The politics of Brexit
Brexit has remained the major news item since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (EU) on 23 June posing not only an existential threat to the union…
‘Soft’ Brexit
May was no Brexiter. She had been quietly on the Remain side, and had given a private speech to Goldman Sachs warning of the dire economic consequences of leaving the…
Iran’s global banking problems deepen with rise of Trump, Brexit
Britain's vote to leave the European Union and the rise of US presidential nominee Donald Trump have paralysed efforts by Western governments to encourage already highly reluctant international banks to…
More women win power but still few and far between
Led by Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton and Theresa May, there have never been so many experienced and ambitious women in positions of influence, even if they remain heavily outnumbered. Clinton…
The Blair follies
Following an incredibly tumultuous three weeks in British politics, the nation gets a new prime minister today, rather sooner than expected, an event that is likely to trigger the dreaded…
Fatal artistry
Who buries the nation’s undertaker — the man who volunteered to inter the corpses of the unknown, the disowned? In other countries, the state usually shoulders that unpleasant responsibility. In…
Spotlight: Elections aftermath: both promising and ominous!
While PML-N's resounding victory in Punjab is remarkable, its electoral presence in other provinces (ranging from nil to an insignificant part) has a dampening effect on its euphoria. PML-N's success…
Checks on immigration
Immigration has been a highly emotive issue in British politics since Enoch Powell made his famous 1968 “rivers of blood” speech which sketched a picture of Britain inundated with immigrants.…
