France can’t stop fighting about fish, Irish Times, 2 November 2021: Downing Street insists Britain has not changed its approach on fishing licences, The Times, 2 November 2021: France fishing row: Paris delays tough new checks at ports after UK legal threat, Politico.eu, 3 November 2021: EU hints at resolution to post-Brexit fishing dispute, The Guardian, 3 November 2021: Brexit: UK being ‘constructive’ in fishing row talks, says France, Politico.eu, 3 November 2021: UK MPs block suspension of Tory who broke lobbying rules, France24, 3 November 2021: Ahead of critical talks, France says ‘all options on the table’ in UK fishing row, Politico.eu, 4 November 2021: French and British agree to ‘restart political dialogue’ on fishing rights, France24, 4 November 2021: France and Britain agree to more talks on fishing row, The Guardian, 4 November 2021: Brexit: British and French talks to settle fishing row end in stalemate, Politico.eu, 4 November 2021: European universities warn of risks as UK remains outside EU science, The Times, 5 November 2021: Fish licence talks continue despite threats by French, The Guardian, 5 November 2021: The Paterson fiasco confirms the threat Boris Johnson poses to British democracy, Politico.eu, 5 November 2021: Aukus row: Minister blames media for deepening Australia’s rift with France, The Guardian, 5 November 2021: Brexit: EU warns of ‘serious consequences’ if UK invokes article 16, Politico.eu, 5 November 2021: EU tells UK: It’s your turn to compromise on Northern Ireland, The National, 6 November 2021: UK’s Boris Johnson under pressure as opposition seeks ethics probe, Arab News, 6 November 2021: UK looks to Qatar for gas as Europe’s energy crisis bites, The Times, 6 November 2021: Is Johnson loyal friend or moral vacuum?, The Guardian, 6 November 2021: The Tories reveal yet again their belief that the rules are for little people, not for them, Irish Times, 6 November 2021: Major warns against ‘colossally stupid’ triggering of Article 16 in Brexit row, The Times, 6 November 2021: Johnson government politically corrupt, says Major, The Guardian, 6 November 2021: Brexit: EU warns of ‘serious consequences’ if UK invokes article 16, BBC, 6 November 2021: Ex-PM John Major: Government handling of Paterson case shameful, The Scotsman, 7 November 2021: Boris Johnson’s shameless attempt to save a shady pal was seen for what it was – Euan McColm, Irish Times, 7 November 2021: EU may shelve free-trade pact with UK if article 16 deployed – Coveney, The Scotsman, 7 November 2021: SNP call for police probe into Tory ‘cash for honours’ claims, The Sunday Times, 7 November 2021: Finally we see the real price of Brexit — we can’t afford to bash the French any more, BBC, 7 November 2021: Owen Paterson: Boris Johnson’s actions corrupt – Starmer, France24, 7 November 2021: Boris Johnson’s govt is mired in corruption scandals, but do Britons care?, The Guardian, 7 November 2021: Brexit: EU could shelve trade deal if UK triggers article 16, Irish minister warns, BBC, 7 November 2021: Brexit: UK -EU trade deal could collapse over NI row, says Coveney, Irish Times, 8 November 2021: Q&A: What is Article 16 and what could happen if it is triggered by the UK?, The Guardian, 8 November 2021: Northern Ireland is the loser in Boris Johnson’s badly played Brexit game, Irish Times, 8 November 2021: ‘Significant gaps remain’ between UK and EU on NI protocol, Donaldson says, The Guardian, 9 November 2021: The problem with loyalty to Boris Johnson: he betrays everyone in the end, Politico.eu, 9 November 2021: Irish ‘making preparations’ for possible EU-UK trade war, The Guardian, 9 November 2021: Northern Ireland: Troubles amnesty would be ‘kick in the teeth’, says daughter of victim, Irish Times, 9 November 2021: Fintan O’Toole: Boris Johnson is running out of people to betray, The Guardian, 9 November 2021: Brexit: Ireland starts making contingency plans for UK trade war with EU, Irish Times, 9 November 2021: Brexit contingency plans being dusted down, Varadkar says, The Guardian, 10 November 2021: Brexit: Biden supports EU position on Northern Ireland, says Von der Leyen, Irish Times, 10 November 2021: Northern Ireland’s access to single market may be ‘jeopardised’, says Taoiseach, The Guardian, 11 November 2021: Brexit: EU to tell Frost talks will fail unless he ditches ECJ demand, Irish Times, 11 November 2021: Article 16 loses power as UK negotiating tool as EU hardens approach, Politico.eu, 11 November 2021: EU countries urge hard line toward UK over Northern Ireland, The Guardian, 12 November 2021: Brexit: EU welcomes ‘change in tone’ from UK at Northern Ireland talks, The Guardian, 12 November 2021: UK: Boris Johnson holiday villa linked to Goldsmith family firms accused of tax evasion, CNN, 13 November 2021: Why tourists are steering clear of the UK (if you look at it positively, the Brexiteers have now achieved what they always wanted: just as they want nothing to do with others, others want nothing to do with them), Irish Times, 13 November 2021: Brexit: Protests to be held along Border over Britain’s handling of NI protocol, Gulf Times, 14 November 2021: UK Tories lose poll lead after scandal, The Guardian, 14 November 2021: ‘Boris is a waste of space’: Sleaze row to test Tory loyalties in UK byelection, Politico.eu, 15 November 2021: UK raises terror threat level to ‘severe’ after Liverpool explosion, The Times, 15 November 2021: Liverpool explosion was terrorism, say police, Politico.eu, 15 November 2021: EU to review retaliation package in case Britain blows up Brexit deal, The Guardian, 15 November 2021: Channel row: UK calls on France to do more to stop migrants crossing Channel, Politico.eu, 15 November 2021: France ‘needs no lesson from the British’ over Calais migrant crisis, France24.com, 15 November 2021: UK terror threat raised to ‘severe’ after Liverpool taxi blast, Politico.eu, 16 November 2021: EU delays UK sanctions package amid new talks, The Guardian, 16 November 2021: Xi Jinping has made sure history is now officially on his side, Irish Times, 17 November 2021: North’s parties urge Brexit minister to reach deal with EU on protocol, The Guardian, 17 November 2021: Boris Johnson’s anti-sleaze plan is purely for show. He knows it will not pass, Irish Times, 17 November 2021: The less talk about triggering Article 16 ‘the better’, Coveney says, The Guardian, 17 November 2021: Brexit: Minister says UK not trying to move checks to Irish border, Irish Times, 17 November 2021: Amazon to no longer accept payments from UK-issued Visa credit cards, The Atlantic, 17 November 2021: An Unlikely Threat to the Western Alliance, The Guardian, 19 November 2021: The dishonesty of Boris Johnson has finally infected the entire government, Irish Times, 19 November 2021: Urgent solution needed for North in post-Brexit arrangements – Sefcovic, Politico.eu, 19 November 2021: Britain’s half-arsed climate summit, France24, 19 November 2021: Macron refuses to ‘abandon’ French fishermen in post-Brexit row with UK, Irish Times, 20 November 2021: Fintan O’Toole: EU knows making political polluter Britain pay for actions is vital, Irish Times, 20 November 2021: Johnson will probably cut a deal on the protocol – but Ireland must be wary, Irish Times, 21 November 2021: Brexit: Coveney rules out European court compromise in NI protocol talks, Politico.eu, 22 November 2021: David Frost tells EU: British divergence just ‘beginning’, The Times, 22 November 2021: Pensioners could still have to sell their homes to fund care, Irish Times, 23 November 2021: A UK Labour government would stay neutral in a Border poll – shadow NI secretary, The Times, 23 November 2021: Why Johnson is losing his hold over Conservative MPs, The Guardian, 23 November 2021: Brexit: French fishers plan to block freight to UK in licences dispute, Irish Times, 23 November 2021: A UK move to override European court would be ‘direct attack’ on rule of law, says former chief justice, The Guardian, 23 November 2021: Brexit: Scheme to lure Nobel winners to UK fails to attract single applicant, Politico.eu, 24 November 2021: Europe has learned nothing from Brexit, France24, 26 November 2021: French fishermen block Channel traffic in post-Brexit licences row, The Guardian, 26 November 2021: Analysis: On Channel crossings, France is sick of UK ‘outsourcing’ problems, CNN, 26 November 2021: French politician reacts to Boris Johnson’s plan after Channel deaths, France24, 26 November 2021: Darmanin scraps migrant crisis meeting with UK counterpart after Johnson letter, The Times, 26 November 2021: You’re not serious, Macron tells PM after migrant demands, The Guardian, 26 November 2021: Channel deaths: Macron tells Johnson to ‘get serious’ on Channel crisis after tweeted letter, CNN, 26 November 2021: Priti Patel, Britain’s hardline home secretary, exposes the fault lines of a divided country, The Times, 26 November 2021: French fishermen shut off port before Channel tunnel blockade, Politico.eu, 26 November 2021: Johnson ‘not serious’ on solving Channel crossings, says Macron, Irish Times, 26 November 2021: Sefcovic calls for ‘decisive push’ on talks with UK over Northern Ireland, The Guardian, 26 November 2021: £335bn: Boris Johnson’s plan for Irish Sea bridge rejected over cost, The National, 26 November 2021: Post-Brexit protest by French fishermen adds to Channel tensions, Irish Times, 26 November 2021: Cost of £335bn bridge from NI to Scotland not justifiable, UK government says, The Times, 26 November 2021: British car production collapses to 65-year low, Irish Times, 26 November 2021: Dublin City Council pulls out of deal with British arms manufacturer, Politico.eu, 27 November 2021: The Channel blame game, BBC, 27 November 2021: Third person dies as storm brings 98mph gusts to UK, DW, 27 November 2021: 2 dead after Storm Arwen batters northern UK, France24, 28 November 2021: France says it will not be ‘held hostage’ by Britain over migrant crisis, The New York Times, 28 November 2021: As U.K. Beckons Truck Drivers, Many in Poland Say ‘No Thanks’, Irish Times, 28 November 2021: Donaldson calls for focus on efforts to remove ‘Irish Sea border’, The Times, 29 November 2021: Nationalism is bankrupt and has no answers, The Guardian, 29 November 2021: The Channel: Crossings are ‘an English issue’, says French minister, BBC, 29 November 2021: Queen of Barbados – but just for one last day, CNN, 29 November 2021: Barbados is ready to ditch Britain’s Queen. For many in the country, the move has been a long time coming, The National, 30 November 2021: The cost of Boris Johnson invoking cartoons and a feud with France, France24, 30 November 2021: Barbados becomes a republic, renouncing Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, Politico.eu, 1 December 2021: Macron says Brexit rules matter of ‘war and peace’ for Ireland amid UK spats, Irish Times, 1 December 2021: EU calls on UK to ‘reciprocate’ efforts at finding protocol solutions, The Times, 1 December 2021: French firebrand Éric Zemmour is a danger to Britain too, The New Yorker, 1 December 2021: The Tragic Choices Behind Britain’s Refugee Crisis, The Times, 2 December 2021: Britain is slippery about its Iran debt, BBC, 2 December 2021: Families ‘sickened’ over No 10 Christmas party, Irish Times, 2 December 2021: Delay in law aimed at ending prosecutions over Troubles-related crimes, The Guardian, 3 December 2021: Boris Johnson’s rule is a throwback to the 18th-century golden age of sleaze, The Times, 4 December 2021: Xi lures Commonwealth with military diplomacy, Irish Times, 4 December 2021: Fintan O’Toole: Brexiteers’ absurd admiration for Michael Collins, The Times, 4 December 2021: Doctors and nurses vent anger as unvaccinated Covid cases delay vital operations, The Guardian, 4 December 2021: It is impossible to work seriously with Boris Johnson’s government, The Economist, 4 December 2021: The quest for respectability—and votes—has transformed Sinn Fein, Politico.eu, 7 December 2021: Northern Ireland violence spurred by Brexit ‘a clear and present danger,’ say experts, Irish Times, 7 December 2021: Paramilitarism a ‘clear and present danger’ in North, reporting body finds, France24, 7 December 2021: Boris Johnson’s govt is mired in corruption scandals, but do Britons care?, CNN, 8 December 2021: UK Prime Minister’s latest scandal is the gravest yet, Politico.eu, 8 December 2021: 7 times Boris Johnson botched a scandal , Irish Times, 8 December 2021: Non-Irish EU citizens will need ‘travel clearance’ to cross Border under UK plan, The Guardian, 8 December 2021: Explainer: Why is there a row in the UK about Boris Johnson and Christmas parties?, France24, 8 December 2021: UK’s Johnson apologises for video of aides joking about Christmas lockdown party, The Economist, 8 December 2021: Behind the chaos and scandal of Boris Johnson’s government lies stasis, The Times, 9 December 2021: Beijing warns Britain against Olympics boycott, The Guardian, 9 December 2021: Brexit: UK proposes US-style waivers for EU citizens crossing Irish border, CNN, 9 December 2021: Boris Johnson’s bad week keeps getting worse, Irish Times, 10 December 2021: Britain drops demand for removal of ECJ role from NI protocol, The Atlantic, 10 December 2021: What Is the Point of Boris Johnson?, Irish Times, 10 December 2021: France threatens EU legal action if UK does not issue more fishing licences, France24, 11 December 2021: UK gives 23 more post-Brexit permits to French fishermen after EU deadline, The Guardian, 11 December 2021: Brexit fishing row: UK and Jersey issue more licences to French boats, CNN, 11 December 2021: Johnson’s premiership has sunk to its deepest crisis yet as 5 scandals swirl around him, The Times, 11 December 2021: Can the ultimate escape artist wriggle out of this one?, Politico.eu, 11 December 2021: UK grants 23 extra licenses to French fishermen amid post-Brexit spat, The Economist, 11 December 2021: Behind the chaos and scandal of Boris Johnson’s government lies stasis, The Guardian, 12 December 2021: Boris Johnson’s crises boil down to one thing: contempt for the rest of us, Arab News, 13 December 2021: Boris on the brink (again), Politico.eu, 14 December 2021: Boris Johnson hit by huge Tory rebellion as coronavirus curbs pass, Irish Times, 14 December 2021: Johnson suffers huge rebellion as over 100 Tory MPs reject Covid pass, The Times, 14 December 2021: Johnson suffers biggest rebellion of premiership, Politico.eu, 14 December 2021: UK government faces legal action over treatment of EU nationals , BBC, 14 December 2021: MPs back Covid passes despite huge Tory revolt, DW, 14 December 2021: UK receives 88,000 resettlement requests from Hong Kong, CNN, 15 December 2021: Boris Johnson is in deep trouble — even his own party is turning on him, Irish Times, 15 December 2021: UK delays introduction of new Brexit checks on imports from Ireland, The Times, 15 December 2021: PM must watch his back after very public rebellion, BBC, 15 December 2021: Johnson to hold Covid briefing as cases break record, Politico.eu, 17 December 2021: End Brexit protocol row to land US steel deal, Boris Johnson urged, Irish Times, 17 December 2021: Denis Staunton: Tory MPs begin to ask if Boris Johnson has lost his magic, Politico.eu, 17 December 2021: Boris Johnson punished for Christmas parties as Tories lose seat held for almost 200 years, The Times, 17 December 2021: Johnson accepts blame for by-election disaster, The Guardian, 17 December 2021: ‘He’s in real trouble now’: Tory MPs are viewing Boris Johnson as the problem, Politico.eu, 17 December 2021: Weird war on migrants and the Great British F*** Off, The Times, 17 December 2021: Official investigating No 10 parties hosted Christmas drinks, The Guardian, 17 December 2021: Explainer Northern Ireland: what are EU and UK proposing and will deal be done?, BBC, 17 December 2021: Brexit: UK signs free trade deal with Australia, The National, 17 December 2021: Harrods winter sale starts 10 days early in sign of Omicron damage to UK retail, The Economist, 17 December 2021: A by-election defeat threatens Boris Johnson’s ailing premiership, Politico.eu, 17 December 2021: Brexit talks head into 2022 as UK softens Northern Ireland governance demands, The National, 18 December 2021: UK ‘highly unlikely’ to send troops to fight Russia in Ukraine, Arab News, 18 December 2021: Boris living on borrowed time, The National, 18 December 2021: Omicron runs rampant as London declares ‘major incident’, The Times, 18 December 2021: Inside N° 10: Unloved by the voters and his party: Johnson’s blue Christmas, The Guardian, 18 December 2021: Lord Frost: Brexit minister’s shock resignation leaves Boris Johnson reeling (neither in Northern Ireland nor in Ireland will he be missed. For some he was too lax, for others not lax enough. It is unpleasant for the kingdom that he was one of the brighter candles on the darkened Brexit cake), BBC, 18 December 2021: Lord Frost resigns as Brexit minister, The Times, 18 December 2021: Lord Frost profile: he oozed red, white and blue, Irish Times, 19 December 2021: Frost replacement will ‘need to find solutions’ to make Northern Ireland protocol work, The Sunday Times, 19 December 2021: Crisis deepens for PM as key Brexit ally quits, Irish Times, 19 December 2021: David Frost’s resignation introduces dangerous uncertainty into Brexit negotiations, The Guardian, 19 December 2021: European Union: France urges Johnson to use Frost’s exit to rebuild trust with EU, France24, 