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Been moving house all day, so have only seen Gove’s letter now. A few thoughts...1. It’s Gove. His appalling historic views on Ireland mean he should be allowed nowhere near

I don’t know what to think when I see these pieces. It’s sad to see the damage that is being done to livelihoods. It’s worse knowing that the charlatans who

Re Erasmus being for privileged kids, I am walking proof of that not being the case. My dad was a factory worker, who left school at 14. He was diagnosed

Has anyone ever thought about the parallels between prohibition in the US and Brexit in terms of the politics that made them happen? Decades-long disinformative grassroots campaigns. The tactics of

I know I have a laugh sometimes at some of the strange inhabitants of the Tory backbenches (and even some on the frontbench), and Lord knows they’re a tonic, but

Another factor worth considering in the EU-UK negotiations is the lack of experience UK govt politicians may have in negotiations. The lack of trade negotiation experience is well documented. However,

I’ve never understood the confidence that there would be a deal, because the alternative seemed too irrational to comprehend. Firstly, there are plenty of historical examples of *rational* actors sleepwalking

‘Sovereignty’ as understand by Brexiteers in government seems to amount to nothing more than a belief that the executive has the right to pursue any action it wishes without any

The Farage stuff. So, predictably he’s diversifying his hate portfolio for a post-Brexit landscape. He hasn’t been sated with leaving the EU; he’s now going after the most vulnerable migrants.

Paul has tweeted this, so I don’t have to. But, I’ll go anyway. I’ve said it before: it’s rather easy for white, middle class *English* remainers to be all “let’s

Why Member States not complying with Article 2 TEU values such as the rule of law is not just an issue of morality for those States and the EU, but

If you’re complaining about woke leftists “cancelling” you when your political persuasion has an 80-seat majority and a 10-percentage point lead in the polls, when you are one of an

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