There is a debate in the House of Commons this afternoon on whether to hold a referendum on EU membership, called by the eurosceptics who, of course, want Britain to […]
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This blog warned earlier in the year about the stretching of the UN Security Council resolution on Libya, 1973, that authorised a no-fly zone and led to regime change. Was
The story of Liam Fox (a story that at the time of writing does not yet have an ending) can be read not so much as the story of ministerial
A nation, famously, is a group of people who think of themselves as a nation. They may have other things in common – a language, a religion, a state –
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A report by Action Aid has revealed that 98 of the companies in the FTSE 100 have set up subsidiaries in tax havens in order to reduce their UK tax
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At the end of the political party conference season, it is time for a review of our political parties. There is dissatisfaction all round. Here is Peter Oborne, at the
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Eurosceptic journalist Peter Oborne surpassed himself on Newsnight on Wednesday denouncing a spokesperson for the European Commission as “that idiot in Brussels”. The question at issue was whether the euro
This blog has reported previously on the American presidential election system and the way it represents the country unevenly, by starting the primary process in one small town in Iowa.
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It has been alarming to watch the leadership of the eurozone limp through the debt crisis affecting some of the member states, apparently as though they have no idea of
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I spoke at a debate earlier this week organised by the Spectator, with the subject of “Is it time to leave the EU?”; naturally, I was against the motion. Also
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