DAN ATKINSON celebrates a Labour MP who repeatedly backed against the favourite and often won. Continue reading
Tag Archives: European Union
Breaking the Euro-election mould
ALWYN TURNER wanders through thirty years of elections to the European Parliament. Continue reading
1989: The roots of Brexit
ALWYN TURNER on how the fall of the Berlin Wall allowed the rise of Euroscepticism in Britain. Continue reading
Pick of the pops: ‘A Song for Europe’
Leaving the EU, with Roxy Music and ‘a shell full of memories…’ Continue reading
2016 Politician of the Year (living)
Will the real Mr Brexit please stand up? Continue reading
2016 Politician of the Year (dead)
The man we should all have been talking about in 2016. Continue reading
Europe (still) isn’t working
In the wake of the referendum, DAN ATKINSON asks whether the failure of the euro will destroy the EU. Continue reading
No strings attached: The Osborne legacy
What should we make of the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, wonders DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading
The Apple i-Punt
DAN ATKINSON on currency, tax and identity in the Republic of Ireland. Continue reading
Left behind by academia
Are academic prejudices clouding analysis of the referendum result, asks ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
After the Referendum: a long month in politics
ALWYN TURNER’s instant history of the thirty days that followed the referendum vote. Continue reading
Post-referendum blues?
Does ALWYN TURNER still think that referendums always produce the right result? Continue reading
Lion & Unicorn 