Brexit 5: Falling Into EU

by | 15 Mar 2019 | Brexit, European Union

Think Twice When Prime Minister, Theresa May, ran a campaign on ‘strong and stable’ leadership at the 2017 General Election, it is very unlikely this week was what she had in mind. Mrs May suffered another embarrassing defeat when she brought her deal to the House of...

Spring Statement 2019: The Analysis

by | 13 Mar 2019 | Economy

Summary Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond gave his Spring Statement in the House of Commons this afternoon, speaking to the recent achievements of the UK economy. In what is widely regarded as a fiscal non-event for its lack of newsworthy content, Hammond...

Brexit 5: Here, There and Everywhere

by | 8 Mar 2019 | Brexit, Children and Families, Civil liberties, Creative Industries, media and technology, Data, Defence, Economy, Education & Children's Services, Employment, Energy, Environment, European Union, Food & Drink, Health, Infrastructure, Justice, Local Government, Nutrition, Outsourcing, Politics, Public Sector, Sport, Third Sector, Transport, Uncategorized, Welfare, Whitehouse News

Brexit Five Things: A Week in the Life of Brexit – Here, There and Everywhere (Beatles Special) ‘We Can Work It Out’ The UK has been urged by EU officials to submit fresh proposals in order to break the current impasse over a Brexit deal that works for everyone.  EU...

Brexit 5: Amendments on Amendments

by | 1 Mar 2019 | Brexit

Amendments on amendments This week, a series of votes were held in Parliament on Theresa May’s Brexit strategy. One of the most significant being the Cooper/Letwin amendment. Labour MP, Yvette Cooper, and Conservative grandee, Sir Oliver Letwin MP, offered a positive...