Pressure Builds on May As Brexit Hardliners Close Ranks
More and more Conservatives want Theresa May gone.
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British Reject Plan to Keep Northern Ireland in Customs Union, Single Market
The Irish argue for integration, but hardliners in London can’t abide an “all-island” approach.
Conservatives Pay Price for Putting Party Before Country
Conservatives have allowed the need for intraparty unity to prevail over the nationalist interest.
Without Brexit Deal, United Kingdom Would Be Thrown into Chaos
Brexiteers who believe leaving the EU without a deal would not be the end of the world should think again.
Theresa May Repeats Alexis Tsipras’ Mistake
The British prime minister is trying to go over the bureaucrats’ heads.
Brexit and Trump as Reactionary Fantasies
A confident, intelligent conservatism has been reduced to nihilist, mindless reaction.
British Conservatives Face Three Structural Challenges
Membership is down. The youth vote has been lost. The political landscape is shifting in Labour’s favor.
British Struggle to Understand Spain’s Reaction to Catalan Referendum
They managed two referendums in three years. Why can’t the Spanish let the Catalans vote?
Boris Johnson Makes One More Bid for Relevance
The foreign secretary breathes new life into the worst Brexit fantasies.
Britain Forgot to Ask Europe’s Opinion of a Brexit Transition
A transition deal might be good for Britain, but there are reasons to doubt the EU would agree to it.
Allies Hope for the Best from Trump, Must Plan for the Worst
Donald Trump might still morph into a more conventional president, but allies cannot take chance.
Spain Promises Not to Hold Brexit Hostage to Gibraltar
Spain could have used Brexit to bargain for a new settlement for Gibraltar but vows not to.
Complacency May Have Led to Brexit and Trump
In good times, politics becomes a kind of sport: a means of venting and expressing oneself at low risk.
Conservatives Need to Make Capitalism Work for Everyone
Free markets and globalization have made Britain wealthier, but it doesn’t always feel that way.
Once the Party of Stability, Conservatives Provoke Unrest
Britain’s Conservatives once promised a haven from global unrest. Now they seem to provoke it.