19 December 2021: UK Brexit negotiator Frost resigns in further blow to PM Johnson, BBC, 19 December 2021: Liz Truss replaces Lord Frost in post-Brexit talks, Politico.eu, 20 December 2021: The case for Liz Truss, The Guardian, 20 December 2021: Brexit: EU has ‘limited’ appetite for migration deal with UK, Irish Times, 20 December 2021: No tears shed in Brussels for departure of Brexit chief David Frost, The National, 20 December 2021: Boris Johnson’s Britain is a political mess, Politico.eu, 20 December 2021: UK hints at banning Chinese imports with forced labor links, The Guardian, 21 December 2021: ‘A fire-eater who’s run out of fuel’: European press lays into Boris Johnson, Politico.eu, 21 December 2021: Brexit slashes Britain’s market share in Ireland, Irish Times, 21 December 2021: Liz Truss to hold Brexit talks with EU over Northern Ireland protocol, Politico.eu, 21 December 2021: UK to EU: Our position on Northern Ireland is unchanged, Irish Times, 21 December 2021: Brexit has seen Irish food exports to Britain decline by a quarter, The Guardian, 22 December 2021: The Tories said we could have our cake and eat it – now they are stuffed and voters are hungry, Politico.eu, 22 December 2021: EU and UK reach deal on shared fishing stocks for 2022, The Times, 23 December 2021: The new Iron Lady. Can anyone stop Liz Truss?, The Guardian, 23 December 2021: Humiliated and unable to govern, Boris Johnson is close to the point of no return, Irish Times, 23 December 2021: Silent nights in London as city drifts into unofficial shutdown, The Times, 23 December 2021: Give us more fishing permits or EU will retaliate, France warns, The Scotsman, 24 December 2021: Brexit has already cost Scotland’s economy £3.94billion, we deserve better – Drew Hendry MP, The Guardian, 25 December 2021: Brexit one year: on So how’s it going with those promised rewards for Britain?, The Guardian, 25 December 2021: One year on, most voters say Brexit has gone badly, BBC, 27 December 2021: BBC journalist leaves Russia after ‘unprecedented surveillance’, The Guardian, 27 December 2021: Brexit: ‘The biggest disaster that any government has ever negotiated’ (regardless of all the negative aspects, one must of course also state that there is something good about Brexit: It serves as a bad example, so that other nationalists in the EU states with also little or no economic skills doesn’t even come up with the same stupid idea), Politico.eu, 28 December 2021: Leveling what? Britons mystified by Boris Johnson’s flagship policy, Irish Times, 28 December 2021: Fintan O’Toole: It’s the first birthday of the Brexit hole and they have to keep digging, Politico.eu, 28 December 2021: EU’s Šefcovic warns of Brexit deal ‘collapse’ if UK exits Northern Ireland Protocol, The Guardian, 29 December 2021: ‘It won’t be easy’: The European exporters battling Brexit bureaucracy, The National, 29 December 2021: Seven forgettable moments from 2021 for Boris Johnson , Politico.com, 29 December 2021: The battle to succeed Boris Johnson, The Times, 29 December 2021: Households will be hit for £1,200 as taxes and bills rise, Irish Times, 30 December 2021: ‘London has breached great deal of trust’ with post-Brexit actions, EU negotiator says, The Guardian, 31 December 2021: Restored Big Ben to bong again at midnight to bring in new year (there are buildings that are located in specific cities, but actually belong to the whole world, such as the Great Pyramids in Egypt, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin or Big Ben in London, so that the whole world is interested in their fate), The Times, 31 December 2021: New year, new problems for the embattled PM, Times of Israel, 1 January 2022: UK warned it would recognize Palestine if Israel annexed West Bank, book reveals, The Times, 1 January 2022: A sticky situation: can Johnson escape the web of his own making?, The Guardian, 1 January 2022: Brexit: Shops in Great Britain fear gaps on shelves as new import rules hit, The Times, 1 January 2022: Brexit: Boris Johnson’s scorecard one year in, Irish Times, 1 Janauary 2022: A ghost estate and an empty grave: ‘I don’t think Northern Ireland was worth one life’, The Guardian, 2 January 2022: Northern Ireland: Peace architect accuses Boris Johnson of ‘casual political vandalism’, Politico.eu, 3 January 2022: Thousands of websites taken offline in Brexit domain name change, The Guardian, 3 January 2022: The UK is in danger of becoming a police state masquerading as a democracy, Jerusalem Post, 3 January 2022: US, UK, Israel should help form an Arab NATO, Politico.eu, 4 January 2022: Brexit Britain at 1: Here’s what we’ve learned, BBC, 4 January 2022: Covid: Boris Johnson plans to ‘ride out’ Omicron wave with no more curbs, The Times, 5 January 2022: Selective memory shapes British ignorance about Ireland, The Times, 5 January 2022: One in 15 had Covid in England last week, BBC, 5 January 2022: Colston statue verdict ‘landmark’ in Britain’s slave history, The Guardian, 5 January 2022: BLM protesters cleared over toppling of Edward Colston statue, CNN, 5 January 2022: Four cleared of criminal damage over toppling of slave trader statue, The National, 6 January 2022: Free trade deal ‘will help UK remain among GCC’s major trade partners’, BBC, 6 January 2022: Covid: Anti-vaccine campaigns are mumbo jumbo, says PM, Irish Times, 7 January 2022: Sacrificing Ireland’s single market membership to prevent Border would be dramatic change in policy, France24, 7 January 2022: Acquittal of ‘Colston Four’ in slave trader statue case ignites UK culture wars, The Guardian, 7 January 2022: Another day, another great exhibition of elite justice by career liar Boris Johnson, Gulf Times, 7 January 2022: British PM Johnson lambasts anti-vaxxers’ ‘mumbo jumbo’, The Guardian, 7 January 2022: Brexit: UK and Irish foreign secretaries meet over Northern Ireland impasse, The Times, 8 January 2022: Rees-Mogg rebellion on social care levy is sign of battle to come, The Guardian, 8 January 2022: ‘Funds for favours’: Geidt pressed to reopen investigation into Boris Johnson’s flat, The Times, 8 January 2022: New defence chief warns of Russian threat at sea, Arab News, 9 January 2022: UK tells Syrian asylum seeker ‘safe’ to return home, The Times, 9 January 2022: EU attacks Truss over threat to trigger Article 16, Arab News, 9 January 2022: Fight against terrorism ‘greater challenge’ than ever before, says UK police official, Politico.eu, 10 January 2022: How Brexit and the pandemic changed UK trade in 4 charts, The Times, 10 January 2022: The post-Covid revolution has been cancelled, The National, 10 January 2022: UK’s Boris Johnson accused of having ‘no regard for rules’ over lockdown gathering, The Guardian, 10 January 2022: Boris Johnson: Email shows official invited over 100 No 10 staff to lockdown party, DW, 10 January 2022: COVID: Boris Johnson accused of hosting another party during lockdown, France24, 11 January 2022: Police investigate allegations that Downing Street planned BYOB party for more than 100, Politico.eu, 12 January 2022: Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross urges Boris Johnson to quit over lockdown party, Irish Times, 12 January 2022: Denis Staunton: Boris Johnson’s future being measured in days rather than weeks, Politico.eu, 12 January 2022: Boris Johnson apologizes for attending Downing Street lockdown garden party, The Times, 12 January 2022: Go now, leader of Scottish Tories tells Johnson, CNN, 12 January 2022: Boris Johnson admits he attended Downing Street party during strict UK lockdown, BBC, 12 January 2022: Senior Tories urge PM to quit after party apology, France24, 12 January 2022: UK PM Johnson offers apology for attending party during Covid-19 lockdown, DW, 12 January 2022: UK Home Office backs down on Syrian asylum-seeker’s case, France24, 14 January 2022: UK’s Johnson fights for survival after fresh revelations over Downing Street parties, Politico.eu, 14 January 2022: EU, UK to step up Northern Ireland talks amid ‘cordial’ atmosphere, Irish Times, 14 January 2022: ‘Deal to be done’ on Northern Ireland protocol, says Truss, The Times, 14 January 2022: Johnson ‘not honest’ about party, say 70 per cent of voters, BBC, 14 January 2022: No 10 apologises to Queen over lockdown parties, The National, 15 January 2022: Boris Johnson fell from a moment of grace into a 10-week maelstrom, The Times, 15 January 2022: You are in last chance saloon, PM is warned, CNN, 15 January 2022: Downing Street held ‘wine-time Fridays’ amid pandemic lockdown, The Guardian, 15 January 2022: ‘Partygate’: Tories will oust Boris Johnson if he tries to dodge blame, BBC, 15 January 2022: Lead or step aside, senior Tory tells Johnson, CNN, 15 January 2022: Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate’ hangover, BBC, 15 January 2022: Kuenssberg: What’s a PM to do when even kids joke about his future?, France24, 15 January 2022: MI5 warning about influence efforts of British-Chinese lawyer marks changed tone, New York Magazine, 15 January 2022: Why Brits Are So Incredibly Angry at Boris Johnson, Arab News, 16 January 2022: Party well and truly over for Britain’s worst prime minister, The Guardian, 15 January 2022: BBC licence fee to be abolished in 2027 and funding frozen (free, independent, public media have a corrective function and are therefore existential for a living democracy. That, in turn, doesn’t sit well with the far right, of course, especially since they can’t simply hide their shady dealings, as if there were only private media that depend on income and are therefore more susceptible to manipulation. In addition, with the attack on the BBC, the Tories are dismantling one of the most renowned media houses in the world for purely partisan interests. In doing so, they are doing neither British democracy nor the distribution of excellent and exemplary researched content any favors – the exact opposite is true here. In the end you get Fox News 2.0 in the worst case, although nobody can take 1.0 seriously. The BBC is one of the few remaining bastions of journalism. Weakening them or, in the worst case, destroying them cannot be in the interest of true democrats, regardless of which party they belong to), Politico.eu, 16 January 2022: Boris Johnson’s blame game over lockdown parties could backfire, The Times, 17 January 2022: Johnson won’t recover in the polls, says Sir John Curtice, The National, 18 January 2022: Dominic Cummings ‘would swear under oath’ PM Johnson lied to Parliament about parties, Politico.eu, 18 January 2022: UK upper house votes to make misogyny a hate crime, New York Magazine, 18 January 2022: Boris’s Empire Strikes Back, Gulf News, 19 January 2022: UK: In the name of God, go, PM’s partyman tells Johnson, The Times, 19 January 2022: Mask rules to end next week — and isolation law may follow, The Guardian, 19 January 2022: Boris Johnson: Senior Tory MP tells PM ‘in the name of God, go’ at chaotic PMQs, BBC, 19 January 2022: In the name of God go, David Davis tells PM, The New Yorker, 19 January 2022: The Fall of Boris Johnson, The Atlantic, 19 January 2022: ‘In the Name of God, Go’, The Guardian, 20 January 2022: Britain should stay well out of Russia’s border dispute with Ukraine, Irish Times, 20 January 2022: EU plans three-year extension to UK clearing system access, The National, 21 January 2022: Boris Johnson backed by potential challenger Liz Truss in fight to keep job, Irish Times, 21 January 2022: Boris Johnson’s departure would mark end of revolutionary phase of Brexit, The National, 21 January 2022: UK tells allies to cut economic dependence on Russia and ‘step up’ in support of Ukraine, Politico.eu, 22 January 2022: UK accused of leaving EU citizens in limbo over post-Brexit residence, The Guardian, 22 January 2022: From conference highs to the abyss: The swift undoing of Boris Johnson, The Hill, 22 January 2022: British government: Kremlin looking to install pro-Russian leader in Ukraine, DW, 23 January 2022: UK warns of Russian ‘plot’ to replace Ukraine government, The Sunday Times, 23 January 2022: Sorting out our own rogue leader would be a big step towards helping Ukraine, BBC, 23 January 2022: Russia-Ukraine tensions: UK warns of plot to install pro-Moscow ally, CNN, 23 January 2022: Boris Johnson faces make-or-break moment with ‘Partygate’ scandal report due, The Guardian, 23 January 2022: Brexit: Thousands of British citizens stranded in EU countries, The New York Times, 23 January 2022: Britain is pursuing a bigger role in the Russia-Ukraine crisis, even as scandals besiege Prime Minister Boris Johnson., The Guardian, 23 January 2022: A new cold war? Britain’s relationship with China is much more complex than that, The Times, 24 January 2022: NO 10 parties: Cummings declines Gray interview so Johnson ‘can’t lie about it’, The Guardian, 24 January 2022: Distrust, disengagement and discord will be the disgraceful legacy of Boris Johnson, The Times, 24 January 2022: Britain has delusions of grandeur, says former Australian PM, The Atlantic, 24 January 2022: The Tears of a Clown, The Washington Post, 24 January 2022: Boris Johnson ‘birthday bash’ added to list of alleged lockdown parties, Irish Times, 24 January 2022: Rosslare Europort sees post-Brexit boom in European freight volumes, The Times, 25 January 2022: PM threatens Putin with ‘toughest sanctions ever’ (and how could it look like? “No more fish & chips for naughty, little Vladimir!” ?!?), Politico.eu, 25 January 2022: Scottish haggis exports to US in limbo on Burns Night, The Guardian, 25 January 2022: Boris Johnson has finally gone full Marie Antoinette – only he’s hogging all the cake, The National, 25 January 2022: Police launch investigation into Downing Street lockdown parties, France24, 25 January 2022: London police investigating Covid-19 lockdown parties at Downing Street, The National, 25 January 2022: Boris Johnson: What happens next in Partygate investigation?, The Washington Post, 25 January 2022: How many lockdown parties did Boris Johnson and staff attend?, The National, 26 January 2022: Boris Johnson pressed on misleading parliament over ‘partygate’, Politico.eu, 26 January 2022: Boris Johnson needs to go, The National, 26 January 2022: Full list of 18 party allegations facing Boris Johnson, CNN, 26 January 2022: Hear how Brits are reacting to Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate’ scandal, BBC, 26 January 2022: Johnson refuses to resign as Gray report wait continues, France24, 26 January 2022: Boris Johnson faces grilling from MPs as UK braces for ‘partygate’ report, Irish Times, 27 January 2022: Johnson’s approval rating the lowest for a Tory leader in over two decades, Arab News, 28 January 2022: UK and Australia double down on their relationship, Irish Times, 28 January 2022: Post-Brexit checks for goods moving into North are ‘not fit for purpose’ – EU officials, The Scotsman, 28 January 2022: Downing Street partygate: ‘No one will accept a Westminster cover-up’ says SNP as Met denies delaying release of report, The Times, 29 January 2022: Is Johnson wriggling free of partygate?, The Hill, 29 January 2022: UK’s Johnson says he’s ordered armed forces to prepare for deployment next week amid Ukraine tensions, The Times, 29 January 2022: The army’s shameful secret, The Times, 29 January 2022: What is Britain’s true Covid death toll?, The New York Times, 29 January 2022: 50 Years On, Bloody Sunday’s Wounds Are Still Felt, The Times, 29 January 2022: The fortunes of Russia’s megarich are safe as houses in Londongrad, The Sunday Times, 30 January 2022: Supermarket price rises hit the middle classes hardest, Irish Times, 30 January 2022: ‘We honour the men who died’ – thousands walk in remembrance of Bloody Sunday massacre (Bloody Sunday and The Troubles), The Guardian, 30 January 2022: Bloody Sunday: Hundreds pay respects in Derry 50 years after atrocity, Irish Times, 30 January 2022: Bloody Sunday families: ‘The memory of that day will never leave me’, The Guardian, 30 January 2022: It’s 50 years since Bloody Sunday, but sectarian tensions are running high, BBC, 30 January 2022: Families remember Bloody Sunday victims 50 years on, DW, 30 January 2022: Northern Ireland marks 50 years since Bloody Sunday, France24, 30 January 2022: ‘No British justice’: Northern Ireland marks 50 years since ‘Bloody Sunday’, DW, 30 January 2022: Northern Ireland’s peace faces new Brexit threats, New York Magazine, 30 January 2022: The Man Trying to Take Down Boris Johnson, The Times, 31 January 2022: Met Police have 300 photos of Downing Street parties, The National, 31 January 2022: Serious failings of leadership and judgment at Downing St lockdown parties, The Times, 31 January 2022: Months of trouble still ahead for No 10, Politico.eu, 31 January 2022: Sue Gray Partygate probe finds ‘failures of leadership’ in UK government, The Times, 31 January 2022: Where Gray’s update leaves PM, The National, 31 January 2022: Boris Johnson fights off resignation calls following Sue Gray report, The Guardian, 31 January 2022: Lying didn’t work for Boris Johnson, so now he’s turned to bribery, Politico.eu, 31 January 2022: Theresa May attacks as Boris Johnson reels from Partygate report, The Guardian, 31 January 2022: Downing Street: What Sue Gray’s edited report into alleged lockdown parties says, Irish Times, 31 January 2022: Boris Johnson apologises as Sue Gray ‘partygate’ report finds ‘serious failure’, The Guardian, 31 January 2022: Live: Boris Johnson apologises in