Tom Kelly: 10 years after the stupidity of Brexit, there is hope in the unity debate

Tom Kelly: 10 years after the stupidity of Brexit, there is hope in the Irish unity debate

Rational conversations about Irish unity are happening

The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 511

This week should be pretty quiz-toric Welcome to the 511th edition of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz! Since we last spoke 10 days ago, things in the UK have completely turned on their head. Where last time out we were talking about the rise of Andy Burnham—at Keir Starmer’s expense—following the Makerfield by-election, another by-election []

Will The USA Split in Two Thanks to the LEFT?

COMMENT: I felt compelled to reach out. I attended your 2021 conference, and I remember clearly that you spoke about the United States heading toward political fragmentation—and that the real risk of a complete split would emerge after 2028. Over the years, I’ve come to deeply respect how far in advance your forecasts prove accurate. []

[Michael R. Bloomberg] Moving the UK past Brexit

That the 10-year anniversary of Brexit coincided with the fall of another British Prime Minister is a fitting marker of a failed experiment. Now, the question for the UK and the European Union is less about what to do next than whether they can summon the will to do it. As the owner of a business that is growing in both places, and as an American who recognizes that the US benefits from their success, I’m hopeful they can. It was clear in 2016 that exiting the EU would be a grave error. A decade

Ten bills to cross the lawmaking finishing line during urgency

This week's prolonged urgency has given MPs a lot of practice at debating the third readings of bills. How is this 'last gasp' debate different?