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For the first time since 1171, Ireland has more power than England

14 September 2019

9:00 AM

14 September 2019

9:00 AM

Watching Boris Johnson in Dublin, where he came to ask Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to get him out of a hole, I am struck again by how disorienting Brexit has been. Everything we are used to in Anglo-Irish relations has been reversed. For the first time since Henry II invaded in 1171, Ireland has more power than England.

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