wake of Sue Gray report as Met police given 300 photos linked to No 10 parties, CNN, 31 January 2022: Theresa May savages Boris Johnson over parties scandal, BBC, 31 January 2022: Johnson grilled by MPs after Gray finds ‘failures of leadership’, France24, 31 January 2022: Britain’s Johnson ‘sorry’ after report condemns ‘failures of leadership’, The National, 1 February 2022: Boris Johnson visits Ukraine to ‘galvanise support’, CNN, 1 February 2022: The Boris Johnson Party is over. But the hangover is just beginning, The Guardian, 1 February 2022: Britain’s failure to tackle Russian dirty money has enabled Putin’s aggression, The National, 2 February 2022: British MP warns on ‘worrying escalation’ behind Houthi UAE attacks, Irish Times, 2 February 2022: Poots orders halt to post-Brexit checks on goods from Britain to North, The Times, 2 February 2022: Pressure rises on PM as more Tories tell him to quit, The Guardian, 2 February 2022: Brexit: Northern Ireland minister orders halt to agri-food checks, Politico.eu, 3 February 2022: Boris Johnson just got serious. It could be too late, The Times, 3 February 2022: Crisis for Johnson as four aides quit in one day, Politico.eu, 3 February 2022: EU confirms Brexit checks continue in Northern Ireland, The Guardian, 3 February 2022: Northern Ireland: First minister Paul Givan resigns over Brexit checks on goods, The Times, 3 February 2022: Worst hit to real incomes since records began, The Guardian, 3 February 2022: Boris Johnson: UK PM’s policy chief quits over Johnson’s ‘scurrilous’ Savile remark, BBC, 3 February 2022: Top Johnson aide quits over PM’s Savile comments, Politico.eu, 4 February 2022: Belfast court blocks DUP bid to stop Brexit checks at Northern Irish ports, Irish Times, 4 February 2022: Order issued suspending Edwin Poots move to halt post-Brexit checks, The New York Times, 4 February 2022: ‘The First Thing You Need to Know About Boris Johnson Is He’s a Liar’, Politico.eu, 4 February 2022: Two-thirds of Britons think Boris Johnson should quit if he broke lockdown laws, Irish Times, 4 February 2022: DUP may not re-enter government after election, says Donaldson, The Guardian, 4 February 2022: Boris Johnson: PM struggles to rally team as pressure on him builds up, BBC, 4 February 2022: No 10 denies PM has lost control after resignations, France24, 4 February 2022: Brexit, one year on: Is life in the UK better without Europe?, The Washington Post, 4 February 2022: As her ‘Platinum Jubilee’ begins, a look back to the day Elizabeth II became queen in a treehouse in Kenya, CNN, 5 February 2022: No one knows what to do about Boris Johnson, The National, 5 February 2022: UK and France agree to fight against ‘malicious Russian activity’, BBC, 5 February 2022: Johnson names new aides after No 10 party turmoil, The Guardian, 5 February 2022: ‘Partygate’: UK prime minister’s removal is now inevitable, warns loyalist, The Times, 5 February 2022: Paralysed in No 10, are the PM and his wife ready to let it go?, Gulf News, 5 February 2022: Photos: Queen Elizabeth begins celebrations to mark 70 years on throne, The Guardian, 5 February 2022: ‘These last seven decades have seen extraordinary progress’, The National, 5 February 2022: Boris Johnson appoints new faces at No 10 and promises improvements, Al Arabia, 5 February 2022: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth begins celebrations to mark 70 years on the throne, CNN, 5 February 2022: Queen hosts reception at Sandringham on eve of Platinum Jubilee, BBC, 5 February 2022: Queen holds reception to mark Platinum Jubilee, The Times, 5 February 2022: Camilla should be the next queen, says the Queen, Politico.eu, 5 February 2022: The Queen of England is hooked on political gossip, NPR, 5 February 2022: Queen Elizabeth supports a ‘Queen Camilla’ — shaping the future of the UK monarchy, Irish Times, 5 February 2022: DUP leader urges Johnson to focus on Northern Ireland not partygate, Gulf News, 6 February 2022: Party loyalist: Boris Johnson’s departure ‘inevitable’, The Guardian, 6 February 2022: Boris Johnson: Give PM time to fix his crises, says Iain Duncan Smith, The National, 6 February 2022: Boris Johnson faces potential UK leadership challenge, The Guardian, 6 February 2022: Brexit: Home Office says delays will not affect UK citizens returning with EU families, The Sunday Times, 6 February 2022: How fake news infected Britain, Irish Times, 6 February 2022: No political stability in North until protocol issues resolved, warns DUP leader, Gulf News, 6 February 2022: Photos: Elizabeth II marks Platinum Jubilee with ‘Queen Camilla’ announcement, The National, 6 February 2022: Celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s colour-blocked style as she marks platinum jubilee, France24, 6 February 2022: Elizabeth II marks Platinum Jubilee with ‘Queen Camilla’ announcement, BBC, 6 February 2022: Prince Charles leads Jubilee tributes to ‘remarkable’ Queen, The Guardian, 6 February 2022: UK: Prince Charles pays tribute to ‘darling wife’ and future queen Camilla, Irish Times, 6 February 2022: Prince Charles pays tribute to future Queen Camilla after royal seal of approval, The Sunday Times, 6 February 2022: Prince of Wales pays tribute to Queen’s ‘remarkable achievement’, DW, 6 February 2022: Queen Elizabeth II marks 70 years on the British throne, The Times, 7 February 2022: Britain will not flinch over Ukraine, says Johnson, Politico.eu, 7 February 2022: UK to send 350 more troops to Polish border amid Russia tensions, The Guardian, 7 February 2022: MPs blame Boris Johnson’s ‘poison’ after protesters mob Keir Starmer, Politico.eu, 7 February 2022: No return to Belfast power-sharing unless Brexit protocol goes, DUP warns, The Times, 7 February 2022: Starmer bundled into police car after being targeted by protesters shouting Savile slurs, BBC, 8 February 2022: Keir Starmer: Two arrested after protesters surround Labour leader, The Times, 8 February 2022: Speaker rebukes PM for Savile jibe at Starmer, Politico.eu, 8 February 2022: Boris Johnson urged to withdraw ‘slur’ after UK opposition leader attacked by mob, France24, 8 February 2022: British PM Johnson under pressure to apologise over ‘Trumpian’ attack on rival, The Guardian, 8 February 2022: A reboot at No 10? You might as well try to reboot the reactor at Chernobyl, Politico.eu, 8 February 2022: Boris Johnson names Jacob Rees-Mogg as Brexit minister in mini-reshuffle (this is another disaster within the Brexit disaster), BBC, 8 February 2022: Rees-Mogg in new Brexit role as PM reshuffles team (Jacob Rees-Mogg becomes “Minister for Brexit Opportunities”. Most people say that it is the only job Brexit ever created), The Times, 8 February 2022: Rees-Mogg given Brexit job as PM courts Tory right, The Guardian, 8 February 2022: UK: Rees-Mogg becomes minister for Brexit opportunities in Boris Johnson reshuffle, The Washington Post, 8 February 2022: ‘Carrie Antoinette’: Boris Johnson’s wife is being blamed for his scandals, The National, 9 February 2022: Prince William lands in Dubai on first official visit to UAE, Irish Times, 9 February 2022: MPs highlight concern about post-Brexit surge in north-south Irish trade, The Guardian, 11 February 2022: Brexit: UK exports to EU fell by £20bn last year, new ONS data shows, Irish Times, 11 February 2022: Brexit: UK signals it could accept checks on goods for Northern Ireland, DW, 11 February 2022: Brexit proving expensive for British groceries, Politico.eu, 15 February 2022: All-Ireland trade booming in post-Brexit economy, The Guardian, 15 February 2022: Brexit: Huge jump in trade between Northern Ireland and republic, The Times, 15 February 2022: Britain has lost 100,000 manufacturing jobs in decade, says Labour, The Guardian, 16 February 2022: Why the panic among Boris Johnson’s allies? Because they know Brexit is unravelling, The Times, 16 February 2022: UK scraps golden visas over Russian dirty money fears, Politico.eu, 17 February 2022: UK scraps golden visas for foreign investors amid Russian money crackdown, The Guardian, 17 February 2022: The evidence is all around us: life outside the single market is an utter disaster, Irish Times, 18 February 2022: Ulster Bank’s withdrawal from Republic to cost €900m, The Scotsman, 18 February 2022: Scottish independence goal explains why SNP were never going to focus on helping poorest cope with cost-of-living crisis – Susan Dalgety, The Times, 19 February 2022: Revealed, ultra-rich Tory donors with access to PM’s team, The Scotsman, 19 February 2022: Independent Scotland should be a Nato member so it can play its part in maintaining peace – Stewart McDonald MP, The National, 20 February 2022: Boris Johnson refuses to say if he will resign if found guilty of ‘partygate’ breaches, The Guardian, 20 February 2022: ‘Golden visa’ lawyers call for UK to rethink blanket ban, Politico.eu, 20 February 2022: The UK’s middle-of-the-road sanctions policy, The Guardian, 20 February 2022: Russia: UK ‘weakening threat to Kremlin by failing to close property loophole’, The Times, 20 February 2022: Ukraine couldn’t have come at a better time for Johnson, The Guardian, 20 February 2022: Starmer: Russians hide cash in ‘soft touch’ UK, Politico.eu, 21 February 2022: How Boris Johnson gets away with it, Politico.eu, 22 February 2022: UK sanctions five Russian banks and three oligarchs, The Guardian, 24 February 2022: European Union: Britons living in EU can’t keep pre-Brexit rights, European court advised, The Guardian, 25 February 2022: It’s Putin’s tale of two cities – London for his oligarchs, Kyiv for his bombs, The Times, 26 February 2022: BP quizzed by minister over links to Russia, The Times, 26 February 2022: We will come after you, Truss tells oligarchs, BBC, 27 February 2022: Ukraine conflict: Liz Truss backs people from UK who want to fight, The Guardian, 27 February 2022: Liz Truss: UK foreign secretary says she would back Britons going to Ukraine to fight Russia, CNN, 27 February 2022: UK to crack down on “dirty money” from Russian oligarchs, BBC, 27 February 2022: BP to offload stake in Rosneft amid Ukraine conflict, Irish Times, 28 February 2022: Over one-third of North’s population hold Irish passport (this is how you show Boris the middle finger in Irish), The Guardian, 1 March 2022: Roman Abramovich: Russian oligarch hastily selling UK properties, MP claims, The Times, 2 March 2022: Johnson under pressure to match EU’s oligarch sanctions, The Guardian, 3 March 2022: Dear Jacob Rees-Mogg, let me help you conjure up some Brexit opportunities, The Guardian, 3 March 2022: Dodgy Russian money has destabilised Britain’s democracy. We have to crack down on it, Politico.com, 4 March 2022: The Ukraine ‘rat line’: How the U.S. and British are funneling weapons to kill Russians, The National, 4 March 2022: BBC ‘temporarily suspends’ work of news journalists and support staff in Russia, Politico.eu, 4 March 2022: In UK, wind shifts against Russian money, BBC, 4 March 2022: War in Ukraine: BBC suspends its journalists’ work in Russia, Arab News, 5 March 2022: UK news crew shot at by Russian ‘death squad’ in Ukraine, Politico.eu, 5 March 2022: Putin blows up Brexit, The Guardian, 5 March 2022: Boris Johnson: Statistics watchdog repeatedly warned PM over misleading jobs claims, Politico.eu, 7 March 2022: Why Britain’s Tories are addicted to Russian money, The National, 8 March 2022: UK looks to Gulf to replace Russian oil imports, The Guardian, 8 March 2022: UK faces large EU bill over Chinese imports fraud, Irish Times, 8 March 2022: Ireland ‘won’t shut Border’ over British concerns about Ukranian refugees – Ryan, The Guardian, 8 March 2022: The UK’s got a world-leading visa system? Tell that to Ukrainian refugees who can’t get past Calais, The National, 9 March 2022: Britain’s Prince William and Kate show solidarity with Ukrainians in London, BBC, 9 March 2022: Outspoken royals don’t hide sympathies over Ukraine, DW, 9 March 2022: Fleeing Russia’s invasion, Ukrainians hit a wall at UK, The Times, 10 March 2022: Britain to boost Ukraine’s defences with laser-guided missile system, Politico.eu, 11 March 2022: UK sanctions 386 Russian MPs after Ukraine invasion, Irish Times, 11 March 2022: ‘The state let you down’: apology issued to NI institutional abuse victims, The New York Times, 11 March 2022: Welcome to Londongrad, Where Kleptocrats Wash Their Money Clean, The Times, 12 March 2022: UK firms open doors to refugees fleeing Ukraine, The New York Times, 13 March 2022: U.K. vs. Oligarchs: ‘The Gloves Are Now Off’, The Times, 13 March 2022: 1973 and the oil price shock — Rishi Sunak’s inflation lesson, BBC, 13 March 2022: Ukraine war: UK households offered £350 a month for hosting refugees, The Guardian, 13 March 2022: Nigel Farage’s hard-right faction won Brexit. Now net zero is in its sights, The Guardian, 14 March 2022: Northern Ireland protocol is lawful, court of appeal rules, The National, 14 March 2022: UK drops all Covid travel restrictions, Irish Times, 14 March 2022: British and Irish relationship should be based on equal respect, says Starmer, The Guardian, 14 March 2022: UK’s Covid travel restrictions to be dropped despite rise in cases, The National, 14 March 2022: British astronaut Tim Peake opens £100m Space Park Leicester, The Times, 15 March 2022: Refugee website crashes as Britons rush to take in Ukrainians, Al Arabiya, 15 March 2022: UK’s Johnson to meet UAE, Saudi leaders in push for more oil, Politico.eu, 15 March 2022: UK sanctions 370 more individuals over Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Times, 15 March 2022: British ships and troops join allies for Arctic drills, Irish Times, 15 March 2022: The Irish Times view on Western relations with Riyadh: the blood in Saudi barrels, The Times, 15 March 2022: The strongmen are stumbling into oblivion, The Guardian, 16 March 2022: Long after Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is home and Boris Johnson’s gone, we’ll remember how he failed her, The National, 16 March 2022: Boris Johnson goes all out to solve the UK’s energy squeeze, BBC, 16 March 2022: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori on way home to UK, The Times, 17 March 2022: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe arrives home in the UK after six years in detention in Iran, The Scotsman, 17 March 2022: P&O Ferries: Who owns P&O Ferries, what was P&O Ferries’ news, and why have routes been cancelled?, Bloomberg, 17 March 2022: Fired by Video, P&O Workers Snarl Ports by Refusing to Leave, The National, 18 March 2022: UK Foreign Office reshuffles senior roles for Ukraine crisis, BBC, 18 March 2022: Outrage and no ferries after mass P&O sackings, Politico.eu, 18 March 2022: From ‘Londongrad’ to Kremlin foe: City of London sours on Moscow business, The National, 18 March 2022: UK’s ex-leader David Cameron driving supplies to Ukrainian refugees in Poland, The Times, 18 March 2022: Liz Truss interview: ‘The West focused on cheap goods at the expense of freedom and security’, The National, 18 March 2022: Freeing Nazanin and Anoosheh, Irish Times, 18 March 2022: Stephen Collins: Irish-US links crucial in keeping Johnson to his word, Al Arabiya, 19 March 2022: UAE FM discusses regional, international developments with UK’s Truss, The Times, 19 March 2022: White van army of British volunteers mobilises for Ukraine, The National, 19 March 2022: Boris Johnson criticised for Ukraine Brexit comparison, The Times, 19 March 2022: Bungs, handcuffs and foreign job ads: inside story of the P&O sackings, Irish Times, 19 March 2022: Union says 60 Irish employees among the 800 crew sacked by P&O Ferries, BBC, 19 March 2022: UK grounds private jet with possible Russian links – Shapps, The Times, 19 March 2022: Boris Johnson was at Tory fundraiser with Russian donor on night of Ukraine invasion, Politico.eu, 19 March 2022: Boris Johnson compares Ukraine war to Brexit battles, Irish Times, 19 March 2022: Want to understand the Northern Ireland Protocol? Just read these 25 essays, The Times, 19 March 2022: Don’t choose the side of evil, Boris Johnson warns China, Politico.eu, 19 March 2022: Boris Johnson’s Saudi bromance, BBC, 20 March 2022: Ukraine war: Boris Johnson sparks fury after comparison to Brexit, The Sunday Times, 20 March 2022: If we’re no longer mates with China, it will cost us, The National, 20 March 2022: UK’s Liz Truss appalled at reports of forced Mariupol deportations, The Guardian, 20 March 2022: P&O Ferries scandal must be turning point for workers’ rights, says TUC, BBC, 21 March 2022: UK blames Russia for hoax calls to cabinet ministers, The Times, 22 March 2022: Alisher Usmanov claims to have evaded sanctions using a trust, BBC, 22 March 2022: Alisher Usmanov: Oligarch says he ditched mansions before sanctions, The Guardian, 23 March 2022: Overseas aid: Cuts to UK aid ‘could cost lives’, Liz Truss warned, The National, 23 March 2022: Tears of joy as Ukrainian family of 10 move into new UK home after fleeing war, The Guardian, 23 March 2022: Rishi Sunak has delivered austerity by stealth – and the poorest will feel the pain, Politico.eu, 23 March 2022: Bloody Sunday murder charges revived in rebuff to Boris Johnson’s ‘amnesty’ plans, The Guardian, 24 March 2022: ‘A freeze frame death in front of the world’: the police killing of Sean Downes at the height of the Troubles, CNN, 24 March 2022: Prince William expresses ‘profound sorrow’ over slavery in Jamaica speech, The Washington Post, 24 March 2022: William and Kate’s