Boris Johnson has no regard for Ireland and not much for Britain, either

We're getting good, aren’t we, at ushering unwelcome politicians out the door. The old Irish trick of “here’s your hat and what’s your hurry?” worked well with US President Donald Trump when he visited his Irish golf club a few weeks ago, and we barely noticed his vice-president, Mike Pence, coming and going.

British prime minister Boris Johnson was always going to make a bit more of a splash, but it’s good to be able to report that he was received with courtesy and politeness yesterday, and given absolutely nothing.