The agreement hammered out at Chequers last Friday went down like a lead balloon among Tory Brexit supporters. Here is the text of the final statement. Martin Howe QC, from Lawyers for Britain, produced a briefing which expressed grave concern […]
We have been sent these excellent alternative lyrics to Blake’s hymn Jerusalem by an anonymous supporter. Especially given recent developments, they are particularly pertinent at the moment:- And did those men in ancient time Fight for our rights and liberty […]
Shock horror! Can a Brexit supporter honestly utter such a phrase as the above? Sadly, yes, especially when the subjects include cooperation in security and criminal justice matters. These two issues powerfully illustrate the illusory nature of our government’s approach […]
I am sure that none of us who campaigned for the UK to leave the EU will forget the euphoria of that moment on June 24th 2016 when the result was announced. This was the piece which I wrote for […]
A number of UK companies are to be given a pre-Brexit leaving present by the EU – a substantial fine. According to this piece in Bloomberg, the European Commission intends to complete its investigation into a controversial tax break for […]
As the “ping-pong” continues between the two Houses of Parliament over the amendments to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, it is easy to end up very confused, bogged down by a mass of detail. Part of the problem is separating the […]
