There has been some controversy about the appointment of Lord Frost as our ongoing Brexit tsar with cabinet responsibility, whipped up, in the words of that classic movie Casablanca, by…
Europe
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Across the UK, anticipation is rising for the definite end of the Covid lockdowns. At the start of the week schools all over England re-opened their gates for the first…
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For the longest time, the European Union has tried to project itself as a player on the global stage. Successive EU Commission and Council Presidents have been invited to major…
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The Covid shock has presented the British economy with an unprecedented challenge. The huge fall in output has come on top of a decade of economic stagnation across advanced economies,…
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The Budget is one of the most important speeches any politician can give. It should be the yearly centrepiece for the Chancellor as he or she describes the state of…
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The Covid-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the whole world. As people and doctors struggled to fully understand the new disease and the consequences of catching it, governments tried…
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With the UK still emerging from one of the worst economic crises for centuries, Chancellor Rishi Sunak faces a seeming dichotomy ahead of his Budget on Wednesday: risk the recovery…
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I was shocked when I saw it being reported that the Conservative Party is considering introducing punishing tax hikes in next week’s Budget. Reportedly, the party plans to jack up…
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The Salmond-Sturgeon affair continues and shows no sign of ending. Of course, according to the frontpage of the National newspaper there is no corruption crisis or scandal engulfing the SNP. Despite…
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Defence is a vital post-Brexit relationship but the UK needs to wake up and really engage in the defence debate and review the EU’s ambitions for their European Defence Union…