It's been two years since Britain voted to leave the European Union and over at spiked, Brendan O'Neill calls on his readers to 'Raise a pint to this revolt!' O'Neill has spent much of the last two years accusing every critic of Brexit of being a traitor to British democracy. His site has positioned itself as a champion of the people - calling for the abolition of the House of Lords because the Lords have resisted the government's approach and...
The European Union's move to end tax avoiding practices within its member states clashes all too conveniently with Britain's decision to leave the EU. The directive, which was presented by the Commission on 28th January 2016 and was adopted on June 20th of the same year, follows the Conservative-led Brexit process with surprising accuracy. One month after the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive was presented David Cameron announced a referendum on Britain's relationship with the EU, and three days after it was...
Barnardo’s is calling on London boroughs to find better ways to help young people who are leaving care get into education, employment or training. As local authorities around the UK start work on publishing their new local offer of services for care leavers, Barnardo’s is calling on London councils to carefully consider what can be done to help those leaving care in the capital. The children’s charity believes local authorities should commission improved quality services as part of their local...
In Boris Johnson's recent leaked remarks, for which he has still not been sacked, the Foreign Secretary said “Imagine Trump doing Brexit. I have become more and more convinced that there is method in his madness.” Most people laughed off this comment as yet another example of Johnson's toadying up to US president, but at least some British Brexiteers saw the point: Trump doesn't compromise, Trump is willing to hurt America's allies to get what he wants, Trump would show...
What I witnessed this weekend in London leaves us all facing important questions. Perhaps the most serious is, given the events of Saturday, whether the depleted police service could effectively cope with serious disorder on the scale of 2011’s riots. Another Robinson protest is planned for next month while there has been twitter comments that a Brexit ‘betrayal’ will see disorder on a far greater scale. Another question is, given the events in and around Whitehall, why, on the Sunday...
It took less than a day for Boris Johnson to undermine Theresa May's Brexit 'backstop' success. To be clear, May's 'success' was a small victory that pleased hardly anyone and was almost instantly dismissed by the EU, but for a few brief hours, it looked like the prime minister had won a victory at the cabinet table. Then the foreign secretary made a speech. Johnson channeled his inner Donald Trump during a speech to a small group of people after...
The Labour Party features once again on the front page of the Evening Standard today for all the wrong reasons as George Osborne uses divisions over Brexit policy to put the boot in. Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer is reported as saying the party is split down the middle over its key Europe policy. The news comes after Theresa May was accused of being "too busy negotiating with her own cabinet to negotiate Brexit" in Prime Minister's Questions. Whichever...
It was with a dismissive sweep that Nigel Farage mentioned that he would just leave Britain if Brexit was a disaster. Speaking on his LBC show the outspoken campaigner claimed he never "promised that it would be a huge success", just that "we will be self-governing". "That’s the point", he said. "I never said it would be a beneficial thing to leave and everyone would be better off". He did say those things, on numerous occasions, but what his comments confirm...
On 7 June, the UK Supreme Court will issue a ruling on Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion laws. The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has argued that the law criminalises 'exceptionally vulnerable women.' Abortion is illegal in Northern Ireland except where the woman's life is at risk or there is a serious danger to mental or physical health. Illegal abortions can carry a life sentence. But the court is likely to decide that the issue is a matter for the...
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