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 […]
This paper, The Political Caste, was written as far back as 2007, but it is still very relevant to today’s situation. It discusses the disconnect between the views of the élite and those of the electorate as a whole, attempting […]
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 […]
This article, a personal opinion by CIB chairman Edward Spalton, was written for the agricultural press. It has been suggested that independence campaigners like me should keep quiet about the possible problems of Brexit so as not to be […]
Edward Spalton received the following reply to his letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury from one of his staff:-
A proposal from the European Commission has called for the mandatory inclusion of biometrics (two fingerprints and a facial image) in all EU Member States’ identity cards. Although the EU is not per se proposing ID cards in the UK, […]
