20 October 2016 The Brexit Debate Should we have one? By John Watson To scrutinise or not to scrutinise, that is the question. Should the Government have to publish a White Paper setting out its strategy for the Brexit negotiations? To keen Europhiles like Mr Clegg, discussion in Parliament represents a braking mechanism, something which… Continue reading Issue 76: 2016 10 20: The Brexit Debate (John Watson)
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Issue 76: 2016 10 20: Week in Brief: UK
20 October 2016 Week in Brief: UK Government BREXIT: In the course of litigation over whether Parliamentary approval is needed before giving notice under article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, the Government has said that Parliament will have to approve any deal when negotiations are complete. That is because the Constitutional Reform and Governance… Continue reading Issue 76: 2016 10 20: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 46: 2016 03 24: The Brussels Tragedy (John Watson)
24 March 2016 The Brussels Tragedy What does it mean for the UK? By John Watson The first emotion felt by those reading about the atrocities in Belgium will be pity: pity for those who have lost loved ones, pity for those who are injured, whose dreams for the future are destroyed, pity for those… Continue reading Issue 46: 2016 03 24: The Brussels Tragedy (John Watson)
Issue 42: 2016 02 25: In or Out? (John Watson)
25 February 2016 In or Out? The start of the race. by John Watson So at last we know. The starter’s gate opens in April and the finishing line will be crossed on 23 June. The great Europe referendum, the apogee of David Cameron’s term as prime minister, is finally in the sporting calendar. The… Continue reading Issue 42: 2016 02 25: In or Out? (John Watson)
Issue 31: 2015 12 03: Cultural Larceny
03 December 2015 Cultural Larceny By Chin Chin I have a horrible, horrible suspicion that I have indulged in colonial racism. No, not “cultural appropriation”, nothing as bad as that, thank God, but the slightly more venal sin of under-appreciating the Canadians. You see, apart from knowing that there is tundra there, and forest and… Continue reading Issue 31: 2015 12 03: Cultural Larceny
