I’m impressed with a Paul Mason article in the ‘New Statesman’ in which he suggests that Labour should coalesce around remain and actually have a radical agenda for EU reform. Hurray for that. Remain and reform is what so many of us have wished for… He suggests that reform would be easier if we revoked… Read more
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Our ‘island’ language
I think we should give a little more understanding to the idea that, although Jeremy Corbyn is supposed to be in favour of Brexit, he is demonstrably only 70% in favour of the EU, and we should realise that he’s married to a Mexican and does at least speak fluent Spanish. How many Brexiters speak… Read more
Making politics matter again
It is interesting that recent developments indicate that Parliament is supreme. Little intricacies like calling the government into contempt as a result of its actions prove that Parliament is indeed the highest court in the land. I fear this is indicative that – up till now most MPs, just as they seem not to know… Read more
What ‘every’ MP should already know by now…
Introduction Steve Bullock is one half of the CakeWatch Podcast along with Chris Kendall and a tireless Brexit-watcher and Remain campaigner. Chris has already had an outing on the PP Blog with Brexit negotiations: how is the UK doing? and it seemed this is now the time to feature Steve. I would strongly recommend CakeWatch…. Read more
More public transport going free
In the UK we seem to have been granted a semi- permanent fuel duty freeze, whilst, unbelievably, “rail travellers in Britain prepare for tickets to cost 3.1 per cent more in 2019.” Meanwhile the ‘Independent‘ has discovered, in an interesting article, that Luxembourg is likely to implement entirely free public transport from next summer. In… Read more
Worthless of the world unite
There is a lovely ‘Le Monde’ quote that “The elites talk about the end of the world while the people talk about the end of the month.” And that indeed would appear to be a predominant complaint of the ‘gilets jaunes’. Macron has enhanced the impoverishment of the people whilst the rich have been granted… Read more
Conservative Brexit ‘Thinking’
According to an article in Bloomberg, ex governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, considers the proposed EU withdrawal demonstrates “less a carefully crafted diplomatic compromise and more the result of incompetence of a high order.” Aside from those who might suggest that King would know all about ‘incompetence of a high order’ it… Read more
The supplicant classes
There is much fuss about a priest supporting the Prime Minister’s Brexit scheme on BBC Question Time who was an actress as well as a dog-collared priest in her own church. Indeed the Daily Mail even managed a picture of the lady, who unfortuitously rejoices in the name of the Rev Lynn Hayter, worshipping. She… Read more
Lying tonight – and every night
Caroline Lucas has been pointing out the errors of the Prime Minister’s ways saying that she has misled Parliament by denying that her own deal to leave the EU will make us worse off than staying – when her own Chancellor agreed this is exactly so. The Prime Minister has clearly breached the ministerial code…. Read more
UK Euromyths Statistics
It is interesting to see the sheer number of myths that have been peddled by the British media and interesting too that the EU has a myth rebuttal website! Here are the fascinating statistics on the number of myths per year – it has been going on for a long, long time. Boris Johnson has… Read more