by Whitehouse Communications | 21 Jan 2022 | Brexit, European Union, Politics
Liz Truss, Foreign Secretary and former Remainer now leads the government’s negotiations with the EU, after Lord Frost resigned in December citing concerns over the “current direction of travel” of the UK government. The seventh person to have held the position since...
by Whitehouse Communications | 20 May 2021 | Civil liberties, Communications, European Union, Human rights and equality, Whitehouse News
Tucked away in the Queen’s Speech was an announcement that Government will introduce a Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions Bill. The new law will stop local authorities and the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from introducing...
by Whitehouse Communications | 26 Oct 2018 | Brexit
You’ve seen it all before The clock is ticking: in just over five months, the UK will depart the European Union. Since the historic vote in June 2016, we’ve witnessed an endless stream of Brexit-related news, covering the claims, counter-claims, recriminations and...
by Whitehouse Communications | 19 Oct 2018 | Brexit, Economy, European Union, Justice, Politics
Sign of the Times Over an evening meal of pan-fried mushrooms, fillet of turbot and a trio of fruit sorbets, the EU’s 27 heads of state convened at the eleventh hour on Wednesday to discuss the necessary steps to secure a deal between the European Union and the United...
by Chris Rogers | 24 Feb 2016 | European Union
As EU referendum fever (or exasperation, given we’ve four more months of it) sets in and campaign groups of every persuasion increase the heat, another type of ‘conflict’ has raged in the background: purdah rules and the role of the civil service. For those needing a...