Churchill said, in a speech in 1955, a speech on the ‘Duties of a Member of Parliament’: "The first duty of a member of Parliament is to do what he thinks in his faithful and disinterested judgement is right and necessary for the honour and safety of Great Britain. His second duty is to his constituents, ...
THERESA MAY’S BREXIT: AN EXERCISE IN AUTOCRACY
Dominic Lawson in @sundaytimes (16 December 2018): “the one thing that all the campaigners for the second referendum have in common is they want to reverse the outcome of the first one. They are interested only in that, not in the democratic process.” That has infuriated me. Why does he not believe that many who want a ...
BREXIT HIGH COURT DEFEAT FOR THE GOVERNMENT: TOO EARLY TO GET EXCITED?
....and Sterling is loving it! http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-37857785 Now, Gina Miller and her team must hold onto this massive victory, hold on tight and make it count. I hope that, privately, Theresa May is pleased about this though I guess she'll have to appeal the Judgment, she's the PM and has a responsibility, further to the Brexit vote, to ...
BREXIT: THINGS ARE GOING TO TURN NASTY!
Brexit: It must, by now, be becoming clear to all but the ostriches, the not-so-bright, the selfish and the racists that this is getting serious, that this is a real mess and that things are going to get a lot worse. Brexit supporters can make light of there being no more Marmite (or Marmite Light) on ...
MY SHIFT FROM THE BREXIT CAMP TO THE REMAIN/STAY CAMP
A real story by a Facebook pal of mine. How the EU Referendum result is hurting him personally: "The decision to leave the EU is already having an impact on the business community in Cornwall. Last week, I received the news that a prospective new client would be delaying commissioning my services due to their concerns about not ...