Brexit and Trump promises were just lies

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, April 05, 2017

Brexit and Trump promises were just lies
- A couple of friends who thumped the table for Brexit and Donald Trump have gone rather quiet. Both my Irish-American relative and the long-time London-Irish businessman admit to feeling a little scalded.

To recap.

Last May, David Davis MP asserted that post-Brexit, immigration would fall to “almost zero”. Last week, the now Brexit secretary, amended that to: “From time to time, we’ll need more, from time to time, we’ll need less migrants.

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Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, July 07, 2020

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Have we made any new progress on Brexit and the Irish border?

Irish Standard Time — Monday, November 12, 2018

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Nazi SS teacher who fled to Ireland after being sentenced to death for rounding up Jews in ...

Irish Standard Time — Friday, October 06, 2023

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ACCA calls for EU to waive 80% tax on Irish imports in no-deal Brexit

Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, February 12, 2019

ACCA calls for EU to waive 80% tax on Irish imports in no-deal Brexit - WTO tariffs, if implemented under a no deal Brexit are expected to raise the costs of many UK goods and services in Ireland by between 5% and 30% ...

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