Chris Patten

Dublin blindsided on Chris Patten’s appointment as head of NI policing commission, State records show

June 1998 briefing note prepared for then taoiseach Bertie Ahern complained of ‘strong dissatisfaction’ with British handling of the matter

Fri Dec 27 2024 - 00:00

Unrealisable expectation goes some way to explaining what has gone wrong in policing in Northern Ireland

The present crisis in the PSNI is being crudely, but not unjustly, seen as Sinn Féin demanding the heads of two officers - and the DUP and UUP demanding the heads of the leadership for bowing to this pressure

Sat Sept 09 2023 - 06:45

UK government must ‘tell the truth’ and implement NI protocol – Chris Patten

Former MP says problem is not sausages but ‘porkies’ from Downing Street

Wed Jun 23 2021 - 20:38

Fintan O’Toole: Earth calling Edwin Poots – we have a problem

If the earth is only 6000 years old, all the science of the last 200 years is bogus

Tue May 04 2021 - 01:00

Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested in crackdown

Arrests target activists and politicians who were involved in election primary last year

Wed Jan 06 2021 - 07:04

David Cook obituary: A trailblazing and courageous politician

Alliance Party founder was first non-unionist lord mayor of Belfast since partition

Sat Nov 07 2020 - 05:00

Hong Kong bars 12 pro-democracy candidates from running in key election

International lawmakers condemn move as ‘unacceptable obstructions of democratic process’

Thu Jul 30 2020 - 15:46

Patten says cross-party support on Hong Kong a sign of new UK stance on China

London Letter: Former governor predicts other European countries will join Britain in scrutinising their relationship with Beijing

Thu Jun 04 2020 - 21:00

Hong Kong police fire tear gas on protest against security law

Police fire tear gas in popular shopping district as protesters take to the streets

Sun May 24 2020 - 13:22

Covid-19 turns WHO into battleground for superpower rivalry

UN organisation has been subjected to barrage of criticism over response to pandemic

Tue May 05 2020 - 01:00

Chris Patten ‘amazed’ UK sees common rules with EU as ‘impossible’

Former NI policing reformer says people ‘should not hold history’ against Sinn Féin

Tue Feb 25 2020 - 21:23

UK’s immigration plan geared ‘to catch headlines’

Tory grandee Chris Patten calls Brexit era ‘most depressing period of my life’

Mon Feb 24 2020 - 00:01

Joshua Wong’s call to arms to the Instagram generation

Hong Kong’s most famous political activist on his fight against totalitarianism

Sat Feb 08 2020 - 06:00

Hugh Orde 'staggered' by North’s lack of progress on the past

Ex-PSNI chief speaks out on the Troubles and the failures of historical investigations

Mon Aug 05 2019 - 02:00

Fintan O’Toole: A spiffing tale of how Brexit was ‘spaffed’ away

Chris Cook’s book paints UK swing to political and administrative incompetence

Tue Jul 09 2019 - 06:00

Chris Patten: Brexit crisis is ‘crazed ideological jihad’

Ardently pro-European, the veteran Tory has watched in horror as the debacle unfolds

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 15:22

Stop investigations of Troubles killings, UK political figures urge

Former Northern secretaries argue better to spend £150m on victims and survivors

Wed Oct 10 2018 - 00:15

Brexit debate an assault on values of democracy – Chris Patten

Former Tory minister says ‘nationalist rage’ is getting UK in ‘terrible mess’

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 20:09

May to present amendment to EU withdrawal Bill

PM to set out course of action if final Brexit agreement rejected or talks end with no deal

Wed Jun 13 2018 - 19:12

House of Lords backs move to prevent hard border

Peers inflict 10th Brexit defeat on Theresa May’s government by voting for amendment

Wed May 02 2018 - 21:30

Theresa May to visit China with aim of boosting trade ties

PM’s efforts to reassure Beijing about UK post-Brexit likely to dominate three-day trip

Tue Jan 30 2018 - 19:45

Dublin Festival of History: JFK, Harry Potter and Nicholas II up for discussion

UK’s Chris Patten, novelist Robert Harris and war correspondent Martin Bell to attend

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 15:45

Brexit: ‘Ideological crap about sovereignty and taking back control’

Chris Patten, who helped transform the RUC into the PSNI, on his Irishness, Catholicism and the wrench of Brexit

Sat Jul 22 2017 - 06:00

Hong Kong handover anniversary marked by protests

Activists demand democracy 20 years after transfer of territory from Britain to China

Sun Jul 02 2017 - 16:59

Xi warns Hong Kong democrats against crossing red line

Tens of thousands attend march as Carrie Lam sworn in as territory’s chief executive

Sat Jul 01 2017 - 18:20

Free speech under threat on our college campuses

Trigger warnings and safe spaces: should a student’s desire not to be offended stifle freedom of expression?

Tue Apr 18 2017 - 01:00

Decisions on commission to audit Garda unlikely this week

Howlin says Garda should proceed with recommendations of Garda inspectorate

Mon Apr 03 2017 - 01:00

Garda has lessons to learn from Patten reform of North policing

Against fierce opposition, Patten commission brought about radical reforms

Fri Mar 31 2017 - 01:00

Northern Ireland baulks at the panda in the room

Similarity between Belfast Agreement and Hong Kong handover is great unmentionable

Thu Dec 08 2016 - 05:00

Oxford college accused of bowing to donors to keep Rhodes statue

Oriel decision on statue of white supremacist made before expected consultation

Sat Jan 30 2016 - 01:02

Irish vice-chancellor pledges ‘innovative’ future for Oxford

Louise Richardson becomes first woman in role in 800 years

Thu Jan 14 2016 - 09:46

Catherine Day’s 10-year tenure in senior EU role ends

Day could be become adviser to European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker

Wed Sept 02 2015 - 01:00

Catherine Day to leave European Commission role

Irish official has been secretary general for almost a decade

Wed Jun 24 2015 - 16:17

Derry man Steve Bradley looking to clean up in Bath

Bradley, who came to Bath as a student, hopes to retain Lib Dem seat

Tue Apr 28 2015 - 01:00