Brexit

A trade deal with the US has long been a centerpiece of ambition for devoted Brexiteers. A pro-EU, Irish American candidate winning the 2020 presidential election is not what they expected. The fragile peace in Northern Ireland will yet…

The “oven-ready” Brexit deal that Boris Johnson marketed just one year ago, during the United Kingdom’s snap elections, ended up being burnt outside and raw inside. With never-ending trade talks entering the 11th hour and no new…

September has found Britain in a jittery mood. After the intense first wave of COVID-19 relented over the summer, the past two weeks have seen the number of cases rise back up to over 3,000 per day. The timing of the uptick is particularly…

 Il divorzio inglese dall’Ue senza uno straccio di accordo commerciale comincia ad apparire possibile. Si vedrà meglio al termine del round negoziale di questa settimana a Bruxelles. Ma va intanto capita la premessa: il “no deal”, la…

A fine gennaio, la Gran Bretagna uscirà formalmente dall’UE: dopo anni di psicodramma, seguiti al Referendum del giugno 2016, la prima secessione volontaria dall’Unione Europea diventerà realtà. Boris Johnson, vincendo trionfalmente le…