EU analysis, cross-posted to Blogactiv
Ask any Brits whose formative political years were the 1990s and they can answer you this question: “When will Britain join the Euro?” The answer, of course, is: “When the five economic tests are met!” The thing was that no-one could ever remember what the five tests were (they are here if you are interested), but …
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Brexit, EU Politics, Gordon Brown, Keir Starmer, UK EU Referendum |
I am often confronted with the line of argument that because something or other may or may not happen sometime into the foggy future, opposing Brexit is hopeless now. A Twitter conversation with Rachel Heyburn and A C Grayling this morning was a case in point. Now I am always someone who wants a plan. A way forward. …
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A C Grayling, Brexit, EU Politics, Keir Starmer, Opposition, Simon Usherwood, UK EU Referendum |
Yesterday was a significant day for those who follow the minutiae of Brexit, for those of us who try to ascertain what is actually going despite the cloud of obfuscation and media distortion. For months the answer to what Brexit means has been “Brexit means Brexit“, and when Theresa May has been asked for a way …
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Article 50, Brexit, EU Politics, Keir Starmer, UK EU Referendum, White Papers |
Jeremy Corbyn’s latest Labour reshuffle has – rather predictably – prompted a storm of critique about the people the leader appointed, and the means he chose to appoint them. Yet this particular cloud has a potential silver lining: the choice of Keir Starmer as Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the EU (aka Shadow Brexit …
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Article 50, Brexit, EU Politics, Jeremy Corbyn, Keir Starmer, Labour Party |
Idealistic European with a British passport. Member of the Grüne in Germany. Campaigner, consultant, blogger. Writes about EU, DE, UK and tech. Train traveller.
