Britain under Boris Johnson is in trouble from all directions, but the UK's prime minister's shameless pursuit of power also provides lessons for politicians around the world.
Throughout his life, Boris Johnson has always believed rules are for other people but busking through the role of prime minister isn't possible and there is no chance that Johnson will change.
Boris Johnson will always change his policy to suit his needs and anyone can be sacrificed to save himself but the latest corruption stories in Westminster will not be forgotten by his MPs.
Micheál Martin's comments at Bodenstown indicated that even a man as averse to a row as the Taoiseach recognises that the EU are now putting on the hard hats in discussions with the UK.
There is no honour, only expediency, in Lord David Frost's manoeuvres on the Northern Ireland protocol but that is all anyone can expect from Boris Johnson's government.
Behind the bluster and the bravado, English football was riddled with insecurities. As they approach their first major final in 55 years, what has changed?
There have been many quiet heroes on the way to peace on this island. A driver called Brian O'Driscoll was one. Now Ireland needs diplomats to bring commonsense.
If England succeed at the European Championships, it won't affect the British government's policy, but a triumphant public mood might influence Boris Johnson's timing of events, says Tommie Gorman
Comments allegedly made this week by Boris Johnson were a callous dismissal of the lives lost to Covid-19, but other failings could bring down the UK's prime minister.
This week’s Westminster election may reshape Northern Ireland’s political landscape along Brexit fault lines – but on a UK scale, it still looks set to return a majority set on unrealistic trade expectations, raising again the prospect of a no-deal.
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