Varadkar seems intent on ensuring Ireland continues to haunt Starmer’s Britain
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Former taoiseach to publish his memoirs next year in a publishing deal reportedly involving a six-figure sum
Pilita Clark: Beware the march of the childless voter
JD Vance’s comments betray a serious misunderstanding of where the world is heading in the first half of the 21st century
Simon Coveney: ‘Theresa May’s efforts on the Irish question should be recognised. Her successors didn’t share that’
The former tánaiste reflects on the ‘fun behind the craziness’ of Liz Truss, the ‘intellectual snobbery’ Enda Kenny faced, and Michel Barnier’s shock at the warm welcome he received on the streets of Dublin
The Conservative Effect, 2010-2024: 14 Wasted Years? A damning indictment of Tory rule
The judgments of 15 writers on an eventful run of Conservative governments are nearly always brutal
Are you a citizen of the world or of your own nation? The answer may determine your politics
There are 193 nation states in the world, with Palestine waiting to become the 194th
Theresa May muses on Liz Truss’s shelf life and Boris Johnson’s affairs as she nears the end of her time as an MP
The UK’s former prime minister effervescent at a lunch in Westminster this week
Treatment of Liz Truss shows there is still a bias against middle-aged women
It is true she was a very bad prime minister. But it’s also true she was never given a proper try. She was too weird, maybe she didn’t have enough friends, her ideas were too radical
String of political departures in the UK and Republic leaves politics in a malaise
Varadkar may have ‘seen the writing on the wall’ for his party while in Britain the Tories, in particular, have relinquished all hope
Theresa May to step down as MP at next general election
Former prime minister quit Downing Street in 2019 after failing to deliver Brexit on schedule
Fractured Union. Politics, Sovereignty and the Fight to Save the UK: far-seeing and compelling
Insightful analysis of uncertainty of United Kingdom’s future under the pressures of devolution, inequality, regional dissatisfaction and Brexit
Janan Ganesh: Emmanuel Macron is my politician of the year
Other western leaders need some of the French president’s bullheadedness
Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier: ‘The EU is not the same one the UK left’
French politician says British ministers did not know the consequences of leaving the bloc
UK is doing poor job of keeping up with its peers
In a more productive country, citizens could enjoy longer retirements, more consumption and a better class of rollercoaster
Newton Emerson: Michelle O’Neill brings antiquated republican thinking to Washington
Sinn Féin is struggling to fit current events into the Irish republican world view, where unionists might be bad but Britain is always worse, and a British Tory government is worst of all
Lonely people are not just sadder: they are unhealthier and die younger
Helping others is one of the best ways to protect our health in the long term, experts say
Three new books about Brexit suggest scholars may be as divided as the British population
New books by Tim Bale; Matthew Goodwin; and Meg Russell and Lisa James detail ‘a whiff of Britain’s fetid Brexit debates’
Brexit has changed the North’s constitutional status no matter what the courts say
The UK’s Supreme Court effectively shut down a legal challenge to the Northern Ireland protocol last week as Brexit grievances grow
The biggest threat to unionism is unionism itself
The unionist response to the protocol could pose a greater threat to the union than the protocol itself
Is Varadkar still the Tories’ bogeyman?
Since Varadkar left office in June 2020, Britain has undergone a significant vibe shift. He may face lingering resentment but the energy has moved on from Brexit
The Irish Times view on Britain after Brexit
There is a growing recognition in the UK of the price of Brexit, but the hard Brexiteer element of the Conservative party will block any change in direction
The Tories need to abandon their outmoded ideology
Martin Wolf: Conservatives have been in power since May 2010 in the UK and their record is dreadful
Stephen Collins: Could Sunak face down the Tory fundamentalists and reset UK-EU relations?
British politicians still dare not acknowledge the terrible damage Brexit has done, so the new PM faces the same dilemmas as Theresa May did
Marina Hyde: ‘People like football and movies and pop music, and they really hate politics’
The acerbic Guardian columnist on being ‘sort of posh’, showbiz writing and how far she'll go for a joke
Next British PM really can ‘take back control’, in more ways than one
Sunak or Truss will have an opportunity to reset the UK’s relationship with its EU neighbours, including Ireland
After Johnson, the real task ahead for the UK is of managing decline
Just like Trump did with the Republican Party, Johnson has unleashed demons that will haunt the Conservatives – and Britain – for at least a generation.
Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda: An opera with a troubled history returns
Irish National Opera’s production is first full staging with chorus, orchestra in Ireland
Martin Wolf: Boris Johnson must embrace the Brexit he made
The row over Northern Ireland risks a deeper decline in UK trade in response to threats of violence from a tiny minority
What is the latest row over the Northern Ireland protocol about?
The UK has threatened to override parts of the Northern Ireland Brexit deal on trade
Johnson’s response to cost-of-living crisis ‘pathetic’
Keir Starmer says PM’s cabinet bereft of ideas in debate after queen’s speech
Threats to Johnson loom with potential seat losses in local elections
Conservatives brace for setbacks as candidates distance themselves from party
Why it took the UK a long time to become a Russia hawk
Repositioning happens to now mesh with need to reset relations with EU but Putin was courted for years
Johnson to face investigation into whether he lied to MPs over lockdown parties
Conservative MPs refuse to vote against inquiry by Commons privileges committee
Police attacked at Derry republican march on anniversary of Lyra McKee’s death
Event goes ahead despite condemnation from murdered journalist’s family
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