colonial Caribbean tour was cringeworthy, The New York Times, 25 March 2022: Gaffes and Miscues Mar a Royal Tour of a Republic-Minded Caribbean, The Guardian, 25 March 2022: ‘Perfect storm’: royals misjudged Caribbean tour, say critics, The National, 25 March 2022: Irish foreign minister pulled from stage after hijacked van bomb alert, Arab News, 25 March 2022: British embassy in Lebanon ‘deeply concerned’ at bank account closures, The Guardian, 25 March 2022: Loyalist paramilitaries suspected as hoax device disrupts Irish minister’s Belfast speech, Politico.eu, 25 March 2022: Belfast bomb threat disrupts Irish foreign minister’s peace speech, BBC, 26 March 2022: P&O Ferries ship detained over crew training concerns, The Guardian, 27 March 2022: After that disastrous royal tour, is the sun finally setting on the Commonwealth realms?, The Guardian, 28 March 2022: Prince William faces struggle to reinvent monarchy, say royal experts, The Times, 29 March 2022: Partygate fines: What does this mean for the prime minister?, NPR, 29 March 2022: U.K. police fine 20 people over ‘partygate’ political scandal, The Guardian, 29 March 2022: Prince Andrew plays prominent role in Prince Philip memorial service, DW, 29 March 2022: Queen Elizabeth II attends Prince Philip’s memorial, The Times, 29 March 2022: Andrew escorts Queen by arm at memorial service for Prince Philip, The Guardian, 29 March 2022: The Queen shared the limelight with Andrew – but he’s still out in the cold, The Jewish Chronicle, 29 March 2022: How you can help make the UK-Israel free trade agreement happen, The Guardian, 29 March 2022: PM yet to formally accept law broken despite Met fines over parties, No 10 says, The Times, 29 March 2022: Defence will make good Europeans of us all, The Guardian, 29 March 2022: Johnson hopes Putin’s war will save him, but don’t be fooled – ‘Partygate’ still matters, Politico.eu, 29 March 2022: Has Putin saved Boris Johnson?, The Times, 30 March 2022: UK judges quit Hong Kong court over security law, The Guardian, 30 March 2022: UK judges withdraw from Hong Kong’s court of final appeal, The Times, 30 March 2022: Liz Truss: China’s repression of Hong Kong makes British judges’ position untenable, Arab News, 31 March 2022: UK foreign aid cuts ignored local impacts: Audit, The Times, 1 April 2022: Minister demands action at Oxford college that silenced rape accuser, Jewish Chronicle, 1 Apriil 2022: ‘Sadistic’ man who ‘tormented’ wife is first in England to be jailed over get refusal, The Guardian, 1 April 2022: Boris Johnson wants you to forget Partygate. Don’t let him get away with it, Times of Israel, 2 April 2022: In first, Britain jails businessman for refusing to grant his wife a Jewish divorce, The Times, 2 April 2022: Boris Johnson eager to arm Ukraine for defence of Odesa, The Guardian, 2 April 2022: Cummings accuses PM of encouraging attacks on junior staff over No 10 parties, The Times, 2 April 2022: Refugees minister Richard Harrington promises those fleeing Ukraine won’t wait longer than two days, Irish Times, 2 April 2022: EU confronts UK on wind turbines in first WTO dispute since Brexit, The Guardian, 2 April 2022: Tories fear poll disaster over high taxes, The Times, 2 April 2022: Work-at-home Britons lured to Italy with ‘digital nomad’ visas, Irish Times, 2 April 2022: Threat of violence rises as loyalists vent frustrations with protocol, The Sunday Times, 3 April 2022: Whips were warned about David Warburton weeks before MP’s drugs and sexual harassment scandal, The Guardian, 3 April 2022: Fines issued over Downing Street party the night before Philip’s funeral, The Sunday Times, 3 April 2022: Nine-hour queues at Dover as disruption hits Easter travel, The National, 4 April 2022: Boris Johnson marks Nato anniversary as new UK representative is appointed, The Guardian, 5 April 2022: ‘Homes for Ukraine’ is just a slogan – as I found out by trying to welcome a refugee, The Guardian, 5 April 2022: It’s totally OK to break laws in England – just ask the MPs who make them, Arab News, 6 April 2022: West will pay a price despite avoiding the worst of Ukraine crisis, Times of Israel, 6 April 2022: UK sanctions EJC chief Moshe Kantor in latest round of measures against Russia, Politico.eu, 6 April 2022: UK delays tariffs on Russian whitefish, Haaretz, 6 April 2022: U.K. Slaps New Sanctions on Russian Oligarch Moshe Kantor, Politico.eu, 6 April 2022: British man charged with passing information to Russia, Arab News, 6 April 2022: UK security guard extradited from Germany over Russia spy charges, BBC, 6 April 2022: British embassy guard charged with spying for Russia, Politico.eu, 6 April 2022: UK targets biggest Russian bank with fresh sanctions, The Guardian, 7 April 2022: British sovereignty over the Falklands is an absurd imperial hangover that must end, Irish Times, 7 April 2022: European Parliament backs rule change to ensure flow of medicines to Northern Ireland, The Guardian, 7 April 2022: Johnson’s energy security strategy won’t bring down our eye-watering heating bills, The Times, 8 April 2022: Energy security strategy: Bills will not be lowered for three years, Politico.eu, 8 April 2022: UK and Germany won’t send tanks to Ukraine, BBC, 9 April 2022: Ukraine: Johnson pledges aid to Zelensky in Kyiv meeting, Irish Times, 10 April 2022: DUP ‘whipping up hysteria’ over united Ireland before election, says Beattie, Politico.eu, 11 April 2022: Islamic State terrorist convicted of British MP’s murder, The New Yorker, 11 April 2022: Can the BBC Survive the British Government?, Politico.eu, 12 April 2022: Boris Johnson fined over lockdown breaches: What the hell happens now?, The Times, 12 April 2022: Tory MP Imran Khan convicted of sexually assaulting boy, 15, Politico.eu, 12 April 2022: Police float 30 more fines over UK government’s COVID rule-breaking parties, The Guardian, 12 April 2022: UK: Boris Johnson defies calls to quit after he and Rishi Sunak fined, Al Arabiya, 12 April 2022: Humbled British PM apologizes after fine for lockdown birthday bash, The Guardian, 12 April 2022: Lockdown party fines: What next for Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak?, DW, 12 April 2022: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to be fined over ‘partygate’, The Times, 12 April 2022: Partygate: Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak apologise after lockdown party fines, BBC, 12 April 2022: Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak reject calls to resign over lockdown fines, The Times, 12 April 2022: Will Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak resign over partygate fines?, The National, 13 April 2022: Boris Johnson to survive initial Partygate fine as colleagues rally round, Politico.eu, 13 April 2022: UK inflation rose by 7 percent in March, The Times, 13 April 2022: Justice minister Lord Wolfson quits over PM’s ‘repeated rule-breaking’, The Guardian, 13 April 2022: Partygate: Justice minister resigns over No 10 revelations, Politico.eu, 13 April 2022: UK justice minister quits after Boris Johnson fined for lockdown breach, France24, 13 April 2022: War in Europe gives the UK new momentum for a role on the world stage, DW, 13 April 2022: UK sentences ‘IS’ supporter to life over lawmaker murder, Politico.eu, 14 April 2022: UK seals deal with Rwanda to offshore asylum seekers, The Guardian, 14 April 2022: ‘An outrage’: Tories’ post-Brexit fund will not match EU grants until 2025 (only racists, nationalists and other economically illiterate people could fall for the nonsense and lies that Brexiteers with their frontrunners Nigel Farage and BoJo have spouted. Apparently this is the majority of Brits), The National, 14 April 2022: UK to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as Navy tackles Channel migrants, The Guardian, 14 April 2022: Migration: Tens of thousands of asylum seekers could be sent to Rwanda, says Johnson (there are still complaints about the plans today, but other European governments will have to resort to this as well at the latest when large migration flows from Central Africa towards Europe begin. The EU is as well unable to cope with such migration flows. In the future they will have to decide very precisely who is allowed in and who is definitely not), CNN, 14 April 2022: Striking portraits of British queens to go on show to mark Platinum Jubilee, The Times, 14 April 2022: Boris Johnson’s Rwanda plan: Channel boat migrants will be sent on one-way flight, France24, 14 April 2022: UK announces controversial plan to fly migrants and asylum-seekers to Rwanda, Arab News, 15 April 2022: Partygate will still be the ruination of Johnson, Politico.eu, 15 April 2022: Tory MP convicted of sexual assault ‘bullied staff’ for years, BBC, 16 April 2022: Ukraine war: Russia bans Boris Johnson from country over Ukraine war, CNN, 16 April 2022: Russia bans UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other top officials from entering the country, The National, 16 April 2022: Migrants arriving via English Channel route tops 6,000 as Rwanda plan criticised, Arab News, 16 April 2022: Boris Johnson looks abroad to avoid home-grown scandals, The National, 16 April 2022: Russia-Ukraine live: Boris Johnson and other top UK officials banned from entry to Russia, The Guardian, 16 April 2022: Russia bans Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Ben Wallace from entering country, Al Arabiya, 16 April 2022: Russia bans entry to British PM Boris Johnson, high-level government officials, The Atlantic, 16 April 2022: Why Boris Johnson Gets Away With It, The Times, 16 April 2022: Boris Johnson has cleared so many hurdles, but he may yet come a cropper, The Guardian, 16 April 2022: 40,000 jobs at risk as foreign pupils shun UK language schools, Times of Israel, 18 April 2022: UAE used Israeli-made spyware to hack UK PM Johnson’s official residence — report, The Guardian, 18 April 2022: No 10 suspected of being target of NSO spyware attack, Boris Johnson ‘told’, The National, 18 April 2022: Hundreds of cases of new Omicron XE coronavirus strain found in UK, The Guardian, 18 April 2022: Offshoring in Rwanda isn’t a ‘dead cat’ to distract from Partygate, it’s just plain inhumane, Politico.eu, 18 April 2022: Distractions plague UK’s post-Brexit tech plan, Arab News, 19 April 2022: UK’s counter-terror strategy in need of an overhaul, says official, The National, 19 April 2022: What is the Stormer missile system the UK is planning to send to Ukraine?, CNN, 19 April 2022: Boris Johnson says he didn’t know lockdown-busting party was illegal after being fined by police, France24, 19 April 2022: Boris Johnson’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ‘contravenes Geneva Convention’, Arab News, 19 April 2022: UK PM Johnson apologizes to parliament for COVID fine, The National, 19 April 2022: Boris Johnson upends stereotypes about Brits, in all the wrong ways, France24, 19 April 2022: UK’s Boris Johnson apologises to parliament ‘unreservedly’ for lockdown parties, The Guardian, 19 April 2022: Starmer calls Johnson ‘a man without shame’ as PM gives Partygate apology, BBC, 19 April 2022: Boris Johnson sorry for party as Labour calls apology a joke, The Times, 19 April 2022: Boris Johnson apologises for lockdown parties in statement to parliament, DW, 19 April 2022: UK: Boris Johnson apologizes in Parliament for ‘Partygate’ fine, Politico.eu, 19 April 2022: Boris Johnson plays the Ukraine card as he tries to turn page on Partygate scandal, The Guardian, 19 April 2022: Seriously, Tory party, there is no pooper scooper big enough to clear up Johnson’s constant mess, BBC, 19 April 2022: UK set for slowest growth in G7 as Ukraine war hits global economy, Irish Times, 19 April 2022: MPs to vote on investigation over Johnson’s statements on parties, The Times, 19 April 2022: Fuel poverty to affect 40% of UK households, energy bosses say, The Guardian, 20 April 2022: Solomon Islands-China pact is worst policy failure in Pacific since 1945, Labor says, The Times, 20 April 2022: Back partygate inquiry or pay price, Labour warns Tory MPs, Irish Times, 20 April 2022: UK court approves extradition of Julian Assange to US, The Guardian, 20 April 2022: Jeremy Corbyn would like to see Nato ‘ultimately disband’, CNN, 20 April 2022: Julian Assange extradition order issued by London court, moving WikiLeaks founder closer to US transfer, The Times, 20 April 2022: Jeremy Corbyn calls for Nato to be ‘ultimately disbanded’, The Guardian, 20 April 2022: No 10 goes into battle with archbishops over Rwanda asylum plan, CNN, 20 April 2022: Boris Johnson has apologized twice in two days for breaking the law. Now what?, The Times, 21 April 2022: Partygate: Boris Johnson backs down over vote to block Commons investigation, The Guardian, 22 April 2022: Johnson leadership doubts resurface amid report of fresh Partygate fine at event he attended, The National, 22 April 2022: London police receive 50 referrals over possible war crimes in Ukraine, The Guardian, 22 April 2022: Every day Boris Johnson clings on, our democracy rots a little bit more, DW, 22 April 2022: UK and India ink Indo-Pacific defense agreement, Irish Times, 22 April 2022: Johnson claims he will remain PM despite calls to step down, The Times, 22 April 2022: Hospitals face bottleneck as care homes run short of staff, The Guardian, 23 April 2022: Boris Johnson should go sooner rather than later, say top Tory MPs, The Sunday Times, 24 April 2022: Just 2% of migrants will be sent to Rwanda under existing rules, The Sunday Times, 24 April 2022: Sue Gray report ‘so damning Boris Johnson will have to quit’, DW, 25 April 2022: Rwanda defends controversial asylum pact with the United Kingdom, Politico.eu, 25 April 2022: Don’t expect Macron’s win to reset UK-France ties, The Times, 25 April 2022: Boris Johnson will have to change if he’s to survive, The National, 26 April 2022: Ukraine must be ‘catalyst’ for new UK approach to global security, says Liz Truss, The Times, 26 April 2022: Loophole allowed new businesses to get £100m in Covid loans, The Guardian, 26 April 2022: Boris Johnson is flailing – so he is reviving his Brexit greatest hits, The Times, 26 April 2022: Suitcases of Covid loan cash seized at UK’s borders, Irish Times, 26 April 2022: Fintan O’Toole: Unionists should see through Tories’ latest cynical protocol gambit, The Times, 26 April 2022: Cost of living crisis: 6% rise in grocery prices to push yearly food bills up by £271, BBC, 26 April 2022: Ukraine war: Russia accuses UK of provoking attacks on its territory, The National, 27 April 2022: Liz Truss seeks a ‘global Nato’ approach to allies, The Times, 27 April 2022: Liz Truss fears Russia’s war on Ukraine will last a decade, Arab News, 27 April 2022: UK report warns of impact of extremist groups in prisons, The Times, 27 April 2022: Rishi Sunak’s £1bn Future Fund pumps cash into over 30 failures, The Times, 28 April 2022: BBC licence fee axed in funding revolution, The Guardian, 29 April 2022: Jacob Rees-Mogg has given the game away – even this government knows Brexit is a disaster, The Times, 29 April 2022: Invest in gas and wind or face more taxes, BP and Shell told, The Guardian, 29 April 2022: UK: Tory MP Neil Parish faces investigation over claims of watching pornography in Commons, Politico.eu, 29 April 2022: UK Conservative MP suspended over claim he watched pornography in parliament, The National, 29 April 2022: Ireland says Britain causing renewed tension over Northern Ireland protocol, Politico.eu, 29 April 2022: What the hell is wrong with Westminster?, The Times, 30 April 2022: Neil Parish: he’s a good person, says wife of ‘porn Tory’, The Economist, 30 April 2022: Nationalists are set for a historic win in Northern Ireland’s vote, The Guardian, 30 April 2022: Crime claims: Disgraced Tory MP Neil Parish ‘broke law’ by watching porn in Commons, The Times, 30 April 2022: Sex, booze and politics: inside the corridors of power in the week that reignited Westminster’s #MeToo, Irish Times, 30 April 2022: Conservative MP to resign after admitting to watching porn in UK parliament, NPR, 30 April 2022: British lawmaker Neil Parish resigning after watching porn in the House of Commons, The Times, 1 May 2022: Rishi Sunak is our biggest weakness at local elections, say Red Wall Tories, The Times, 1 May 2022: A united Ireland… pursued by stealth, Irish Times, 2 May 2022: The Northern Ireland protocol: ‘It’s been mentioned twice on the doors’, The Times, 2 May 2022: Russian ‘nuclear tsunami’ will wipe out Britain, Kremlin-backed media threatens, The Times, 3 May 2022: Britain sends Malloy T150 drones to carry heavy kit to Ukrainian front, The Times, 3 May 2022: Takeaway Britain on course to be most obese nation in Europe, WHO warns, The Times, 3 May 2022: Keir Starmer hints at expulsion for Labour’s Nato-sceptic MPs, The Economist, 4 May 2022: Why is London so attractive to tainted foreign money?, The Times, 4 May 2022: We can cope with rising inflation, insists Boris Johnson, The National, 4 May 2022: China sharpens the cleaver as a game is played to split HSBC, The Times, 4 May 2022: NHS pleads for retired doctors to staff hospitals, Irish Times, 4 May 2022: Northern Ireland election could fundamentally alter the political landscape, Politico.eu, 4 May 2022: UK still wants deal with EU on Northern Ireland Brexit rules — minister, The Guardian, 5 May 2022: Live: UK local elections 2022: Tories face test on cost of living and Partygate as people vote, Politico.eu, 