04 May 2017 Week in Brief: UK Brexit JUNCKER’S DINNER: German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine carries reports that a dinner at Number 10, which Mr Juncker described as “a constructive meeting”, was in reality nothing of the sort. Rather, it is suggested that the occasion was fractious with “megaphone diplomacy” and that it left him sceptical… Continue reading Issue 103: 2017 05 04: Week in Brief: UK
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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 33: 2015 12 17: The monopoly on violence
17 December 2015 The Monopoly On Violence Brussels proposes to arm itself for our protection by Neil Tidmarsh This week, the European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker proposed an EU paramilitary force to police the EU’s borders. It would have the authority to intervene in a member country without permission from that country’s government. The plan… Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: The monopoly on violence
