A Little Bit of Honesty Would Go a Long Way
“Owning up to the truth” is a strange but revealing expression because, while seemingly virtuous, it implies an admission of lying or, at the very […]
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Time to Call a Spade a Spade
Time to call a spade a spade I was very happy to read Jonathan Freedland’s article in today’s Guardian. His self-explanatory title was “We […]
Brexit End-game?
My wife asked me this morning where I thought that we were heading with the Brexit process. I have tried to collect my thoughts in […]
The People’s Vote risks becoming May’s lifeline
Now is the time to revoke Article 50 Theresa May has flogged a dead horse. She is now up against the rails. The EU […]
The only way to stop 3 more years of uncertainty
Approving May’s plan will prolong the uncertainty and divisiveness that has mucked up our lives since 2016 for at least another 3 years, and […]
Can the UK stop Brexit?
On 27th November, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is to consider the Scottish request for clarification as to whether the UK can unilaterally […]
Time to chumble some numbles?
Time to Chumble some Numbles? Brexit’s crumbling. Voters are grumbling. Discord’s still rumbling May is stumbling. Corbyn and Starmer are mumbling. Vince? Just jumbling. Boris […]
Rocco’s thunder is little more than a damp squib
We dread the thought that our grandchildren could end up fighting against the grandchildren of our friends in Spain, Poland, Germany, France or Italy A […]
Grandparental Instincts Distracted by Facebook Messages
Neither of us has a Facebook account. Perhaps we are just too old-fashioned to be excited about sharing intimate information with our friends and relations. […]
The best way to stop courting disaster: revoke Article 50
After two years of dithering, Theresa May has at last sought to define the main elements of what she hopes will be the UK’s future […]