Seems everywhere you look at the minute, it's all about finding ever more creative and outlandish ways to try and thwart Brexit. Today, of course, it's Labour pumping up their Conference with threats to vote down any deal that amounts…
The ritual humiliation of the UK and its Brexit negotiations continued last week with the Salzburg meeting. Well over two years have passed since the UK Government was given a clear mandate to extricate the UK from the European Union,…
The overriding issue regarding this EU Parliament decision is its threat to free speech.The root of the threat is that it makes Internet platforms liable for their users' content Making Internet companies the copyright enforcers and effectively content policemen makes no…
First day in the European Parliament in Strasbourg after the Summer Break The session opened last night with a contentious statement from an MEP colleague. He explained that he had been subjected to pressure from an EU Bureau civil servant…
In his speech this morning Emmanuel Macron stated that he wanted democracy and sovereignty at an EU level, which seems impossible if not contradictory. If you remember a year ago, Emmanuelle Macron’s promise during his campaign was that the priority…
This article was originally published on the City AM website. The UK has developed an enviable digital economy, worth £160bn a year according to Tech Nation. The Harvard Business Review has estimated that the sector accounts for 16 per cent of…
This article was originally published on the CapX website. What is behind Michael Gove’s love for all things environmental? Despite David Cameron’s attempt to paint the Conservatives as “Green”, the party has never really enjoyed much of a reputation as…
This article was originally published on the EU Observer website. I cannot believe that there are too many people who believe that the whole Brexit negotiation process is running smoothly. But with so many vested interests, both economic and political, this…
This article was originally published on the Prospect Magazine website. We’ve had the vote and it’s been ratified in parliament. A rerun would be untenable—and risky for both businesses and the public sector. My erstwhile colleague, Nigel Farage MEP, has said…
This article was originally published on the City AM website. Last week, a conference known as the Conference of the Parties 23 (COP23) drew to a close in Bonn, Germany. COP23 was the latest UN conference debating how best to deal…