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Without Consent 26 Aug 2013 | 02:43 am
From the Telegraph (my emphasis): Royal Navy vessels are being readied to take part in a possible series of cruise missile strikes, alongside the United States, as military commanders finalise a list...
Article 50: No Sudden Movements 20 Aug 2013 | 07:05 pm
No country is an island (with apologies to John Donne). Geographically the UK is very obviously an island with all the benefits that brings, although not quite as comprehensively as is often imagined....
A State Secret 18 Aug 2013 | 06:02 pm
One of the peculiarities of UKIP is though its raison d'etat is EU exit, one notable void in party policy is precisely on how that would be achieved. Despite 20 years in existence and 6 years since th...
The Most Damaging Clause In The Lisbon Treaty 14 Aug 2013 | 06:29 pm
It seems to me that there is an implied and odd kind of consensus, between those who advocate EU membership and those who don't, that any EU exit will be a final chapter. For many who support membe...
Immigration: The Blame Game 12 Aug 2013 | 05:23 pm
I'm not at all interested in the details of Chris Bryant's immigration speech which will be made later today. Unless it mentions our relationship with the EU, which I think we can safely assume it won...
Another One Down 12 Aug 2013 | 03:44 pm
Over the weekend I discovered that yet another pub near me has closed (pictured above), and is currently being converted into a house. Nothing special in that given the current climate, but this pub h...
The Great Deception Continues 10 Aug 2013 | 12:14 am
One of the main themes of our membership of the European Union is that it has been based on a gargantuan lie. Our entry was a lie, arguments for our continuing membership are generally lies and a refe...
"Democracy Is A Minority Issue" 27 Jul 2013 | 11:08 pm
Both Autonomous Mind and Richard North have superb pieces on the arrogance of local councils, specifically Brighton and Hove, and their refusual to hold a referendum on any proposed council tax increa...
Spameron 26 Jul 2013 | 06:28 pm
Apparently on Monday Cameron waffled on about protecting "our" children on the internet, a policy that not unsurprisingly started to unravel rather quickly. Anyway I know this because Mr Cameron kindl...
Confused? 24 Jul 2013 | 09:30 pm
Apparently Jane Austen is set to appear on a £10 note after an outcry that no bank note would have otherwise featured a woman. Jane Austen is to become the face of the new £10 note after a public o.....
