The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill was designed to ensure that life continues as normal the day we leave the EU. In an earlier post, we explained the rationale behind this bill. While Labour in particular is concerned about the “repatriated” […]
A week ago today, the subject of fisheries was raised by Craig Mackinley, the Conservative MP for Thanet South, in the debate over the European Union (withdrawal) Bill. The relevant part of his speech, taken from Hansard, was as follows:- […]
Michael Gove’s comments to Danish fishermen about access to UK waters after Brexit have attracted some adverse criticism. We have not been provided with a full record of his actual words and it is quite likely he has been misquoted. […]
(Some of the links are quite long. So you may wish to read straight through and then go back to any which interest you) IMAGINE a country where there are empty shelves in the shops, rampant inflation and shortages of […]
Our attention has been drawn to an interesting article which appeared on the Conservative Home website. The author, James Arnell, claims that we in the UK have a different mindset when it comes to negotiations. “In the UK”, he claims, […]
When the current Parliamentary session ends on July 20th, we will enter what has long been called “the Silly Season” when newspapers dredge up all sorts of far-fetched stories to try to keep readers’ interest. It seems that some are […]
