Regular readers of this site will be aware I’m Irish. As an anti Brexit Remaniac its a good time to be Irish. I treasure my Irish passport as it will give me guaranteed EU citizenship and I was able to get dual citizenship for my English born teenage son without any difficulty (it took 3… Read more
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Brexit
About the decision, background and process of the UK leaving the European Union.
BBC Shame
I’ve previously highlighted the blog of the Oxford academic, Simon Wren Lewis. Although I don’t agree with everything he writes, I have to say it is always impeccably argued… This time, there is certainly no contest: Theresa May shows a disregard for people… that I cannot remember in previous Prime Ministers. The current excesses of… Read more
Jane Austen and Brexit
I couldn’t possibly comment…… Read more
What industrial strategy?
The government eventually told us after the last Steel crisis that they would be formulating an industrial strategy for Britain. This was published in late 2017, and despite arguing that, ‘It sets out how we are building a Britain fit for the future.’ – it currently remains unclear what it is, except that it seems… Read more
Unmapping Preconceptions
Could somebody ask the Brexiters where we are? And which way up?… Read more
How many Brexiteers does it take to change a light bulb?
Answer: One to promise a brighter future and the rest to screw it up. (Courtesy of Twitter)… Read more
The Transition Agreement – a few initial thoughts.
As predicted, the transition agreement was agreed yesterday. To some extent this did not seem probable as the UK had so many red lines that an agreement seemed nearly impossible. It also seemed widely agreed that the EU is in a much stronger position than the UK and the agreement would go 80-90% the way… Read more
Ireland First?
Getting the Brexiteers to take the Irish border seriously has been an uphill struggle. For a Dubliner it was obvious that this would be one of the most, if not the most difficult issue, post Brexit. In a heated Halley-Tontine Society in Dublin (October 2016) it was agreed that the most likely solution despite… Read more
Liam Fox’s trade deals
Liam Fox is supposed to be “scoping about a dozen free trade deals outside the EU to be ready for when we leave” and I think we are all having difficulty in imagining where they might be. Well, imagine no longer, Progressive Pulse can now reveal the places at the very top of that list:… Read more
Welcome to the future?
How interesting to see the photograph of the empty bread shelves in Asda during the recent cold weather. From some personal experience this was – remarkably – no different at Tesco who have the most sophisticated UK ordering system – indeed it may well be the best anywhere. The enormous Walmart, owners of Asda, who… Read more