12 May 2016 News in Brief: UK Referendum TRUMP: Republican nominee Donald Trump has said that Britain is better off outside the EU, citing the EU’s role in pushing migration. BANKING LAWS: The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England has said that Britain’s only ability to influence EU Banking laws is a right to… Continue reading Issue 53: 2016 05 12: Week in Brief: UK
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Issue 52: 2016 05 05: Week in Brief: UK
05 May 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU Referendum VOTE LEAVE RESIGNATION: Labour donor John Mills has left the Vote Leave campaign to set up a separate group for Labour supporters favouring Brexit. He was dissatisfied by the attitude of Vote Leave to members of the Party. CLINTON AND BLAIR: If the exigencies of… Continue reading Issue 52: 2016 05 05: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 51: Another Volley From Remain (John Watson)
28 April 2016 Another Volley From “Remain” By John Watson Another week, another salvo from the guns of the Remain camp. President Obama makes his contribution to the discussion but without, of course, telling the British how to vote. He is here as a guest for the Queen’s birthday celebrations and he is far too… Continue reading Issue 51: Another Volley From Remain (John Watson)
Issue 51: 2016 04 28: Academies – A Step Too Far (John Watson)
28 April 2016 Academies – A Step Too Far The row about whether all schools should have to adopt academy status is an unwelcome distraction. By John Watson You would have thought that the European referendum was sufficiently exciting. A Cabinet split into two factions, a decision which will determine Britain’s place in the world… Continue reading Issue 51: 2016 04 28: Academies – A Step Too Far (John Watson)
Issue 50: 2016 04 2: The Treasury Paper (John Watson)
21 April 2016 The Treasury Paper Now at last we have something we can debate. By John Watson At long last the referendum battle seems to be joined. Until this week the points were all coming from the Brexit camp and the only riposte seem to be the government’s rather unimpressive and very expensive leaflet. … Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 2: The Treasury Paper (John Watson)
Issue 50: 2016 04 21: Week in Brief: UK
21 April 2016 Week in Brief: UK European Referendum TREASURY REPORT: The Treasury have published their analysis of the economic effects of Brexit. This estimates the amount by which leaving would reduce GDP in the year 2030 on three different bases: that the UK’s relationship with the EU becomes equivalent to that of Norway (a… Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 21: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 49: 2016 04 14: The Best of Both Worlds? (Richard Pooley)
14 April 2016 The Best of Both Worlds? Why the French think we’d be mad to leave the EU. by Richard Pooley I spent some of my time in the early 1980s teaching English to foreign businesspeople in London. Nearly all of them were German, Swiss, Italian, Spanish, French or Japanese. One of the things… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14: The Best of Both Worlds? (Richard Pooley)
Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Week in Brief: UK
14 April 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU REFERENDUM: Among this week’s points: Brexit campaigners are angry that the government is spending £9.2 million pounds on a pro EU leaflet to be delivered to 27,000,000 homes. Although the government claims that the leaflet merely responds to poll indications that the public want further information, the… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 48: 2016 04 07: Perfect success or perfect opportunity? (Frank O’Nomics)
7 April 2016 Perfect storm or perfect opportunity? by Frank O’Nomics A number of fears have been hanging over financial markets in the first quarter of this year; worries about the world economic outlook and a sharp pick-up in market volatility have been key elements, but the one that seems to be preoccupying traders in… Continue reading Issue 48: 2016 04 07: Perfect success or perfect opportunity? (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 48: 2016 04 07: A Cultural Family? (Richard Pooley)
07 April 2016 A Cultural Family? by Richard Pooley “So, why should we vote to stay?” has been a pretty common question from my friends in the UK ever since Cameron promised a referendum on EU membership. Many assume that because I now live in France – “over there”,“on the continent” or, most tellingly, “in Europe”… Continue reading Issue 48: 2016 04 07: A Cultural Family? (Richard Pooley)
Issue 48: 2016 04 07: Week in Brief UK
07 April 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU REFERENDUM DEBATE: This week: John Whittingdale, the Culture Secretary, said that the national living wage will fuel immigration unless we leave the EU; 200 health professionals published a letter in “The Times” warning that Brexit will result in a worsening of public health as Britain loses the… Continue reading Issue 48: 2016 04 07: Week in Brief UK
Issue 47: 2013 03 31: Week in Brief: UK
31 March 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU REFERENDUM: Among this week’s claims were that Brexit would increase the number of British expats returning from Europe as their right to health care and other benefits was thrown into doubt. Currently there are believed to be 1.2 million Britons living outside Britain but in the EU,… Continue reading Issue 47: 2013 03 31: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 47: 2016 03 31: Betting Against Brexit (John Watson)
31 March 2016 Betting Against Brexit The UK should remain in the EU. By John Watson “Ultimate authority”; “Our priorities”; “Take back control”. The heady words glitter on the “Vote Leave” pamphlet which dropped through my letterbox. No more European Court of Justice imposing EU law. No more European Court of Human Rights. Let’s… Continue reading Issue 47: 2016 03 31: Betting Against Brexit (John Watson)
