Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus “ Today the British Parliament voted to block a no-deal Brexit, which is very good. It could, of course, cause Boris Johnson to seek a general election. Attached is an article from the Irish Times of Dublin that gives Members of Congress a helpful background to the hubris of […]
September, 2019
Boris at bay
Well. It’s a bit early to say that Boris Johnson has been hoist by his own petard, but the House of Commons is not going according to his script. The opposition have managed to box him in so that a no-deal Brexit will be impossible. They’ve passed the Bill in the Commons and it’s either […]
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING by Fr Sean McManus
Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus Julian Smith called back from Irish border for Cabinet meeting A planned protest outside one of the venues the Northern Ireland Secretary was due to visit was called off [because he did not show up]. David Young, PA. Belfast Telegraph.Monday, September 2, 2019 The Northern Ireland Secretary cut short a […]
The backstop: there is an answer
In all the many articles written about Brexit and the backstop, there has been one missing line of argument. Which is odd, since the words of the prophet are written on the borderline walls, as Paul Simon almost sang. And they tell us what is obvious: there’s no need to dispute over how hard or […]
Congressional briefing by Fr Sean McManus
I Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus “Backstop” provides essential guarantee during Brexit chaos Irish News Editorial. Belfast. Monday, September 2, 2019 All the indications are that we are moving into a defining period during the Brexit crisis, with the motion which the Labour Party is due to publish at Westminster perhaps the last chance of avoiding a no-deal catastrophe. […]
This week will shape our future
Knowing what’s coming doesn’t necessarily ease the pain. Watching a bomb as it hurtles from ‘way up in the skies into your living-room doesn’t mean it’s any less shattering when it hits. This week has been a long time coming. Today in Westminster will separate the boys from the men and the girls from the […]
LAPDOG BITES BULLDOG (56) by Perkin Warbeck
SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA In 2009, OOL announced, oops, made a (yawn) public ( stretch) pronouncement that (trouser cough) she, Olivia O Leary, no less, was leaving the Catholic Church. Stop all the clocks. Cut off the telephone. Prevent the Lapdog from barking with a juicy bone. That sorta thingy. Let us now pass […]
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING by Fr Sean McManus
Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus “Congress should listen to the people who know all about The Border, especially a ” hard” Border, like the people featured in this article from South Armagh—the county-area that bore the most during The Troubles. I am a Fermanagh native of the historic parish of Kinawley (which has […]