5 May 2022: Stagflation looms for UK economy, The National, 5 May 2022: Pound slumps as Bank of England raises interest rates to 1%, Politico.eu, 5 May 2022: What Northern Ireland is really voting for, The Times, 5 May 2022: Bank of England raises interest rates to 1% as inflation expected to hit 40-year high, Politico.eu, 5 May 2022: Bank of England raises interest rates again as inflation soars, The National, 6 May 2022: Local election results 2022: Tories suffer across UK as Johnson admits to ‘tough night’, The Times, 6 May 2022: Local election results 2022: ‘Tough night’ for Tories after losses across south — follow latest, The National, 6 May 2022: UK receives 37,400 Ukrainian refugees despite criticised system, France24, 6 May 2022: UK Conservatives lose London strongholds, in blow to Boris Johnson, The Guardian, 6 May 2022: Live: Tories lose hundreds of seats; Sinn Féin set to become largest party in NI elections, The Times, 6 May 2022: Surrendering London will haunt the Conservative psyche, DW, 6 May 2022: Sinn Fein eyes historic victory in Northern Ireland election, The National, 6 May 2022: Sinn Fein claims crown as Northern Ireland’s largest party, The New York Times, 6 May 2022: U.K. Live Updates: Sinn Fein Is Winning in Northern Ireland, Irish Times, 6 May 2022: Sinn Féin on track to be largest party at Stormont after ‘the election of a generation’, Politico.eu, 6 May 2022: Scottish Tories blame Partygate as they suffer big losses in local election, The New York Times, 6 May 2022: Voters Have Finally Punished Boris Johnson, The Times, 7 May 2022: Local election results 2022: Tory Party is punished in the south, NPR, 7 May 2022: Sinn Fein celebrates an historic election win in Northern Ireland, Jerusalem Post, 7 May 2022: Sinn Fein calls for united Ireland debate after historic election win, CNN, 7 May 2022: Irish nationalist Sinn Fein earns historic Northern Ireland election win, The Times, 7 May 2022: Michelle O’Neill: from IRA man’s daughter to Northern Ireland’s next leader?, DW, 7 May 2022: Northern Ireland: Sinn Fein secures historic election win, Irish Times, 7 May 2022: Significantly and symbolically damaging election for unionism, France24, 7 May 2022: Sinn Fein leader hails ‘new era’ as early results point to historic N. Ireland win, DW, 7 May 2022: What Sinn Fein’s win could mean for Northern Ireland, UK, The Times, 7 May 2022: Why can’t we talk about Brexit?, Irish Times, 7 May 2022: Assembly election: Sinn Féin wins most seats as parties urged to form Executive, Politico.eu, 7 May 2022: Belfast results show unionists can’t win vote on Brexit protocol, DW, 8 May 2022: Sinn Fein hails ‘new era’ in Northern Ireland, The National, 8 May 2022: UK imposes ‘£1.7 billion of trade’ sanctions on Russia and Belarus, Irish Times, 8 May 2022: Unionist heartland reacts: ‘I feel sick she will be running our country’, The Guardian, 8 May 2022: Northern Ireland: DUP to warn Boris Johnson it will stall power-sharing until Christmas, The Times, 8 May 2022: Britain ready to rip up Northern Ireland protocol in weeks, Irish Times, 8 May 2022: Michelle O’Neill’s election as NI’s next first minister unlikely to be swift, The Guardian, 9 May 2022: Sinn Féin’s victory won’t bring a united Ireland right away – but it’s getting closer, The Atlantic, 9 May 2022: ‘We’re Not Going to Make That Mistake Again’, The Times, 9 May 2022: Queen to miss state opening of parliament with ‘episodic mobility problems’, The Guardian, 9 May 2022: The Queen: British monarch to miss state opening of parliament, says Buckingham Palace, BBC, 9 May 2022: Queen hands over to Charles and William for State Opening, The Times, 9 May 2022: My fantasy Queen’s Speech to boost Britain, The Guardian, 9 May 2022: Northern Ireland: DUP to block formation of power-sharing executive, DW, 9 May 2022: Sinn Fein upset over ‘game of chicken’ preventing formation of executive in Northern Ireland, Irish Times, 9 May 2022: Queen to miss opening of UK parliament as Charles steps in, The Times, 10 May 2022: Don’t touch Northern Ireland protocol, EU leaders warn Boris Johnson, The Guardian, 10 May 2022: Analysis: Queen remains ‘very much in charge’ even as Charles makes speech, The Times, 10 May 2022: Queen’s Speech aims to ‘turbocharge’ economy as Prince Charles makes debut, Irish Times, 10 May 2022: Queen’s speech: Britain drops blanket amnesty plans for Troubles-related offences, The Times, 10 May 2022: Prince Charles may have read the speech, but the Queen is still in charge, Irish Times, 10 May 2022: Fintan O’Toole: The old Northern Ireland is dead, but the new cannot be born, Politico.eu, 10 May 2022: EU rejects UK queen’s speech demand to change Northern Ireland protocol, DW, 10 May 2022: Prince Charles deputizes at opening of UK Parliament, France24, 11 May 2022: Britain signs security deal vowing to defend Sweden in case of attack, The National, 11 May 2022: ‘You caused this’: Finland’s president blames Russia for Nato alliance move, BBC, 11 May 2022: UK agrees to support Sweden and Finland if attacked, The Guardian, 11 May 2022: This British ‘bill of rights’ is constitutional butchery that will make us all less free, The Times, 11 May 2022: Joe Biden urges Boris Johnson not to rip up Northern Ireland protocol, Irish Times, 11 May 2022: Northern Ireland election sets stage for more protocol brinkmanship, The Economist, 11 May 2022: The Northern Ireland protocol could soon spark a new row between Britain and Europe, The Guardian, 12 May 2022: Northern Ireland: Stormont stalemate risks patients’ lives, medical leaders warn, The Times, 12 May 2022: Liz Truss tells EU: We have no choice but to rip up Northern Ireland protocol, Politico.eu, 12 May 2022: UK economy shrunk in March as service industry struggles, Irish Times, 12 May 2022: UK will have ‘no choice but to act’ if EU not flexible on NI protocol – Truss, The Times, 12 May 2022: Tory majority at risk, Jeremy Hunt warns Boris Johnson, The Guardian, 12 May 2022: Live Brexit: EU warns against unilateral action by UK over Northern Ireland protocol, Politico.eu, 12 May 2022: EU and UK trade barbs as Northern Ireland Brexit row intensifies, The Times, 12 May 2022: UK economy contracts in March, The Guardian, 12 May 2022: Partygate: UK police says over 100 fines now issued for government lockdown breaches, Irish Times, 13 May 2022: NI Assembly unable to function after DUP blocks vote for speaker, The Guardian, 13 May 2022: Johnson blames today’s Brexit woes on Brussels – that’s a load of old bull, The Times, 13 May 2022: Can Hilary McGrady save the National Trust?, Politico.eu, 13 May 2022: Boris Johnson to travel to Belfast amid Brexit protocol crisis, The National, 13 May 2022: Northern Ireland assembly collapses after DUP pulls speaker vote, The Guardian, 13 May 2022: Northern Ireland: DUP condemned for paralysing Stormont as protocol row deepens, Politico.eu, 13 May 2022: Fury in Belfast as DUP vetoes power-sharing and shuts Stormont, The Times, 14 May 2022: Putin kept David Cameron waiting, then told him: It’s easy to start a war, CNN, 14 May 2022: Boris Johnson is picking a Brexit fight at a very risky moment, Irish Times, 14 May 2022: Main block to protocol deal is British government, not DUP, says Taoiseach, Arab News, 14 May 2022: Northern Ireland Protocol must be renegotiated to preserve peace, Irish Times, 14 May 2022: Fintan O’Toole: Don’t avoid the united Ireland issue. Make it real, The Times, 14 May 2022: Liz Truss was sent to stop a trade war — now No 10 fears she could start one, The Guardian, 15 May 2022: Northern Ireland: Boris Johnson poised to give green light to bill on protocol, Irish Times, 15 May 2022: Boris Johnson looking to dial down the rhetoric in Belfast, Politico.eu, 15 May 2022: Boris Johnson vows Northern Ireland protocol plan ‘in coming days’ as EU clash looms, The Sunday Times, 15 May 2022: Brexiteers may be digging in but some hearts are no longer in it, Irish Times, 15 May 2022: Martin urges ‘real and professional’ engagement by British on NI protocol, Politico.eu, 15 May 2022: It’s going to take a lot more to ‘level up’ the UK, Irish Times, 16 May 2022: Q&A: What is the problem with the Northern Ireland protocol?, France24, 16 May 2022: Proposed unilateral action on N. Ireland is ‘wrong’, Sinn Fein tells UK’s Johnson, The Guardian, 16 May 2022: Boris Johnson created this Brexit mess in Northern Ireland – and he should own it, Irish Times, 16 May 2022: UK government ‘placating the DUP’, says McDonald after ‘fairly tough’ meeting with Johnson, Politico.eu, 16 May 2022: Here we go again: The latest UK-EU Brexit row unpicked, The Guardian, 16 May 2022: Bank of England: ‘Apocalyptic’ food prices will be disastrous for world’s poor, says governor, The Times, 17 May 2022: Johnson insists on scrapping Northern Ireland protocol after Stormont talks, The National, 17 May 2022: UK unveils plan to rip up Northern Ireland protocol, DW, 17 May 2022: EU vows response if UK scraps Northern Ireland Brexit rules, The Times, 17 May 2022: Backlash over Andrew Bailey’s warning that food shortage poses ‘apocalyptic’ inflation threat, DW, 17 May 2022: Explainer: Northern Ireland Protocol continues to cast its shadow, Irish Times, 17 May 2022: NI protocol: Johnson’s shaky grip on power means EU may just sit and wait, France24, 17 May 2022: Dublin says concerned over UK’s decision to unilaterally alter terms of post-Brexit trade deal, Irish Times, 17 May 2022: Q&A: How does the UK want to change Northern Ireland’s Brexit deal?, The Times, 17 May 2022: Northern Ireland: Tory rebels threaten year’s delay to law revoking Brexit protocol, Irish Times, 17 May 2022: Fintan O’Toole: Truss’s latest take on NI protocol reveals what is really going on, Politico.eu, 17 May 2022: Victims ‘want no amnesty’ for Troubles-era killers, Irish tell UK, The Guardian, 17 May 2022: Brexit: EU raises spectre of trade war if UK rewrites Northern Ireland protocol, Irish Times, 17 May 2022: Johnson dismisses risk of EU retaliation over plans to change Northern Ireland protocol, Politico.eu, 17 May 2022: Britain’s last royal jubilee?, The Times, 18 May 2022: MPs told not to name Tory MP bailed after arrest on suspicion of rape, Irish Times, 18 May 2022: Plans to scrap parts of NI protocol do not breach international law, Truss says, Politico.eu, 18 May 2022: Leo Varadkar: British war on Brexit protocol fuels support for Irish unity, France24, 19 May 2022: UK police concludes ‘partygate’ investigation into Johnson government, Politico.eu, 19 May 2022: Joe Biden could ghost Boris Johnson over Northern Ireland Brexit row, The Guardian, 19 May 2022: I can’t afford to heat a pizza for my son – this is the reality of Britain’s cost of living crisis, Politico.eu, 19 May 2022: Brexit tensions mean Brits won’t get EU science cash, Brussels warns, The Times, 19 May 2022: Met Police end ‘partygate’ inquiry with 83 people fined, Politico.eu, 19 May 2022: The incredible shrinking Global Britain (not so gratifying for the Brits, but all the more gratifying for me as almost all of my predictions so far have come true. Ultimately, it can be summed up in one sentence: “Brexiteers are nationalist idiots and economically illiterate”.), Irish Times, 19 May 2022: Boris Johnson’s true purpose in NI protocol dispute is wrapped in contradictions, Politico.eu, 19 May 2022: Boris Johnson beefs up Downing Street in wake of Partygate saga, The Times, 20 May 2022: How Putin’s pals are still living the high life in Laundromat London, Politico.eu, 20 May 2022: DUP chief dismisses Irish and US calls to drop veto on Belfast power-sharing, Irish Times, 20 May 2022: Taoiseach condemns UK ‘get out of jail’ plan for Troubles crimes, The Guardian, 20 May 2022: Partygate: Boris Johnson shakes up Downing Street operation after Sue Gray criticism, The Times, 20 May 2022: Are British weapons making a difference in Ukraine?, The Guardian, 20 May 2022: Northern Ireland: Unacceptable for one party to block Stormont, says Irish PM, CNN, 21 May 2022: Boris Johnson breathes a sigh of relief on Partygate scandal. But another crisis will be along soon, The Guardian, 21 May 2022: Brexit: Cambridge University astrophysicist loses space project role amid Brexit row, The Times, 21 May 2022: NHS ambulance service doctored documents to cover up truth about deaths, The Guardian, 21 May 2022: Partygate: Boris Johnson to sacrifice top official to save himself, The Sunday Times, 22 May 2022: Families facing fuel poverty ‘to double’ as energy crisis deepens, The Guardian, 22 May 2022: UK: Home Office detains all asylum seekers it plans to send to Rwanda, Politico.eu, 22 May 2022: On becoming Belgian after Brexit, The Sunday Times, 22 May 2022: Boris Johnson’s partygate hangover, The National, 23 May 2022: Boris Johnson partygate photos released, CNN, 24 May 2022: Boris Johnson under more pressure over new lockdown ‘Partygate’ photos, Irish Times, 24 May 2022: Dispute over NI protocol appears ‘manufactured’ – Richard Neal, The Guardian, 24 May 2022: Partygate: No 10 officials say party attended by PM so cramped people sat on each other’s laps, Irish Times, 24 May 2022: Command and control: How would Sinn Féin navigate government in the Republic?, Politico.eu, 24 May 2022: US congressman: British ‘ultimatums’ can’t solve Irish border dilemma, The Times, 24 May 2022: Windfall tax will fund help for poor families, Irish Times, 24 May 2022: London to give Irish language official recognition in North, The National, 25 May 2022: Boris Johnson and senior officials blamed for Partygate failures in Sue Gray report, BBC, 25 May 2022: Partygate: Insiders tell of packed No 10 lockdown parties, DW, 25 May 2022: Victims groups slam Boris Johnson over ‘Partygate’ report, France24, 25 May 2022: Johnson takes responsibility for lockdown-era Number 10 parties – but won’t quit, BBC, 25 May 2022: Partygate: Key official wrote ‘We seem to have got away with it’, The Guardian, 25 May 2022: Welcome to another episode of the Boris Johnson show: the most tedious box set in history, BBC, 25 May 2022: Sue Gray report: Drunken No 10 party culture in lockdown laid bare, Irish Times, 25 May 2022: Liz Truss: The problems of the Northern Ireland protocol are baked into the text, Politico.eu, 25 May 2022: Sue Gray: Boris Johnson must bear responsibility for Partygate, The Guardian, 25 May 2022: Live UK Partygate: Boris Johnson says no plan to resign over Sue Gray report despite Tory MP calling for him to step down, Irish Times, 25 May 2022: Gray report teaches Boris Johnson a familiar lesson, The Times, 25 May 2022: Sue Gray report live: Boris Johnson claims he is ‘vindicated’, The Guardian, 26 May 2022: Partygate: More Tory MPs call for PM to go as No 10 tries to limit report fallout, The Times, 26 May 2022: Brexit pushes asylum-seeker approvals to 30-year high (yeah, finally Brexit is good for the economy by accepting far more low-wage asylum-seekers than ever before. Exactly what the far-right, nationalistic, xenophobic Brexiteer dummies wanted to achive. Awesome), The National, 26 May 2022: British-Iranian sculptor at heart of UK’s blossoming plan to lure Middle East visitors, The Times, 26 May 2022: Five more Tory MPs tell Boris Johnson to resign, The Guardian, 26 May 2022: UK: Hard Brexit plans by ex-spy chief hacked and leaked by Russians, The Times, 27 May 2022: Tony Blair plans centrist conference to buck up Britain’s ideas, Arab News, 27 May 2022: UK PM Johnson faces new call to resign over ‘partygate’, Politico.eu, 27 May 2022: Tony Blair’s new centrist project — just don’t call it a party, The National, 27 May 2022: UK’s Boris Johnson accused of weakening ethics rules for resignations, Politico.eu, 27 May 2022: UK ministerial aide quits over Partygate scandal, The Guardian, 27 May 2022: Boris Johnson accused of changing ministerial code to ‘save his skin’, CNN, 28 May 2022: Boris Johnson has done huge damage to his reputation. His colleagues fear he will now cost them their jobs, The Guardian, 30 May 2022: The truth is out: Britain’s immigration system is racist, and always has been. Now let’s fix it, The Times, 30 May 2022: Former attorney-general Jeremy Wright calls for Boris Johnson to resign, The Guardian, 30 May 2022: Boris Johnson: PM’s lurch to the right adds to momentum for leadership vote, The Guardian, 30 May 2022: UK: Further 71 cases of monkeypox detected in England, The Guardian, 30 May 2022: ‘Same nightmare week after week’: UK firms fed up with post-Brexit EU trade, The National, 31 May 2022: UK delays plans to create ‘Yorkshire Guantanamo’, The Guardian, 31 May 2022: Conservatives: Boris Johnson’s allies lobby MPs to stop Tory support draining away, Arab News, 31 May 2022: UK’s PM launches new ‘Partygate’ defense as rebels mobilize, The Guardian, 31 May 2022: Pounds, ounces, pints! Johnson is offering a whole bushel worth of phoned-in gibberish, The Times, 1 June 2022: Birthday honours ‘reflect Queen’s personal qualities’, The Times, 1 June 2022: Queen’s message of thanks to the nation, France24, 1 June 2022: Brits to celebrate Queen’s Jubilee by spending millions on royal memorabilia, The Times, 1 June 2022: From Princess Elizabeth to Queen — in colour, The National, 1 June 2022: Queen Elizabeth II’s official platinum jubilee portrait unveiled, The Times, 1 June 2022: Lord Geidt threatens to resign as Boris Johnson’s ethics chief, The Guardian, 1 June 2022: Queen’s jubilee: New Australian minister for republic says ‘twilight’ of reign chance ‘to discuss what comes next’, The Times, 1 June 2022: ‘We love the Queen – but we can stand on our own two feet now’, Politico.eu, 1 June 2022: Northern Ireland economy outpacing post-Brexit Britain, The Times, 1 June 2022: The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 in pictures, France24, 2 June 2022: Crowds cheer Queen as historic Jubilee festivities kick off, The Times, 2 June 2022: Royal view: how the Queen has ruled the Buckingham Palace balcony, Arab News, 2 June 2022: Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee: Diplomat queen has helped UK overcome the pain of history, BBC, 2 June 2022: Platinum Jubilee: Queen thanks nation as Jubilee weekend begins, The Times, 2 June 2022: Even republicans cheer the Queen’s qualities, The Hill, 2 June 2022: Queen Elizabeth II to miss Jubilee service amid ‘discomfort’, The Times, 2 June 2022: Macron and Biden lead world tributes to the Queen, The Guardian, 2 June 2022: Platinum jubilee: Queen to miss jubilee thanksgiving service at St Paul’s, The Times, 2 June 2022: Jubilee faces a very British weather forecast of clouds and showers, BBC, 2 June 2022: Queen lights beacon but will miss service after ‘discomfort’, CNN, 2 June 2022: Queen pulls out of jubilee service due to ‘discomfort’ during Thursday’s parade, BBC, 2 June 2022: Platinum Jubilee: An unspoken transition has begun, France24, 2 June 2022: In pictures: Pomp and pageantry at Queen’s Jubilee celebrations, DW, 2 June 2022: WATCH LIVE — UK celebrates Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, The Times, 3 June 2022: Queen’s thanksgiving service: Boos and jeers for Boris Johnson outside St Paul’s, The Guardian, 3 June 2022: Platinum jubilee: Queen’s absence strikes symbolic note as royals gather at service, The Times, 3 June 2022: Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: beaming monarch gets her party started, DW, 3 June 2022: Platinum Jubilee: Queen Elizabeth II misses church service and Epsom Derby, The Times, 3 June 2022: Our Queen unites us because we wish it so, France24, 4 June 2022: Horse race, pop concert mark third day of Queen’s Jubilee celebrations, The Times, 4 June 2022: The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 in pictures, The Guardian, 4 June 2022: Live Queen’s jubilee concert 2022: follow the Platinum Party at the Palace, The Times, 4 June 2022: Can Boris Johnson weather the coming storm?, CNN, 4 June 2022: ‘I couldn’t care less.’ What some young Britons think of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, DW, 4 June 2022: Platinum Jubilee celebrations continue without the queen, France24, 4 June 2022: After Queen Elizabeth, what future for the Commonwealth?, The Times, 5 June 2022: Prince Charles tells Queen: Thank you from all of us, BBC, 5 June 2022: Platinum Jubilee: Queen ‘humbled and touched’ by celebrations, DW, 5 June 2022: Platinum Jubilee: Queen makes appearance after final pageant, The Times, 5 June 2022: Secrets of the Buckingham Palace drone show: the team who put a corgi in lights, The Guardian, 5 June 2022: Tory leadership: Boris Johnson prepares fightback as allies admit confidence vote now very likely, The National, 5 June 2022: Queen Elizabeth II waves from palace balcony to mark end of jubilee celebrations, CNN, 5 June 2022: Queen Elizabeth II makes surprise appearance on palace balcony to cap off jubilee, France24, 5 June 2022: In pictures: Weekend celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee, The National, 5 June 2022: Platinum jubilee: Ten million Britons hold street parties for Queen Elizabeth II, BBC, 5 June 2022: Platinum Jubilee: Six of the best royal moments, The National, 5 June 2022: Party at the Palace: Prince Charles pays jubilee tribute but Paddington steals show, NPR, 5 June 2022: Paddington Bear joins Queen Elizabeth II for tea at Buckingham Palace, The Times, 6 June 2022: Platinum Jubilee: Queen’s balcony message — this is the future of our monarchy, CNN, 6 June 2022: Johnson’s anti-corruption tsar says the PM broke the ministerial code and should resign, The Guardian, 6 June 2022: Live: Tory MPs to hold no-confidence vote in Boris Johnson this evening, Graham Brady says, DW, 6 June 2022: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survives Conservative confidence vote, NPR, 6 June 2022: Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote in a victory of sorts, The Guardian, 6 June 2022: Live Boris Johnson no-confidence vote: prime minister wins by 211 to 148 but 40% of Tory MPs fail to back him, The Times, 6 June 2022: Confidence vote: Boris Johnson narrowly survives, losing support of 148 Tory MPs, BBC, 6 June 2022: Boris Johnson wins vote but suffers large Tory rebellion, CNN, 6 June 2022: Boris Johnson survives, but with his position badly bruised, BBC, 7 June 2022: Boris Johnson: What threats does he now face to his job?, The Times, 7 June 2022: Why we shouldn’t write off Boris Johnson just yet, CNN, 7 June 2022: What’s next for Boris Johnson? Here’s what you need to know, The New York Times, 7 June 2022: With Dim Prospects for Holding Power, Boris Johnson Soldiers On, Politico.eu, 9 June 2022: Top court rules UK citizens residing in the EU can’t vote in local elections, The National, 10 June 2022: UK’s first deportation flight to Rwanda allowed, France24, 10 June 2022: UK judge rejects bid to block deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda, Politico.eu, 10 June 2022: Boris Johnson’s awful year is only getting worse, The Times, 10 June 2022: Legal challenge to Rwanda migrant plan rejected, The Guardian, 10 June 2022: Deportations: Prince Charles criticises ‘appalling’ Rwanda migrant scheme – reports, The Times, 10 June 2022: Prince Charles: Flying migrants to Rwanda is ‘appalling’, CNN, 11 June 2022: Boris Johnson is still in charge. But behind closed doors, rivals are plotting his ouster, The Times, 11 June 2022: Boris Johnson’s 100 days to stay in the saddle, The Guardian, 11 June 2022: Post-Brexit food strategy: Boris Johnson faces rural fury, Irish Times, 11 June 2022: Slowly but unmistakably, Ireland and Britain are growing apart, The Times, 11 June 2022: Why is nothing working in broken Britain?, The Guardian, 12 June 2022: Britain is already in the grip of a deep malaise – what happens when zero growth bites?, DW, 12 June 2022: Sinn Fein leader: UK about to break international law, The Guardian, 12 June 2022: Brexit: Opposition MPs demand full legal advice on Northern Ireland protocol bill, Irish Times, 12 June 2022: Unilateral protocol action damaging UK’s reputation in ‘fundamental way’, says Coveney, Politico.eu, 13 June 2022: US urges UK to keep talking to EU in ‘good faith’ amid Brexit row, The Guardian, 13 June 2022: Northern Ireland: UK risks EU trade war as protocol bill is published, Irish Times, 13 June 2022: EU warns London protocol Bill could endanger wider trade deal, Politico.eu, 13 June 2022: UK economy contracted 0.3 percent in April, France24, 13 June 2022: UK sets up EU showdown with plan to change Northern Ireland trade rules, The Times, 13 June 2022: ‘Immoral’ Rwanda policy shames Britain, say archbishops, DW, 13 June 2022: UK: Rwanda deportation flight set to go ahead after court rejects appeal, BBC, 13 June 2022: NI Protocol: UK reveals plans to ditch parts of EU Brexit deal, France24, 13 June 2022: UK judges clear way for migrant deportations as UN agency slams ‘catastrophic’ plan, DW, 13 June 2022: Britain looks to change post-Brexit trade rules with Northern Ireland, The Times, 14 June 2022: Northern Ireland protocol bill: EU pledges legal action over Brexit ‘violation’, Irish Times, 14 June 2022: Fintan O’Toole: Boris Johnson does not need solution on the NI protocol. He needs a war, The Times, 14 June 2022: Why are asylum seekers being sent to Rwanda? The deportation plan explained, The Guardian, 14 June 2022: Live: First UK deportation flight to Rwanda cancelled after European court intervention, The Times, 14 June 2022: Education needs to keep evolving for the sake of the whole country, DW, 14 June 2022: UK cancels first deportation flight to Rwanda, The Times, 14 June 2022: Boris Johnson determined to reverse £15bn tax raid on business, Palestine Chronicle, 14 June 2022: Israelis Policing Streets of London: Palestinian Residents Demand Answers, The Times, 14 June 2022: Boris Johnson hints at leaving human rights convention over Rwanda row (once the kingdom was a beacon of democracy. In recent years, however, BoJo and his Tories have been moving further and further away from democratic values. So it would not be surprising if they restricted the rule of law in their sense (like in Poland or Hungary)), Al Arabiya, 14 June 2022: Explainer: Why are asylum seekers in UK being sent to Rwanda?, The Times, 14 June 2022: Scottish independence will mean border checks with rest of UK, admits Nicola Sturgeon (no wonder Scotland, Wales and a whole lot of Northern Ireland want to declare their independence from the Kingdom sooner rather than later. After all, politics in London is made for England and not for the Kingdom), France24, 14 June 2022: Johnson moves to renege on his own ‘terrible’ Brexit deal – but will the Tories kill it?, The Times, 15 June 2022: Time to quit ECHR, say angry Tory MPs after Rwanda ruling (turning the UK into another African oder South American-like banana republic is quite obvious the goal of the Tories and they are on a pretty good way), Politico.eu, 15 June 2022: Flight grounded as European judges thwart plan to send UK asylum seekers to Rwanda, The Times, 15 June 2022: Times Education Commission calls for schooling reset, Irish Times, 15 June 2022: Britain accuses EU of undermining Belfast Agreement, The Times, 15 June 2022: Interest rates set to rise to 1.25% as Bank tries to curb inflation, Politico.eu, 15 June 2022: EU launches legal action over UK’s Northern Ireland Brexit bill, DW, 15 June 2022: Brexit: EU launches legal action against UK over Northern Ireland breach, BBC, 15 June 2022: Rwanda asylum flight cancelled after legal action, Irish Times, 15 June 2022: Brexit: What does the EU think of UK law to override NI’s trade rules?, Politico.eu, 15 June 2022: Fresh blow for Boris Johnson as ethics adviser quits amid Partygate fallout, The Times, 15 June 2022: Lord Geidt quits role as Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser, CNN, 15 June 2022: EU launches legal action against UK over post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland, Politico.eu, 15 June 2022: UK readies summer rollout of Horizon R&D alternative amid Brexit row, The Guardian, 15 June 2022: Northern Ireland: EU Brexit chief suggests MPs should stop protocol bill, BBC, 15 June 2022: Lord Geidt quits as Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser, Politico.eu, 16 June 2022: UK sanctions head of Russian Orthodox Church, Irish Times, 16 June 2022: The intractable problem is that Britain does not understand the EU, CNN, 16 June 2022: Boris Johnson suffers blow as second ethics adviser resigns, Politico.eu, 16 June 2022: Bank of England hikes rates for fifth time to battle soaring inflation, The Guardian, 16 June 2022: ‘No ethics at No 10’: Boris Johnson considers scrapping Lord Geidt’s role, The Times, 17 June 2022: Lord Geidt resigns: Boris Johnson may not replace ethics adviser (an ethics adviser for a BoJo government is an oximoron anyway), The National, 17 June 2022: Julian Assange’s extradition to US approved by Britain, Politico.eu, 17 June 2022: Boris Johnson shows up in Ukraine, again, NPR, 17 June 2022: Will Julian Assange be extradited to the U.S.? Where his case stands now, Politico.eu, 17 June 2022: On the farms and high streets of Northern Ireland, the protocol is more than a political row, Irish Times, 17 June 2022: What do you call Boris Johnson shamelessly bluffing at the poker table with an empty hand? The protocol Bill, BBC, 17 June 2022: Ukraine war: Boris Johnson travels to Kyiv to meet Volodymyr Zelensky (when you have “Party Gate” at home, you need a little variety), France24, 17 June 2022: Greeted as a ‘great friend’, Johnson meets Zelensky on second Ukraine trip, CNN, 17 June 2022: Why is Prince Charles headed to Rwanda?, Arab News, 18 June 2022: The UK’s Middle East migrant shame, The Times, 18 June 2022: Boris Johnson urges allies: Hold your nerve for a long war in Ukraine, CNN, 18 June 2022: Boris Johnson’s wish to pick fights with his old enemies risks making the UK a pariah (there were times when people from Europe flocked to the UK to study, work or invest. Today only refugees from the MENA region flock into the kingdom), Al Arabiya, 18 June 2022: Big crowds take to London streets to protest soaring costs, Irish Times, 18 June 2022: David McWilliams: Truth is the union with Britain has been an economic calamity for Northern Ireland, CNN, 18 June 2022: Boris Johnson’s wish to pick fights with his old enemies risks making the UK a pariah, The National, 19 June 2022: New UK army chief: troops must be ready to fight in Europe again, Al Arabiya, 19 June 2022: New UK Army chief instructs troops to prepare to face Russia on battlefield in Europe, The Sunday Times, 19 June 2022: Kagame rages after migrant farce spoils his bid to rebrand Rwanda, BBC, 19 June 2022: New UK Army chief issues Russia rallying cry, The Atlantic, 20 June 2022: Britain’s Unbridgeable Divide, The Times, 20 June 2022: Inflation is here to stay unless we get serious, The Guardian, 20 June 2022: The rail strikes are just the start. Tory cruelty has left workers no choice but to fight back, DW, 22 June 2022: UK unveils bill to overrule European human rights decisions, The Times, 23 June 2022: Pound sinks as inflation climbs to 40-year high of 9.1%, The Times, 23 June 2022: Polio back in Britain for first time in 40 years, The Guardian, 24 June 2022: ‘The country would be better off’: Senior Tories urge Boris Johnson to quit, Politico.eu, 24 June 2022: The secret election that holds Boris Johnson’s fate in the balance, DW, 24 June 2022: UK: Another setback for British PM amid Conservative by-election losses, The Times, 24 June 2022: These by-election results are a disaster for Boris Johnson, Politico.eu, 24 June 2022: Boris Johnson swimming against the tide as voters deliver damning verdict, The Guardian, 25 June 2022: ‘Completely delusional’: Boris Johnson’s aspiration to serve for a third term criticised by senior Conservatives, The Times, 25 June 2022: I won’t change, Boris Johnson insists as Tory plotters circle, The Guardian, 25 June 2022: Stab-in-the-back: the nasty old myth that Brexiters are exploiting to explain away the disaster, The Times, 25 June 2022: Prince Charles accepted €1m cash in suitcase from sheikh, Politico.eu, 25 June 2022: With Merkel gone, Germany gets tough on Brexit, The Times, 25 June 2022: Boris Johnson’s latest plan to rebuild Britain is crumbling already, BBC, 26 June 2022: Prince Charles ‘accepted a suitcase with 1m euros’, report claims, DW, 26 June 2022: Prince Charles handled Qatar donations correctly, aides say, The Guardian, 26 June 2022: Prince Charles: Calls for investigations into ‘cash in bags’ controversy, The Times, 27 June 2022: Theresa May savages Boris Johnson’s Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, The Guardian, 28 June 2022: Scottish independence: Nicola Sturgeon seeks supreme court ruling on new vote, BBC, 28 June 2022: Scottish independence: 19 October 2023 proposed as date for referendum, The Times, 28 June 2022: Scottish independence referendum: Nicola Sturgeon picks 2023 date, Politico.eu, 28 June 2022: Nicola Sturgeon asks courts to rule on Scottish independence vote in October 2023, The Guardian, 28 June 2022: Scrapping the NI protocol is just the start. Johnson’s trade wars are Trumpism in action, Politico.eu, 29 June 2022: Poll: Just 5 percent of Northern Ireland voters trust UK to manage trade dispute, Irish Times, 29 June 2022: Britain cannot be trusted and this has deep implications for Irish unity, The Times, 29 June 2022: General election would pave way to Scottish independence, SNP deputy says, The Guardian, 29 June 2022: Brexit: Maroš Šefcovic urges PM to ‘get Brexit done’ and work with EU, Arab News, 29 June 2022: Johnson’s UK shuns healing in favor of law-breaking, Irish Times, 30 June 2022: Actions of British government could break up UK, Varadkar says, The Times, 1 July 2022: Britain to boost defence budget and raise the bar for Nato allies, The Guardian, 1 July 2022: Brexit: Johnson risks breakup of UK over Northern Ireland protocol, says Varadkar, Politico.eu, 1 July 2022: Boris Johnson can’t (or won’t) do discipline, DW, 2 July 2022: London LGBTQ Pride draws a million-strong crowd, Irish Times, 2 July 2022: Chinese embassy in Ireland taunts Boris Johnson over Brexit and NI Protocol, Politico.eu, 2 July 2022: Revealed: The ‘minders’ tasked with keeping Britain’s drunk or misbehaving MPs in line, BBC, 3 July 2022: Pride in London: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first Pride parade, The National, 3 July 2022: Cost-of-living crisis: Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak announce £6bn tax cut, Irish Times, 3 July 2022: UK sending ‘terrible signal’ around the world on NI protocol – Coveney, Politico.eu, 3 July 2022: Germany and Ireland slam UK’s plan to scrap Northern Ireland agreement, DW, 3 July 2022: Germany slams UK’s plan to dismantle post-Brexit agreement, The Times, 4 July 2022: Fuel protests bring motorways to a standstill, Irish Times, 4 July 2022: ‘Britain is treating the Belfast Agreement like a New Year’s Day gym membership’.

