The publication last week of the Scottish government’s White Paper on independence, Scotland’s Future, an important question was settled. What are the aims of an independent Scotland? (Assuming, that is, that […]
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Tim Montgomerie in The Times (£) claims there is a democratic case for leaving the EU, on the grounds that: I want us to be a self-governing nation that can
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The latest stage in the saga of British departure from the European Union is struck today by Tory party chairman, Grant Shapps MP. The Tory plan is to put into
Grant Shapps’ feelings Read More »
Martin Schulz, an MEP from Germany, has been nominated by the socialists as their candidate for president of the European Commission. The European Parliament will hold its next elections in
A candidate for president Read More »
An interesting discussion last night about the idea of a world parliament. If democracy is a fundamental principle of how government should take decisions, which this website thinks it is,
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A previous post on this blog investigated how it was worth to Britain that it was no longer at risk of fighting a world war against Germany. For all the
How much does a war cost? Read More »
Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas writes in the Guardian today about being arrested for protesting against a fracking development in rural Sussex. Fracking is a new technology enabling
The wrong protest about fracking Read More »
A last word, I hope, on the row about the Daily Mail’s published attack on Ralph Miliband, the late father of Ed Miliband, leader of the Labour party. A previous
What makes Britain British? Read More »
It has long been a contention of this website that democracy should be thought of not merely as a set of rules but as a culture. While elections and elected
Local government pause for thought Read More »
An important story in the news during the summer was the claim that the American intelligence agencies were tapping, seemingly at will, into the data traffic of a number of
A breach of security, but where? Read More »
