How much harm can one man do?
Donald Trump defeating Hillary Clinton wasn’t the result most of us wanted or expected, but it’s what we’ve got. The question now is what next? Trump’s promises on the campaign …
Britain and the EU
The biggest lie
At an event to analyse the implications of the Brexit vote and try to predict what comes next. One question from the audience – what was the biggest lie told …
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, …
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 …
Must Britain leave the EU? (15 November 2016)
A joint meeting with the Federal Trust and the Global Policy Institute 5.30 pm to 7 pm Tuesday 15 November 2016 London Metropolitan University 84 Moorgate London EC2M 6SQ We asked last …
Must Britain leave the EU?
The Federal Union committee met on 26 September, for the first time after the referendum on 23 June, to take stock. The result of the vote had been a shock, …
Can Britain stay in the European Union? (24 September 2015)
The referendum on British membership of the EU is coming closer, but the EU itself appears to be drifting further away. Whether looking at policies for the European economy, or …
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John Pinder (1924 – 2015)
John Pinder OBE was that rare thing: an intellectual leader in politics. A résumé of his career speaks for itself: after maths and economics at Cambridge – at King’s College, …