Book Review: Englisch in Berlin by Moshtari Hilal and Sinthujan Varatharajah.
I like to sharpen my German on occasional, chance items, rather as a parrot will trim its beak on offcuts …
Tag Archives: European Union
Raab Fallout: Should the UK have a Spoils System?
Yesterday saw the departure of Dominic Raab. The justice secretary and deputy prime minister chose to resign after an investigation …
The Dawn of Scottish Independence.
Although the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had announced her departure from frontline politics yesterday, in reality she has been protractedly …
Just Let Them In.
These days you are able to consume the UK’s media coverage only piecemeal or in dribs and drabs. If you …
Podcast Review: Quid Pro Euro (96).
[The following contains spoilers.] “Quid Pro Euro” is written and performed by the comic actor Felix Trench and it is …
Brexit Has Been A Total Disaster!
One of the reasons why this website has been so opposed to Brexit is because it is surely inevitable that …
Bombing Brexit Back to the Stone Age.
Several decades ago, when the average person had perhaps a more competent grasp of power politics than they do today, …
Podcast Review: Quid Pro Euro.
The year is 1995 and the European Union is awakening from history and becoming conscious. It is looking around blearily, …
Podcast Review: The World At One.
Ever since the UK’s decision to leave the EU, it has become routine across the media to speak of there …
“And The Glitter Is Gone”: On How to Leave the EU with Emotional Intelligence.
The sun is setting over New York. We are on a roof, with the horizon at waist level, and with …
Where You Belong (a review of GE2019).
‘You are pitiful, isolated individuals! You are bankrupts. Your role is played out. Go where you belong from now on—into …
Labour’s “It’s Time For Real Change” is a post-Brexit manifesto.
Brexiteers, or anybody with any lingering attachment to democracy, are likely to be offended by the Labour party’s latest Brexit …
Outsiders and “Rebels” in the Remainer Parliament.
Last week, Rory Stewart was named as our “Politician of the Year.” Needless to say, this did not occur in …
Philip Hammond: A Political Obituary.
With Boris Johnson in, and Theresa May out, it looks like the shaking-all-about might finally loosen one of the UK’s …
Theresa May: A Political Obituary.
When she was resigning outside 10 Downing Street on Friday, Theresa May choked up as she spoke of her “enormous …
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