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How English Nationalist Boris Johnson Is Turning the UK into a “US Colony”
By Henry McLeish
Boris Johnson and the right-wing Tories in Cabinet are English nationalists who hope to turn UK into a US ‘colony’, a country where EU regulations are replaced by limited welfare, minimum standards, low taxes and low pay, writes Henry McLeish. Read more...

Irish Newspaper Calls for Union between Ireland, Wales and Scotland
By Nation.Cymru
Writing for the newspaper, Jason O’Toole suggests that a pact of the four nations – Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – would be similar to the Scandinavians with their Nordic Council. Read more...

UK Government Is Pushing Ahead with Extreme US Trade Deal

By True Publica
Currently, Britain has a Prime Minister who was elected not by the public, but by around 90,000 Conservative party members. With a majority in the House of Commons of just one seat, without any real political mandate, Britain is being pushed towards a hard Brexit. Read more...

Britain after Brexit: Welcome to the Vulture Restaurant
By Adam Ramsay
“Britain has no leverage, Britain is desperate … it needs an agreement very soon. When you have a desperate partner, that’s when you strike the hardest bargain.” So warned former US treasury secretary Larry Summers on Radio 4 ‘Today’ programme this morning, as new foreign secretary Dominic Raab jets off on a tour of North America to investigate potential trade deals. Read more...

Ireland can Stop a no-deal Brexit. Here’s How
By Fintan O’Toole
Ireland, North and South, is facing a political and economic crisis. But the key to preventing it lies in Irish hands. One Irish political party has the power to change the balance of power at Westminster and to alter the dynamics of British politics, prevent a no-deal Brexit, avoid a hard UK-Ireland border and save the economy of Northern Ireland from catastrophe. Read more...

U.K. Breakup? New Poll Sets the Scene for Scottish Independence Referendum
By Johanna Ross
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has hailed as ‘phenomenal’ a new poll which shows majority support for Scottish Independence. The survey, which was carried out by Lord Ashcroft in the wake ofPrime Minister Boris Johnson’s visit to Scotland a week ago, puts those in favour of independence at 46% with 43% against. Read more...

Leaked: UK’s New Trade Secretary Met with US Pressure Groups to Discuss Weakening Regulations
By True Publica
In ‘off the record’ meetings last September, Liz Truss sought lessons from Donald Trump’s radical program of deregulation and tax cuts. The new international trade secretary, Liz Truss, met with hard-right pressure groups in Washington DC last year to learn about the benefits of Donald Trump’s deregulatory agenda, according to official documents obtained by Unearthed. Read more...