02 February 2017 Week in Brief: UK BREXIT: The Supreme Court has handed down its judgement and has held that the Prime Minister, Theresa May, cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty by exercise of the Royal Prerogative. It must be done by statute, namely an Act of Parliament passed by the House of… Continue reading Issue 90: 2017 02 02: Week in Brief: UK
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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
Issue3: 2015 05 21:Not quite gentlemen: will the Guardian go back to Manchester?
21 May 2015 Not quite gentlemen: will the Guardian go back to Manchester? by John Watson Readers familiar with Conan Doyle’s Brigadier Gerard stories (and if you haven’t read them you should – they are every bit as good as Sherlock Holmes), will remember the one about his escape from Dartmoor. In his flight across… Continue reading Issue3: 2015 05 21:Not quite gentlemen: will the Guardian go back to Manchester?
Issue 3:2015 05 21: UK news
21 May 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS PRINCE CHARLES: 27 letters between the Prince of Wales and Labour ministers were released under the Freedom of Information Act following legal action by the Guardian newspaper. The subjects covered include herbal medicine, the badger cull and the need for additional aircraft for the armed services involved… Continue reading Issue 3:2015 05 21: UK news