Europe gives Scotland another chance
Interesting that the EU referendum on 23 June gives a new lease of life to the case for Scottish independence. It was Europe that was the cause of its failure […]
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Can MPs vote against article 50?
Being played out in court at the moment is a case regarding the powers of parliament. Does the government have the constitutional right to trigger British departure from the EU
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See you in court
I am having difficulty explaining to people from other countries what’s going on in the High Court at the moment. There is a case brought by Gina Miller, a fund
In praise of hard Brexit
It is now 16 weeks since the referendum on 23 June. Since then, according to that bus, we have given £5.6 billion to the EU, which Gisela Stuart, among others,
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A quick decision
I was asked the other day by a Leave-supporting politician whether business wanted a quick decision. The doubt about Brexit hard or soft must be difficult for you, he said:
On leaving the European Union
If I had to pick a period of time to be out of politics for various personal reasons, I couldn’t really have chosen a worse few years than those just
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The high price to pay for fuel
I wince as my gas and electricity bills arrive. It’s so expensive now, domestic heating, despite all the penny-pinching things to use less fuel I’ve done to keep our costs
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Why do people vote?
The theory that underpins modern economics is the idea that people act rationally. Their actions will be based on an analysis of the information available to them and they will
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The Daily Telegraph should make its mind up
There is a marvellous article by Allister Heath in the Daily Telegraph today, outlining an alternative to Scottish independence. For Scotland to vote to leave the United Kingdom would cause
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It matters who governs
Politics is not only about policies but also about personalities. The very best ideas are no good if they are implemented incompetently. Good leaders are able to recruit the right
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