As we reported last week, at grassroots level, most people, whatever position they took in the referendum debate, have been sufficiently grown-up to accept the result and get on with life. A You Gov poll published on Friday provides some […]
With the Labour Party currently occupied with choosing its leader, reporting of Brexit developments has largely focussed on the Government – in particular Prime Minister Theresa May and the three ministers apointed to oversee the process – Boris Johnson, David […]
Away from the debate between politicians, businessmen and campaigners about the best exit route, eight weeks after the memorable result of June’s referendum, life for ordinary people has settled down remarkably quickly. In fact, it soon became apparent within a […]
Whatever your thoughts on how best to exit the EU, this helpful paper is well worth reading. Although published by the Adam Smith Institute, it is a collaborative effort, also involving Dr Kristian Niemitz, poverty reserach fellow at the Institute […]
At first glance, headlines in a number of papers proclaiming “No Brexit until late 2019” sound thoroughly depressing. Has some new hold-up to triggering Article 50 suddenly appeared on the horizon? Not at all. In spite of a spat between […]
I received an appeal from a charity I support which helps the victims of torture. It talked of an “unprecedented rise in hate crime….across the country” and claimed that “Each day the news brings stories of political upheaval and a […]
