Category Archives: Political comment

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If the late Caroline Ahearne’s comic creation, Mrs Merton, were to ask a few questions of some of those folk so anxious that the UK leave the EU quickly, might they approximate to those below? “So, billionaire newspaper-owning non-UK domiciled … Continue reading →

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…. but possibly more divided than ever. The Catalan regional election of 21st December has not resolved the situation in Catalonia. The Cuidadanos or Citizens Party (unionist) of the centre right was the highest polling party in terms of votes … Continue reading →

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As we head into phase two of Brexit negotiations after having agreed on the issues of phase one ( Have we?  Really? That’s a red line is it? ) it is timely to recall who said what about trade deals … Continue reading →

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Who said what on the question of the Irish border, hard or soft, and any attendant problems….. well, that’s how this post started out. Since then it’s rather been overtaken by events. Before the vote Boris Johnson told the BBC that Brexit … Continue reading →

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…a phrase oft-repeated by Theresa May and others in HMG, usually when they are about to obfuscate. In politics complete clarity rarely serves the speaker’s purpose, whichever party they belong to. This blogger would like to be absolutely clear just who … Continue reading →