Theresa May’s Customs Union Catch-22
Theresa May is presently juggling a multitude of political problems. First, there is the controversy surrounding her decision to join air strikes against the Syrian regime without parliamentary approval. Second,…
The Irish border and a hard Brexit
Of all the obstacles to the government’s preferred Brexit plan, the Irish border issue remains the most intractable. May’s government remains committed to leaving the EU’s single market and customs…
Boris’ Brexit speech – Right message, wrong messenger
Boris Johnson’s speech at Policy Exchange today marks the first of a series of government speeches on Brexit. The aim, presumably, is to present to the country the impression of…
Brexit analysis in a fact-free debate
Behind-the-scenes Brexit preparations continue to cause embarrassment for the government as news of a new, wholly negative Brexit analysis has leaked into the public domain. The analysis, leaked to BuzzFeed,…
Smoke, mirrors and custard creams
And so the game of smoke and mirrors begins…… From the moment David Cameron announced that he would hold a European In/Out referendum before the end of 2017, it was…