“Sow integrity for yourselves,” urges Hosea. Right now in the U.K., that feels like the most urgent political task.
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The surprisingly Catholic roots of the European Union
The far right denounces the European Union as anti-Christian totalitarianism, but Michael Daniel Driessen writes that the E.U. has its roots in Catholic universalism and a suspicion of the nation-state.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Don’t ask for whom the Brexit bell tolls …
As a moment approaches that is certainly historically massive, one of great triumph or crushing disaster according to your Brexit leaning, Britons are winding ourselves up over a clockwork bell and getting into a flap about a flag.
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After British election, bishop urges vigilance on issues
The opposition Labour Party suffered its worst defeat since 1935.
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Northern Ireland border communities anxious amid Brexit deal
Britain and the EU have pledged to keep the border open after Brexit, but they have struggled to find a solution that is acceptable to both sides.
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A U.K. Supreme Court ruling forces Boris Johnson to defend Brexit before Parliament
The highest court in the land ruled unanimously and unambiguously that Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully in attempting to suspend Parliament only weeks before Brexit, the withdrawal of Great Britain from the European Union, is set to take effect.
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Scottish court throws down another obstacle to no-deal Brexit, setting up possible constitutional crisis
On Wednesday morning, gasps followed the court’s ruling that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s request for a suspension had the “improper purpose of stymieing Parliament.”
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
Britain’s current political woes resemble our own
The fact that the national legislatures of both the United States and the United Kingdom are unable to govern properly cannot be a mere coincidence.
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The weekend’s London protest is a foretaste of what comes next in the Brexit saga
Boris Johnson is trying to run out the clock and force a no-deal Brexit, writes David Stewart in his analysis of British politics. But suspending Parliament may be pushing things too far.
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If it’s ‘bourach,’ don’t Brexit!
After the stunning defeat of Theresa May’s exit deal, Scotland is looking anew at independence, and the U.K. government fears economic disaster.