Brexit
Economic Implications of Brexit for the UK
Brexit is now the elephant in the room that both Government and Major opposition refuse to mention. The effect of the divorce from the EU is now being felt right through the UK economy, from shortage of labour in the agricultural and hospitality industries, to lack of HGV drivers, leading to logistics problems leading to […]
Brexit Britain leaving visitors feeling unwelcome
This is from a French writer Marion Van Renterghem who is a regular visitor to the UK. However on his most recent visit, he detected what he called “unwelcome changes” in the country since Boris Johnson’s victory.
Conservative Leader Hopeful Rory Stewart Debunks No Deal
Rory Stewart is one of the many Conservative MPs in the Tory Leadership race in a bid to become the party Leader and next Prime Minister. He is beginning to make some waves though he has some catching up to do on the other hopefuls. He says his colleagues advocating no-deal brexit and WTO terms […]
MP of Leave voting constituency wants Labour to oppose brexit
Bridget Phillipson is the Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, a constituency that voted Leave in the EU referendum. She campaigned to Remain and believes that leaving the EU will rip places like Sunderland apart, and is therefore asking Labour to use all its power to oppose brexit.
Leader of new Brexit Party has melt down on TV
The Vote Leave leaders made promises to the electorate that there would be no downsides to Brexit, only upsides. This video, put together by Femi Oluwole co-founder of Our Future Our Choice, illustrates the duplicity of the Leave campaigners by comparing their pre-referendum statements to their post-referendum statements. It is not pretty but it is […]
LibDems launch European Elections 2019 Manifesto
The Liberal Democrats message for European Elections 2019 is simple, clear, unequivocal, emphatic. In the age where we like to consume information and news quickly in easily digestible forms, the #BollocksToBrexit message does just that …..
Why Paddy Ashdown thinks Politics is Failing
I have lost count of the times when campaigning or door knocking to get peoples views, I get some one literally interrupt my doorstep introduction to tell me firmly “sorry I am not interested in politics”, bid me good bye and then firmly
Lest we Forget Them – One Hundred Years On
So today, another Rememberance Sunday, is #100years since the guns fell silent after the blood shed of World War I. All over the country, communities are holding services of remembrance to thank all those who were involved in the conflict in one way or another, and to commemorate the lives of those
Government Passes Controversial Power Grab Motion To Bypass Parliament on Brexit
So, with this vote on the evening of Tuesday 12th September 2017, we in the United Kingdom are on our way to having a dictatorship by the Conservative party that is set to bypass parliament! Its about what has become a controversial motion that will grant the government the power to scrutinise Brexit-related legislation without involvement […]