Can a second referendum ever be fair?
I always thought that a referendum would be the unfairest possible way of measuring popular support for the European Union. …
Tag Archives: Democracy
A Bad Week for the EU.
It is a bad week for the European Union whenever people notice it and begin to think about it. This …
Time to Crash Out!
Summer is here, the city is fresher than it’s felt in a long time, and it’s time to crash out! …
The Windrush Scandal: British Citizenship Should Become Unconditional After Three Years.
Callooh! Callay! for the UK’s Antillean migrants. The Home Secretary Amber Rudd promised this afternoon that their applications for British …
Book Review: Go, Went, Gone.
[The following contains spoilers.] Jenny Erpenbeck‘s Go, Went, Gone was first published in 2015 and it appeared in English, translated …
A Closer Look at Mear One’s Mural.
“I sincerely regret that I did not look more closely at the image I was commenting on.” The Labour leader …
What is the Use of “Artists for Brexit”?
Let me plunge you back into the cauldron of 2014. Scotland is in the midst of – of all things! …
Lord Andrew Adonis’ Guide to the European Union.
Once, within the boundaries of the European Union, there was a very wise philosopher named Andrew Adonis. He was so …
Start-Ups In Season.
A story leapt out of my news feed on Monday morning that may well put me in a good mood …
Book Review: The End of Europe
How can James Kirchick apprehend the “end of Europe” when he has no ready starting-point? What exactly is ending and …
Catalan Nationalism versus City Statehood for Barcelona.
Catalan independence is still, despite everything, inconceivable. It is still all but a political impossibility. For a start, there is …
Why We Must Tolerate Scottish Dawn.
Let’s meet Scotland’s newest political party. Scottish Dawn is a neo-Nazi youth movement that occupies essentially the same point on …
The Day Remain Died.
At the heart of the evolution of the European Union has been a collective refusal to refer to the fact …
The End of the Fringe: The Friday Night Effect.
Sunday’s Child are from Dublin and their new play “The Friday Night Effect” has just finished up at the Assembly …
EU Democracy in Crisis!
Jean-Claude Juncker (President of the European commission): This European parliament is ridiculous! Really ridiculous! I would like to welcome those …
