Monday Memories – Birth of the Liberal Democrats
We had . . . sufficient equity in the house to enable us to purchase the flat outright. Continue reading Monday Memories – Birth of the Liberal Democrats
Tag: EU
Brexit – Neither Divorce Nor Car Deal
What hurts is the huge number of cultural, sporting and business links that have been built across Europe over the past 45 years and that are now being sullied by the xenophobic rhetoric that has been unleashed. Continue reading Brexit – Neither Divorce Nor Car Deal
Britain and Borders – A Bloody Legacy
Northern Ireland remains the only part of the UK where same sex marriage is forbidden. It is the only part of the UK where politics is defined by religious extremism. Continue reading Britain and Borders – A Bloody Legacy
#Brexit – The Great British Betrayal
But the greatest betrayal, the one that cuts like a red hot knife to the very heart of everything I was brought up to believe, is the betrayal of our shared values. Continue reading #Brexit – The Great British Betrayal
Saturday Sound Off – A Strangely Inverted Immigration Policy
Let’s teach those people a lesson. Let them do all the nasty unpleasant jobs. It is, after all, the will of the people to send the low skilled migrants home. Serves them right. Continue reading Saturday Sound Off – A Strangely Inverted Immigration Policy
No Deal? No Way!
The leadership of the Labour Party should be very worried about the livelihoods of their members and supporters. It is beyond belief that they are not fulfilling the proper role of an opposition and fighting tooth and nail to prevent #Brexit. Continue reading No Deal? No Way!
Saturday Sound-off: The Will of the People #2
if you wonder why the cabinet is so divided, it is because of the impossibility of squaring the circle between securing greater control of Britain’s borders on the one hand, and maintaining frictionless trade and travel between the UK and the EU on the other Continue reading Saturday Sound-off: The Will of the People #2
The Biggest #Brexit Lie: “It’s the Will of the People”
If other nations are queuing up to do deals with the UK, it’s because they want to offload their own surpluses on unsuspecting British consumers. Continue reading The Biggest #Brexit Lie: “It’s the Will of the People”
Saturday Sound-off: Blather About Borders and #Brexit
the months of uncertainty, negotiations, and costly preparations that the UK has been forced to endure . . . are utterly pointless if the deal that is struck at the end of the process looks anything like the one we already have. Continue reading Saturday Sound-off: Blather About Borders and #Brexit
Saturday Sound Off: Media Hypocrisy
The idea of dismantling the existing arrangements in order to put in place something that is, in practice, exactly the same, is an appalling waste of everyone’s time and patience, including that of the editors of The Sun on both sides of the Irish Sea. Continue reading Saturday Sound Off: Media Hypocrisy
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