Ireland has made its bed with the EU. It must lie in it
On one level, the migrant row is a mutually-helpful farce. But has something changed in UK-Irish ties?
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On one level, the migrant row is a mutually-helpful farce. But has something changed in UK-Irish ties?
Surveying the row over immigration policy in Ireland and the UK, I’m reminded of the Sham Fight, an annual event in Northern Ireland, in the tiny County Down village of Scarva, conducted by two groups of men dressed up as soldiers of King Billy and King James. There is much clattering of swords, at the end of which James falls theatrically to the ground, his troops pursued off the field, and the groundlings gigglingly ask each other the traditional question: “Who won?” You’re supposed to answer:
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