The Flight of the Gaels
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The Flight of the Gaels

A story of the break-up of the United Kingdom

  1. 168 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 16 Jan |Learn more

The Flight of the Gaels

A story of the break-up of the United Kingdom

About this book

The people of Scotland and Northern Ireland voted in the 2016 referendum to remain in the European Union. It is generally assumed that, whilst the public in these two jurisdictions might not be happy with the Brexit outcome, they will get used to it and adapt to a life as former Europeans. The Flight of the Gaels demonstrates that there could be a set of circumstances in which this assumption is proved to be wide of the mark. The story begins in the UK and Irish Permanent Representations in Brussels and winds its way via a political research project at Ulster University and political lobbying in the United States and Europe to the establishment of a new political grouping in Scotland and Ireland. A constitutional earthquake follows, with the potential to transform the politics of the British Isles. When this potential is realised, the political landscape that emerges is one that few could have predicted when the Brexit saga began in 2016.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. About the Author
  3. Dedication
  4. Copyright Information ©
  5. Acknowledgement
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1 The Answer Is ‘We’re Out!’
  8. Chapter 2 The Aftermath
  9. Chapter 3 Hogmanay 2018/2019
  10. Chapter 4 The 2019 Tory Civil War
  11. Chapter 5 The 2019 Tory Civil War (Part 2)
  12. Chapter 6 Brainstorming in Leuven
  13. Chapter 7 2020 – A Virulent Year
  14. Chapter 8 The Gaelic Alliance
  15. Chapter 9 Referendum Year, 2022
  16. Chapter 10 The Gaelic Federation
  17. Chapter 11 The Death Throes of Brexit