Tag: Northern Ireland

  • Brexit Deal 2.0

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    Brendan Barry
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    I’ve been trying to work on a Syrian changing alliances graphic, but the Brexit news today scuppered that. Instead, we take a look at Boris’ deal, which differs from May’s in that it chucks out the notion of territorial integrity, creating a border in the Irish Sea where goods will have to be inspected. My…

  • The Trilemma Remains for Boris

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    Brendan Barry
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    This is a repost of sorts, but it is important. Now prime minister, Boris Johnson had an opportunity to seek a more reasonable approach to Brexit. Unfortunately, he is drawing even harder red lines than his predecessor, Theresa May. And that brings us back to my Brexit trilemma graphic from back in March. Essentially, Johnson wants three…

  • Demanding the Impossible

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    Brendan Barry
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    The key problem in the Brexit deal remains what to do with the Irish border. In essence, the UK faces the same trilemma it has since the beginning. It wants three things it cannot have at the same time: exiting the EU single market and customs union, so it can create a free and independent…

  • Northern Ireland Assembly Election Results

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    Brendan Barry
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    Friday was election day across Northern Ireland as voters elected their representatives for the assembly at Stormont. The headline results: the Nationalists have gained significant ground on the Unionists. The Guardian captured the tallies in this results page. Credit for the piece goes to the Guardian’s graphics department.

  • Brexit and Ireland

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    Brendan Barry
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    This week I really wanted to hold off on commenting about Brexit graphics until things settled down—admittedly thinking Remain would win. Now that Thursday has arrived, I think we can all agree that settling down is not happening and the UK really is leaving the EU. As an Irish American, I grew up with frequent commentary…