The Times, 5 July 2022: Quentin Letts: Crisis! Boris Johnson’s big end had blown on the motorway, Irish Times, 5 July 2022: The United Kingdom is broken. It’s time for a new British federation, The Times, 5 July 2022: Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resign, leaving Boris Johnson’s leadership in peril, Haaretz, 5 July 2022: Two senior UK Cabinet ministers resign to pile pressure on PM Boris Johnson, Arab News, 5 July 2022: 2 key UK Cabinet ministers quit Boris Johnson’s government, The New York Times, 5 July 2022: Two U.K. Cabinet Ministers Quit as Johnson Fights for Political Survival, NPR, 5 July 2022: 2 key U.K. senior ministers quit Boris Johnson’s government, The Guardian, 5 July 2022: Brexit: EU scraps 115 grants for UK scientists and academics amid Northern Ireland row, Irish Times, 5 July 2022: Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resign as British PM’s position plunges deeper in crisis, BBC, 5 July 2022: Can Boris Johnson survive these resignations?, Politico.eu, 5 July 2022: Boris Johnson rocked by resignation of top ministers Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, The Guardian, 5 July 2022: Live: Boris Johnson appoints new health secretary; senior UK ministers resign, CNN, 5 July 2022: Huge blow for Boris Johnson as two senior UK government ministers resign, Politico.eu, 5 July 2022: Former top official says No. 10 not telling the truth over scandal hit MP, DW, 5 July 2022: UK Cabinet ministers resign over Boris Johnson’s leadership, France24, 5 July 2022: Senior UK cabinet ministers Sunak and Javid resign, plunging govt into chaos, Politico.eu, 5 July 2022: How Boris Johnson lost two top ministers after groping scandal hit government, The Times, 6 July 2022: BA to cancel another 10,000 flights as travel misery spreads, The National, 6 July 2022: Boris Johnson defies pressure and sacks Michael Gove: ‘No, I will not go’, BBC, 6 July 2022: Live: Johnson refusing to quit despite cabinet revolt, The National, 6 July 2022: Boris Johnson won’t back down despite resignations. Britain will pay for it, Politico.eu, 6 July 2022: Boris Johnson clings on in the face of Cabinet coup, CNN, 6 July 2022: Boris Johnson clings to power after dozens of British lawmakers resign and urge him to quit, The New York Times, 6 July 2022: With Support Crumbling, Boris Johnson Tries to Stay in Power, Politico.eu, 6 July 2022: UK’s defense peacock parade, CNN, 6 July 2022: Boris Johnson’s tenure has been defined by scandal. Here are some of the biggest ones, The Washington Post, 6 July 2022: Scandal, bombshell resignations and a blistering critique: Boris Johnson fights for his political life, Politico.eu, 6 July 2022: Timeline: 24 hours of chaos leave Boris Johnson on the brink, BBC, 6 July 2022: Boris Johnson: Why Conservatives are urging PM to resign, France24, 6 July 2022: Who could succeed Boris Johnson in Downing Street?, BBC, 6 July 2022: Boris Johnson digs in amid growing cabinet mutiny, Irish Times, 6 July 2022: Boris Johnson rejects calls from cabinet delegation to resign, CNN, 6 July 2022: ‘He simply can’t govern’: Former Conservative MP on why Boris Johnson must go, The Guardian, 6 July 2022: ‘It’s going to be awful’: Tory MPs are gearing up for a vicious succession battle, BBC, 6 July 2022: Johnson sacks Gove after cabinet ministers pile pressure on PM, The Guardian, 6 July 2022: Everyone can see Johnson has to go, but his party has no grip on reality, France24, 6 July 2022: UK’s Johnson defiant amidst pressure to resign, sacks senior minister, The Times, 6 July 2022: At last we can be a serious country again, The Guardian, 6 July 2022: Live: Boris Johnson sacks Michael Gove as embattled PM refuses to resign – live, The Times, 6 July 2022: Echoes of Howe v Thatcher as Sajid Javid speaks out, DW, 6 July 2022: UK PM Boris Johnson defies calls to resign despite mounting pressure, fires minister, The Times, 6 July 2022: Boris Johnson fights on after day of chaos, France24, 6 July 2022: Who could succeed Boris Johnson in Downing Street?, The Guardian, 7 July 2022: Live: Boris Johnson resigns and says no new policies until next prime minister announced, Politico.eu, 7 July 2022: Boris Johnson resigns as UK prime minister, DW, 7 July 2022: UK PM Boris Johnson announces resignation, The Times, 7 July 2022: Quit now, critics urge Johnson as Tory leadership race begins, BBC, 7 July 2022: Live: Johnson will stay on but only as caretaker PM, new cabinet agrees, Politico.eu, 7 July 2022: Boris Johnson’s manner of going was in keeping with his character, DW, 7 July 2022: Scandal upon scandal: Boris Johnson’s turbulent tenure as UK prime minister, Arab News, 7 July 2022: Boris Johnson steps down as Conservative leader, says ‘will of party clear’, Irish Times, 7 July 2022: Dublin breathes sigh of relief as Johnson bows out, Politico.eu, 7 July 2022: How to watch the Tory leadership contest like a pro, The Times, 7 July 2022: It ain’t over until it’s over and Boris’s political death can’t wait until autumn, DW, 7 July 2022: The rise and fall of UK PM Boris Johnson, Politico.eu, 7 July 2022: From ‘happy he’s gone’ to ‘thank you for your support’: Europe reacts to Johnson’s leaving, The National, 7 July 2022: Boris Johnson resigns: Search begins for new UK prime minister, The New York Times, 7 July 2022: Boris Johnson Agrees to Step Down After Wholesale Rebellion of His Cabinet, Politico.eu, 7 July 2022: Who wants to be UK prime minister? Just about everyone., NPR, 7 July 2022: Here are 5 possible contenders to replace Boris Johnson as U.K. prime minister, Irish Times, 7 July 2022: No point in EU negotiations with lame duck Johnson, The National, 7 July 2022: Who could replace Boris Johnson as prime minister?, Irish Times, 7 July 2022: Denis Staunton: Embittered Johnson gives Tory MPs a new headache, The New York Times, 7 July 2022: For Boris Johnson, a Tumultuous Tenure Ends With a Messy Exit, Politico.eu, 7 July 2022: Boris Johnson’s Grip on Power Was Always Weaker than Trump’s, CNN, 7 July 2022: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns after mutiny in his party, Al Arabiya, 7 July 2022: How will a new UK Prime Minister be chosen after Boris Johnson’s resignation?, Irish Times, 7 July 2022: Unease as Johnson remains in Downing Street until Conservatives choose new leader, France24, 7 July 2022: Tories look for successor as Johnson clings to Number 10, Al Arabiya, 7 July 2022: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy expresses ‘sadness’ at UK PM Boris Johnson’s resignation, The New Yorker, 7 July 2022: How Boris Johnson’s Government Finally Collapsed, Politico.com, 7 July 2022: Boris Johnson’s downfall was his own making, Al Arabiya, 7 July 2022: UK PM Johnson announces resignation, will serve until new leader appointed, CNN, 7 July 2022: Here’s a look at who might replace Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister, France24, 7 July 2022: World reacts to Boris Johnson’s downfall, Al Arabiya, 7 July 2022: New UK cabinet has been appointed ahead of Johnson’s expected resignation: Report, BBC, 8 July 2022: Boris Johnson: European Union reacts as UK PM resigns, The Guardian, 8 July 2022: Boris Johnson: The week the PM lost his grip on power, BBC, 8 July 2022: Boris Johnson: Tories vie for leadership as race to replace PM begins, New York Magazine, 8 July 2022: Good-bye, Boris Johnson. How the king of Brexit fell so far, so quickly., The Economist, 8 July 2022: After Johnson, Britain’s relationship with the EU may get worse, BBC, 8 July 2022: Who will replace Boris Johnson?, Politico.eu, 8 July 2022: UK Labour leader Keir Starmer cleared over lockdown ‘beergate’, Arab News, 8 July 2022: The Day of the Narcissist: how Boris brought himself down, Al Arabiya, 8 July 2022: Contest to replace Boris Johnson begins, opponents demand he goes now, The Guardian, 8 July 2022: Live: Sunak and Badenoch launch Tory leadership bids as Baker rules out run and backs Braverman, CNN, 8 July 2022: Boris Johnson has left a hellish task for his successor. But British Conservatives are delirious with relief, Al Arabiya, 8 July 2022: US will keep ‘close’ ties to UK, Biden says as Johnson quits, The Guardian, 9 July 2022: ‘Trump moment’: Fears before Johnson was finally made to realise his time was up, Irish Times, 9 July 2022: After Johnson, the real task ahead for the UK is of managing decline, The Times, 9 July 2022: Boris the cat with nine lives has finally been neutered, Politico.eu, 9 July 2022: Revenge of the Blob: How officials helped topple Boris Johnson, The Guardian, 9 July 2022: Live UK politics: Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid become latest Tories to declare leadership bids, Irish Times, 9 July 2022: Fintan O’Toole: Why was Boris Johnson so influential at such a momentous moment?, DW, 8 July 2022: Scandal upon scandal: Boris Johnson’s turbulent tenure as UK prime minister, The Times, 9 July 2022: Jeremy Hunt, Nadhim Zahawi, Sajid Javid and Grant Shapps announce Tory leadership bids, The Guardian, 9 July 2022: Boris Johnson: PM facing accusation he tried to get job for woman claiming affair, The Times, 9 July 2022: Boris Johnson is a celebrity, a performer… he will earn millions, Politico.eu, 9 July 2022: The truth about Boris Johnson’s legacy, The Times, 9 July 2022: Boris Johnson pushed for woman to get City Hall job during ‘abuse of power’ relationship, Irish Times, 9 July 2022: Irish politics is a beacon of rationality and reasonableness compared with Britain, The Guardian, 9 July 2022: Alexander Lebedev: Labour calls for investigation into Boris Johnson’s private meeting with ex-KGB agent, The Times, 9 July 2022: Jeremy Paxman on Boris Johnson: he seized the handlebars… then steered us into a ditch, Irish Times, 9 July 2022: Liz Truss, Nadhim Zahawi and Grant Shapps join race to be next Tory leader, CNN, 9 July 2022: Boris Johnson was Kyiv’s darling. Now that he’s leaving, Ukraine fears what’s next, The Guardian, 9 July 2022: ‘Sabotage’: Boris Johnson accused of trying to derail Rishi Sunak’s bid to be next UK PM, Irish Times, 10 July 2022: Most Tory leadership candidates in favour of scrapping NI protocol, The Scotsman, 10 July 2022: No Section 30 under a Labour government regardless of political situation, says Starmer, The National, 10 July 2022: Boris Johnson to become multimillionaire after leaving prime minister’s office, The Sunday Times, 10 July 2022: Patel set to run as ‘only authentic Brexiteer who can win’, Irish Times, 10 July 2022: Johnson’s departure presents a ‘glorious opportunity’, says Ahern, The Scotsman, 10 July 2022: No Scottish independence referendum for at least a decade, two Tory leadership contenders say, The Guardian, 10 July 2022: Brexit: Post-Brexit visa rules a ‘disaster’ for arts, says Edinburgh festival director, The Sunday Times, 10 July 2022: Rishi Sunak: Former chancellor under fire in Tory tax war, The Guardian, 10 July 2022: Live: Tory leadership race: Gove backs Badenoch in race to be PM, The National, 11 July 2022: New UK prime minister to be announced on September 5, France24, 11 July 2022: UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss joins crowded race for PM, Politico.eu, 11 July 2022: Boris Johnson: Assisted suicide or fratricide?, Irish Times, 11 July 2022: UK economy is stagnant — and the reasons run deep, The Times, 11 July 2022: Tory leadership race: Patel ally admits sharing ‘dirty dossier’ on Sunak — follow live, The Guardian, 11 July 2022: Live UK Tory leadership: backbench 1922 Committee to announce rules for contest to succeed Boris Johnson, Irish Times, 12 July 2022: Who would best suit Ireland as new Tory leader and prime minister?, The Guardian, 12 July 2022: Eight MPs make it on to first Tory leadership ballot as Sajid Javid pulls out of the race, France24, 12 July 2022: ‘A job to run away from’: Dilemmas await successor to UK’s Johnson, The Times, 12 July 2022: The Tory right favours betrayal over reality, Politico.eu, 12 July 2022: Gang of 8 in race to replace Boris Johnson, Irish Times, 12 July 2022: Eight Tory MPs make it on to ballot for party leadership, Al Arabiya, 12 July 2022: Conservative party announces eight candidates to replace Boris Johnson as UK PM, France24, 12 July 2022: Diverse list of contenders raises prospect of first non-white British PM, Politico.eu, 12 July 2022: Johnson’s exit won’t change Brexit, The Guardian, 13 July 2022: Grant Shapps denies ‘dirty tricks’ by Rishi Sunak’s Tory leadership campaign, BBC, 14 July 2022: As it happened: Sunak and Mordaunt lead Tory vote as Braverman knocked out, The Times, 14 July 2022: Tory leadership vote results: Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak still in lead as Suella Braverman eliminated, Irish Times, 14 July 2022: Rishi Sunak tops second ballot of MPs in Tory leadership contest, The Guardian, 15 July 2022: The UK’s next PM may well be from an ethnic minority. That’s a big deal – and a challenge for Labour, Jewish Chronicle, 15 July 2022: President Biden slammed for comparing Israel-Palestine conflict to Britain and NI, The Times, 15 July 2022: Tory leadership debate: Rishi Sunak’s plea for honesty, The Guardian, 15 July 2022: UK: Tory leadership rivals clash over trust and ‘fairytale’ economic plans, Irish Times, 15 July 2022: Gloves come off quickly as Tory leadership candidates go head to head in TV debate, Politico.eu, 15 July 2022: UK-China trade talks on ice as hawks vie to replace Boris Johnson, BBC, 16 July 2022: Tory leadership rivals trade blows over tax and spending, The Times, 16 July 2022: What the politicians won’t tell you when they promise to cut tax, CNN, 16 July 2022: Boris Johnson’s greatest disappearing trick of all, The Times, 16 July 2022: How the Tories turned the heat on Rishi Sunak, CNN, 17 July 2022: Britain’s Conservative party leadership race is turning into a transphobic spectacle, The Guardian, 17 July 2022: Live: UK’s Tory leadership race live: candidates face questions on cost of living and tax cuts in second TV debate, The Times, 18 July 2022: Rishi Sunak has what it takes to succeed in No 10, France24, 18 July 2022: UK Tories vying to succeed PM Johnson clash in second televised debate, The Guardian, 18 July 2022: Tory leadership race: Truss camp says Mordaunt has ‘topped out’ with Tugendhat latest to fall, Politico.eu, 18 July 2022: Liz Truss closes in on Penny Mordaunt in race to replace Boris Johnson, The Guardian, 18 July 2022: Trade across Irish border booms after Brexit amid energy growth (that’s one big poke in the eyes of the Brexiteers. While they are getting poorer by the day without having access to the common market, Northern Ireland is enjoying having access to the EU. Great. They wanted it so, they got it so. Everyone warned them of the consequences, but they wouldn’t listen. In return, they now can “shrink to a healthy size” over the next 20 years. Congrats), The Times, 18 July 2022: Tory leadership race: Tugendhat out as Sunak extends lead — follow live, Politico.com, 18 July 2022: Italy’s fantasy politics: A possible answer to the shamelessness of UK politics, The Guardian, 18 July 2022: Cost of living crisis: UK living standards fall at record rate as inflation soars, The Times, 19 July 2022: Tory leadership race: Rishi Sunak leads in fourth vote results as Kemi Badenoch knocked out, Times of Israel, 19 July 2022: Leaked report says rival factions in Corbyn’s Labour wielded antisemitism as weapon, France24, 19 July 2022: Sunak tops Tory MPs’ latest vote for new UK prime minister as race narrows, The Guardian, 19 July 2022: Tory leadership race: Kemi Badenoch knocked out as Rishi Sunak tops latest MPs’ poll, The Times, 19 July 2022: Pay fails to keep up with inflation as cost of living crisis bites, CNN, 19 July 2022: UK workers suffer their biggest pay drop in two decades as inflation bites, The Guardian, 19 July 2022: A bitter, unrepentant Boris Johnson will be a curse on the next prime minister, Irish Times, 19 July 2022: Fintan O’Toole: Celtic Tiger lives on in Tory party’s bizarre dreams, The Times, 19 July 2022: Public sector pay rise demands lead to new strike threat, The Guardian, 19 July 2022: Yes, Britain had a heatwave in 1976. No, it was nothing like the crisis we’re in now, Irish Times, 19 July 2022: Tory MPs to pick final two leadership candidates as Kemi Badenoch eliminated, DW, 20 July 2022: UK: Truss and Sunak reach final stage in battle for Boris Johnson’s seat, CNN, 20 July 2022: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are final candidates in race to succeed Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister, The National, 20 July 2022: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss reach final two in UK PM race, Irish Times, 20 July 2022: NI protocol Bill moves closer to becoming law as it clears Commons with ‘top priority’ pledge, The Times, 20 July 2022: ‘Hasta la vista, baby’ — Boris Johnson signs off at final PMQs (the Tories lose a gifted liar and actor and at the same time a completely incompetent politician (or party clown if you want) who has not achieved anything positive, but at least has done so in full. The British population, perhaps also the Irish, will now have to live with the shambles left behind for at least the next 10 to 20 years), CNN, 20 July 2022: ‘Hasta la vista, baby’: Boris Johnson bows out to lawmakers’ applause, The Times, 20 July 2022: Danger of Boris Johnson’s ‘deep state’ conspiracy, Politico.eu, 20 July 2022: ‘Red Rishi’: Is a Brexit-backing Thatcherite too left-wing for the UK Conservatives?, The Guardian, 20 July 2022: Leadership race: Tories brace for ‘blue on blue dogfight’ in last round, The Times, 21 July 2022: Pick me or lose power, Rishi Sunak