David Trimble: far-sighted but no visionary
Trimble will be remembered as a determined realist, without whom there would have been no Good Friday Agreement.
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Trimble will be remembered as a determined realist, without whom there would have been no Good Friday Agreement.
It once seemed as if Boris Johnson might revive conservatism and revitalise Britain, instead he flitted aimlessly from one scandal to another.
Partygate is over. But an economic storm is coming and voters are weary of the Prime Minister.
After the PM’s lightning tour of Northern Ireland and the foreign secretary’s threat in the Commons, a solution to the crisis appears as far away as ever.
“No hard border on the island of Ireland!” is still the cry. What nobody troubled to ask was: Why?
The arrangement prevents cattle from returning to Northern Ireland if unsold in Great Britain. Northern Irish producers are losing out
The Foreign Secretary has set out how parts of the agreement might be overridden – but the detail is yet to come.
With Liz Truss promising to scrap the Protocol, and Stormont at a standstill because of it, the fudge to get Brexit over the line is unravelling.
Johnson knew the Protocol was unworkable from its very inception, but he thought it would get Brexit done. Over two years on, it continues to cause chaos.
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