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It has been exactly two months since Britain voted to quit the European Union. Since then, the silence on how the divorce proceedings will be conducted has been deafening. It is an impasse that helps neither side and, once Europe’s August holiday sea...

Britain’s enormous soft power, painstakingly built in the post-imperial era, looks weakened in the wake of Brexit. In fact, negotiating acceptable divorce terms or preventing an economic decline may prove much easier than restoring British influence....

We witnessed an epic moment in history earlier this week upon Theresa May’s appointment as Prime Minister of Britain. She became the 13th prime minister to serve during the 64-year reign of the Queen. Mrs May is only the second woman to serve in the ...

The Bermuda Government has already spoken with British Government officials regarding the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. But Michael Dunkley told the House of Assembly yesterday that the implications of Brexit remained unclear. Having alre...

Michael Dunkley has congratulated Theresa May on her appointment as British Prime Minister. The Premier also send formal correspondence on behalf of Bermuda to the newly appointed UK Cabinet ministers, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and the Chancell...

I have lived in Britain for 26 years. I was born to Indian parents in Ealing and raised in Hounslow, both multicultural West London areas, so my experiences with racism until now were limited to snide remarks and idiosyncrasies — the usual schoolyard...

The political scientist and theorist Francis Fukuyama in a 1989 essay once wrote that with the triumph of Western liberal values — the precursor to neoliberalism at the end of the Cold War — that that would signal an end to history itself. Well, on J...

Dear Sir, Citizens of a small island whose economy is out of proportion to its landmass understand the importance of inclusion and multilateralism. Unless you are the UK, in which case you forgo collective bargaining to make a passing political poin...

Dear Sir, Brexit may have its complexities and there will be many well-reasoned guesses as to the future outcome of Britain and the European Union, but a few things in the political realm were made crystal clear: leadership is way out of touch with t...

The British vote to leave the European Union may come to be seen as a tipping point in global politics, perhaps more consequential than anything since the fall of the Berlin Wall. It may mark the moment when Europe comes face to face with its own con...

Britain is heading for the European Union exit door. By 3.30am today it was confirmed that the referendum on whether Britain should stay in the 28-country bloc was a victory for the “leave” campaigners. They won 52 per cent of the vote. Turnout was h...

Michael Dunkley has written to Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the British Labour Party, to defend Bermuda’s international reputation. The Premier said that he provided factual information about the island’s position in insurance and international busin...