tells Conservative members, The Guardian, 21 July 2022: UK: Rishi Sunak steps up attack on Truss tax cuts as poll puts his rival well ahead (the British have already chosen a mendacious plague with BoJo. In the downhill race now underway to find his successor, the Tories can only choose between plague and cholera. There is still a long way to go before the next elections, which are expected to take place on 24 January 2025. In the meantime, BoJo’s successors can, and probably will, get up to a whole lot of mischief and nonsense. After that, however, the British have the opportunity to send the Tories into the opposition for a long time, in order to say “thank you” for what the Tories have done to the country, the population and the economy with Brexit), The Times, 22 July 2022: Tory leadership race: Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak trade blows over tax pledges, Politico.eu, 22 July 2022: EU threatens UK with new legal action over Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, The National, 22 July 2022: How Heathrow became a national embarrassment, DW, 23 July 2022: UK, France trade blame over Dover traffic chaos, Politico.eu, 23 July 2022: What the UK needs from the next Conservative leader, CNN, 23 July 2022: Boris Johnson’s successor will have a huge mess on their hands, Politico.eu, 23 July 2022: Truss promises to scrap ‘outdated’ EU laws if elected Tory leader, Irish Times, 23 July 2022: Next British PM really can ‘take back control’, in more ways than one, The Times, 23 July 2022: Liz Truss’s blueprint for her first month as prime minister, Arab News, 23 July 2022: Conservative leadership contest in UK has an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ feel to it, The Guardian, 23 July 2022: Dover: Travel chaos is ‘the new normal’ after Brexit, British tourists warned (well, the Brits wanted “Brexit done” and get now exactely served what they’ve ordered), The Times, 23 July 2022: Rishi Sunak the underdog reminds grassroots he’s the ‘true Tory’, Jerusalem Post, 24 July 2022: Corbyn supporters ‘weaponized antisemitism by minimizing its presence’ – Forde Inquiry, The National, 24 July 2022: Liz Truss promises ‘full-fat freeports’ and to cut business red tape, The Guardian, 24 July 2022: UK leadership race: Sunak and Truss accused of cruelty over Rwanda migrant promises, The Times, 24 July 2022: On borrowing, Brexit and the Bank, Liz Truss has economists rattled, Arab News, 24 July 2022: Britain needs a foreign policy reset, The Times, 25 July 2022: MI5 ‘broke law to obtain and store data on millions’, Haaretz, 25 July 2022: How Faith, Diplomacy and Double Dealing Gave the Holy Land to Britain, The Times, 25 July 2022: Tories must beware Boris the incredible sulk, BBC, 25 July 2022: Tory debate crashes off air after presenter McCann faints, The Guardian, 25 July 2022: Kent travel chaos: Is there a fix and should Brexit take the blame?, Irish Times, 25 July 2022: Former UUP leader David Trimble remembered as ‘political giant’ following his death at age 77, Arab News, 25 July 2022: UK halting ‘non-essential’ aid will cost lives, government warned, The Guardian, 25 July 2022: Live: Tory leadership: Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak clash in heated BBC debate, The Times, 26 July 2022: Tory leadership debate: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss’s second showdown halted after host faints, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022: The Work of Giants Crumbles, The Times, 26 July 2022: Tory leadership race: I will ditch VAT on energy bills, says Rishi Sunak, The National, 26 July 2022: Tory leadership debate between Sunak and Truss halted after host faints on air, The Guardian, 26 July 2022: ‘Incredibly complicated’: British wine wholesaler ‘leaves Brexitland for good’ over paperwork, The Times, 27 July 2022: Russia sends UK gas prices soaring again, The Guardian, 27 July 2022: Energy bills: UK bills forecast to hit £3,850 as Russia cuts gas supply further, Arab News, 27 July 2022: Brexit roadshow falls flat as UK-EU relations sour, The Times, 27 July 2022: Joe Biden has no beef with Britain, says new envoy, The Guardian, 27 July 2022: David Trimble’s passing shows how much politics has changed – and not just in Northern Ireland, The National, 27 July 2022: Islamophobia is reducing a historic chapter in the Conservative Party, The Times, 27 July 2022: Gas shortages to send energy bills close to £4,000, The Guardian, 27 July 2022: ‘She’s delusional’: Leeds voters on Tory leadership contender Liz Truss, Irish Times, 27 July 2022: David Trimble will trouble historians for years to come, The Guardian, 28 July 2022: Abortion: UK in diplomatic standoff over deletion of abortion rights from gender statement, The Times, 28 July 2022: Defence secretary Ben Wallace backs Truss for Tory leadership, The Guardian, 28 July 2022: Sunak and Truss facing Tory members in Leeds for first official leadership hustings, Irish Times, 28 July 2022: The joy and energy of post-lockdown London echoes the 1930s, The Times, 28 July 2022: Commonwealth Games 2022: Opening ceremony gets underway in style in Birmingham, Politico.eu, 28 July 2022: In the race to succeed Boris Johnson, only China hawks need apply, Irish Times, 28 July 2022: Finn McRedmond: Pretending Northern Ireland is not there will not make it vanish for Truss and Sunak, BBC, 29 July 2022: UK heatwave: Weather forecasters report unprecedented trolling, The Times, 29 July 2022: Tory leadership race: Truss drops inheritance tax hint as hopefuls face Tory members, DW, 29 July 2022: UK calls for victim compensation in blood scandal, Al Arabiya, 29 July 2022: UK’s Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss: An overview of the final two candidates for PM, Irish Times, 30 July 2022: Pat Leahy: Lessons for Southern politics from the life of David Trimble, The Times, 30 July 2022: Prince Charles accepted £1m from family of Osama bin Laden, Irish Times, 30 July 2022: Fintan O’Toole: David Trimble was the only unionist leader to break Paisley’s noxious spell, The Guardian, 30 July 2022: Prince Charles: Prince of Wales accepted £1m from family of Osama Bin Laden, report claims, Arab News, 30 July 2022: Truss surges ahead, wins key backers in UK leadership race, The National, 31 July 2022: Rishi Sunak vows ‘largest cut to income tax in thirty years’, The Guardian, 31 July 2022: Brexit is a flop, and the voters know it. So why can’t Labour call for a closer bond with Europe?, CNN, 31 July 2022: Prince Charles disputes report he brokered £1 million donation from Bin Ladens for his charity, The Times, 1 August 2022: Rishi Sunak only five points behind Liz Truss in latest Tory leadership poll, The National, 1 August 2022: Liz Truss promises ‘war on Whitehall waste’ to cut costs, The Times, 1 August 2022: Prince Charles’s charity not to be investigated by regulator, Irish Times, 1 August 2022: Mourners at David Trimble’s funeral hear of determined leader who left an enduring legacy, The Times, 1 August 2022: Australian senator calls Queen a coloniser while being sworn in to parliament, The New York Times, 1 August 2022: The Fantasy of Brexit Britain Is Over, Politico.eu, 2 August 2022: Tory leadership hopeful Liz Truss rebuffed after seeking LGBT endorsement, Irish Times, 3 August 2022: Liz Truss rounds on Welsh first minister after stinging critique of Nicola Sturgeon, Politico.eu, 3 August 2022: Sinn Féin: Northern Ireland risks winter election as voters freeze, The National, 3 August 2022: UK Parliament closes TikTok account after MPs raise China concerns, The Guardian, 3 August 2022: UK: Sajid Javid endorses Liz Truss in fresh blow to Rishi Sunak’s campaign, Palestine Chronicle, 3 August 2022: Jeremy Corbyn to Al Mayadeen: This is Why I was Accused of ‘Antisemitism’ (VIDEO), Jerusalem Post, 4 August 2022: Jeremy Corbyn: Pro-Palestinian stance, ‘powerful forces’ led to antisemitism claims, The Times, 4 August 2022: Bank of England raises interest rates to 1.75% and warns of long recession, DW, 4 August 2022: UK central bank raises interest rate, warns of recession, The Times, 4 August 2022: What will a recession mean for me?, Politico.eu, 4 August 2022: Margaret Thatcher’s ghost looms over Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, France24, 5 August 2022: Can Sunak catch up with Truss in race for Downing Street?, The Times, 5 August 2022: Nine in ten households feel the cost of living squeeze, The Guardian, 6 August 2022: Brexit: British farmers face paying for border checkpoints in EU after Brexit halts exports, Politico.eu, 6 August 2022: UK looks into cyberattack affecting NHS services, The Guardian, 6 August 2022: ‘Painful to watch’: Rory Stewart slams Tory party’s lurch to the right, The Times, 6 August 2022: Inside the Tory hustings — where it’s all still to play for, The Guardian, 6 August 2022: Fuel poverty is creating a left-out generation that will never recover from the scars, The Times, 6 August 2022: Looking for the light at the end of a long, dark tunnel, The Guardian, 6 August 2022: Gordon Brown: ‘Set emergency budget or risk a winter of dire poverty’, The Times, 6 August 2022: Is it time to bring home Britain’s Isis brides and their children?, Irish Times, 7 August 2022: Brexit fantasy set to unravel with Johnson’s departure, The Sunday Times, 7 August 2022: Rishi Sunak pledges billions more to ease cost of living crisis, The Algemeiner, 8 August 2022: Calls Renewed for Expulsion of Jeremy Corbyn From UK Labour Party Amid Backlash Over Interview With Pro-Hezbollah Broadcaster, The Times, 9 August 2022: Liz Truss dismisses Dominic Raab as ‘portent of doom’ in tax cuts row, CNN, 9 August 2022: A third of Brits face poverty with energy bills set to hit $5,000, The Times, 9 August 2022: Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki has no time for Boris Johnson’s farewell tour, The Guardian, 10 August 2022: Britain faces crisis upon crisis, and our leaders are absent. This is how a country falls apart, The Times, 10 August 2022: Liz Truss must make a break with Johnson, Al Arabiya, 10 August 2022: UK cost-of-living crisis pushing retired pensioners back to work, The Guardian, 10 August 2022: Britain’s crises have one thing in common: a failure to invest, Politico.eu, 10 August 2022: Liz Truss summons Chinese ambassador over ‘escalation’ in Taiwan, The Times, 11 August 2022: Rishi Sunak’s plan set to cancel out energy price rises, Arab News, 11 August 2022: New UK prime minister faces troubled times, The Times, 11 August 2022: Break-up of HSBC ‘to free $35bn’, Irish Times, 11 August 2022: Tension and troublemaking inevitable between North and Republic in face of energy shortages, Times of Israel, 12 August 2022: Bad news for the Jews: How six US and UK media moguls aided the nascent Nazi regime (see, this is why Britain need it’s independent BBC), The Times, 12 August 2022: Cost of living is an issue candidates can’t ignore any longer, The National, 12 August 2022: What does drought status mean for England?, The Times, 12 August 2022: Private school pupils turn backs on Oxbridge to chase Ivy League places, The Guardian, 12 August 2022: Behold the warring Tories, fighting like cats in a sack to achieve – precisely nothing, The Times, 12 August 2022: Liz Truss accuses ‘woke’ civil service of antisemitism, The National, 13 August 2022: Nicola Sturgeon says Boris Johnson only UK prime minister in her time to ‘disgrace’ office, The Guardian, 13 August 2022: UK: Poll of Tory members gives Liz Truss 22-point lead to be next prime minister, The National, 13 August 2022: Rishi Sunak seeks to increase gas production to make UK ‘energy secure’, The Sunday Times, 14 August 2022: A-level results: Four out of 10 UK students shut out as top universities pocket fees from overseas, CNN, 14 August 2022: Liz Truss is a political shape shifter. Now she’s set for her toughest transformation yet as Britain’s likely next prime minister, The Sunday Times, 14 August 2022: US kept Britain in dark over deal that led Taliban back to power, Politico.eu, 15 August 2022: Brave new world: The first 100 days of Liz Truss’ Britain, The Guardian, 15 August 2022: As a Brit abroad post-Brexit, I wanted to wear a badge saying: ‘Don’t look at me – I didn’t vote for this!’, Politico.com, 15 August 2022: Trump’s hope for a U.K. summer swing are scrambled as passports yanked in FBI search, The Guardian, 15 August 2022: UK ministers planning to cut civil servant redundancy pay at same time as 91,000 jobs, The National, 16 August 2022: Liz Truss criticises British workers in leaked audio, The Guardian, 16 August 2022: Brexit: UK starts dispute proceedings, claiming exclusion from EU scientific research, The Times, 16 August 2022: Liz Truss: Royal Navy will continue to tackle migrant Channel crossings, The Guardian, 16 August 2022: Leaked audio reveals Liz Truss said British workers needed ‘more graft’, The Times, 16 August 2022: Record fall in real UK wages as inflation puts pressure on households, The Guardian, 17 August 2022: Inflation at 10%? This is class war – and it was years in the making, DW, 17 August 2022: UK pressures EU over access to science programs (if you leave a club, you can no longer make any claims. It is up to the EU to decide whether or not to ask its taxpayers to fund UK universities), The Times, 17 August 2022: UK inflation hits 10.1% in new 40-year high, The Guardian, 17 August 2022: Inflation is causing real pain. But raising interest rates will make it worse, The Times, 17 August 2022: A-level results: Generation Covid faces university rejection, The Guardian, 17 August 2022: ‘It’s a despicable stance’: Readers on Liz Truss’ ‘graft’ remark, The Times, 17 August 2022: Tory leadership poll: Liz Truss 32 points ahead of Rishi Sunak, Politico.eu, 17 August 2022: UK inflation hits 10.1 percent, highest in 40 years, Al Arabiya, 17 August 2022: Echoes of dire 1970s in Britain now faced with cost-of-living crisis, labor unrest, Politico.eu, 17 August 2022: Scientists face hard choices as UK prepares to abandon EU projects for years to come, The Times, 18 August 2022: Liz Truss is almost certain to be next prime minister, says John Curtice, Politico.com, 18 August 2022: What Washington thinks about the next Queen Liz, The Times, 18 August 2022: Overseas hiring spree to bail out care homes, Politico.eu, 18 August 2022: Faltering French connection leaves UK fearing winter blackouts, France24, 19 August 2022: ‘Passengers in London are facing severe disruption’, The Times, 19 August 2022: Higher borrowing puts more pressure on chancellor, Arab News, 19 August 2022: No Tube: London subway hit by strike, day after rail walkout, The National, 19 August 2022: From Cornwall to the cosmos: Britain’s spaceport future is unveiled, The Times, 21 August 2022: From bunny rabbit to traitor: what red wall voters think of Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, France24, 21 August 2022: Dock workers at UK’s biggest container port Felixstowe begin 8-day strike, The Guardian, 21 August 2022: UK strike: Workers at UK’s biggest container port Felixstowe due to begin eight-day action, Politico.eu, 21 August 2022: Dock workers go on strike at UK’s largest port, The National, 22 August 2022: British Airways to cut winter schedule capacity by 10,000 flights, The Times, 22 August 2022: Inflation forecast to hit 18.6% early next year, The Guardian, 22 August 2022: British Airways: Airline axes 10,000 more flights to and from Heathrow, The Times, 23 August 2022: ‘Slimy and a bit cringe’: swing voters have their say on Truss and Sunak, DW, 23 August 2022: Kenyans sue UK government for colonial land theft.

This post has been written from the point of view of an EU enthusiast and fan, for whom it is out of the question to vote in favour of an opt out of his home country from the Eurozone or the European Union, because for him, even as a latent conservative, it would be equal to a treason. Of course, the economic, political and social aspects also play a major role. In this respect, there is very little understanding for the British “Leave” campaign and the Brexiteers, because their views need to be described as all to often “nationalist-ideological nonsense, largely free of facts, conspiracy theories and blatant lies”. However, a few valid points of criticism, which particularly affect small and medium-sized, regionally active, Western European entrepreneurs/companies, are given. While the EU regulations for large companies and corporations now work well, this is not (yet) the case for SMEs, which shall be remedied and respective initiatives are already under way. An example: A Western European, medium-sized craft business has always been able to count on public contracts, which it can currently not, since public construction projects must be tendered EU-wide. As a result, the company can not compete with the much lower personnel costs of its competitors from Eastern Europe and therefore does not receive public contracts from the region, where it has created jobs and pays taxes. With this background given, it would be at least a bit more understandable that someone might be willing to agree to withdraw from the EU, at least if he/she didn’t (yet) know that exactly the problem is being worked on at EU level, so that in the future all applicants for public contracts have to pay wages like the local companies they are competing with.

This contribution is sporadically supplemented and extended. The linked articles and contributions reflect the views, opinions and analyzes of the respective editorial offices, authors and journalists that we do not adopt.

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