by Chris Rogers | 19 Oct 2016 | Economy, European Union, Local Government, Politics
London is officially the most powerful city in the world. That’s at least according to a new report from Japan’s Mori Memorial Foundation, which published its 2016 Global Power City Index this week. And, according to the Foundation’s research, London has seen off the...
by Chris Rogers | 17 Oct 2016 | Economy, European Union, Politics
Marmitegate was just the start. We’re now entering a more fractious part of the phony war before the UK triggers Article 50 and begins formal Brexit negotiations. Tempers have certainly appeared a little frayed in recent days – whether we’re talking about Donald Tusk...
by Chris Rogers | 5 Oct 2016 | European Union
EU Parliament chief negotiator Guy Verhofstadt has insisted that agreeing British access to the single market while also accepting tighter immigration controls risks destroying the European Union. Speaking in Strasboug in response to comments from British Prime...
by Chris Rogers | 3 Oct 2016 | European Union
Theresa May has reacted to calls for clarity on Brexit by confirming she will look to trigger Article 50 by March 2017, firing the starting pistol for the UK to leave the EU. In a speech to the Conservative Party conference, the Prime Minister announced she will...
by Chris Rogers | 30 Sep 2016 | Politics
Following Jeremy Corbyn’s landslide re-election to the Labour leadership, his address to the Labour Party Conference sought to elaborate on the way forward for the party during Brexit. Corbyn refused to make “false promises” on immigration numbers, instead proposing...
