by Chris Rogers | 19 May 2017 | Economy, European Union, Politics
Manifesto mania For avid political readers, this week must have been manna from heaven with the publication of not one, not two, but three manifestos ahead of the UK general election on 8 June. After the brilliant/calamitous (delete as appropriate) leak of the Labour...
by Chris Rogers | 12 May 2017 | European Union, Whitehouse News
En Marche en Mai Officials around Europe breathed a sigh of relief when results of the French Presidential election came in on 7th May and it became clear that Emmanuel Macron – running for elected office for the very first time – had handily beaten scion...
by Chris Rogers | 8 May 2017 | European Union, Politics
The French presidential election was viewed with anticipation by many, perhaps trepidation by many more. But with the votes cast and counted in the second ballot, social-liberal and pro-EU newbie Emmanuel Macron is the country’s next President. Securing 66,1% of the...
by Chris Rogers | 5 May 2017 | European Union, Politics
Guess who’s not coming to dinner again? This week’s Brexit news has been dominated by the fallout from Theresa May’s not-so-comfortable dining experience with Jean-Claude Juncker. Details from last week’s meeting between the Prime Minister and President of the...
by Chris Rogers | 28 Apr 2017 | European Union
One down, two to go in the French election With the EU starting the year facing three potentially severe blows to its future in the form of Dutch, French and German elections, there will have been a collective sigh of relief amongst Europhiles this week as the results...
