Tag: Michel Barnier

• Coming Home To Roost

  

  The UK Government has been taking a public beating recently for reneging on the Withdrawal Agreement, but perhaps for once this is not quite what it seems. I recall reading a fascinating paper – written by a hardcore feminist – that railed against the ‘No means no’ mantra. Her argument was a cogent one. If…

  Max Frances

  Oct 13, 2021

  Politics, Society

  Abuse, Borders, Brexit, Consent, EU, Frost, Ireland, Michel Barnier, Negotiations, Northern Ireland, Power, Rape, Trade Deal, Withdrawal Agreement

• The Same Game

  

  You’d have to have a heart of stone not laugh at the current Brussels pantomime, and we’re not yet even in the run-up to Christmas. The anglosphere has converged to squeeze France out of a $90bn submarine contract, and French indignation is, well, ripe. Strangely, there seems to be no sign of smug Europhiles gleefully…

  Max Frances

  Sep 17, 2021

  Politics, Social Media, Society

  Australia, Belgium, Brexit, Brussels, EU, France, Hypocrisy, Michel Barnier, Migrant Crisis, Migration, Negotiations, Politics, Sovereignty, Twitter, US, Verhofstadt, Withdrawal Agreement