All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again As 2016 draws to a close, it is ending on a note that few of us could have dared imagine a year ago. For a start, […]
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So said the angels when they announced the birth of our Lord to the shepherds on the hills outside Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago. And in that spirit at this festive time of year I thought I should break off […]
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The original article appeared in the Daily Telegraph on 17th December Australia is backing Brexit Britain all the way – ALEXANDER DOWNER As the UK leaves the EU, our two nations will grow close again to promote our shared values and interests. […]
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In George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eight Four, everyone is required to participate in the daily Two Minute Hate – an outpouring of loathing directed against Emmanuel Goldstein, the symbolic enemy of Big Brother’s state of Oceania. Failure to hate the […]
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THE PRESS OFFICE OF The Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Independent Labour) News Release 16th December 2016 Government tells Peer that the ECJ has no jurisdiction over triggering of Article 50 In response to a written question from the independent […]
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It was one of the EU’s major claims that it had brought peace to Europe. Many well-intentioned people believed it. In the Nineties, I had frequent local wrangles with the late Phillip Whitehead MEP (Lab) – a decent man of […]
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