There is a risk of regarding this as yet another fear story from another entitled member of the Tory establishment. But I remain a Patten admirer. One of the more thoughtful, fair-minded and populist conservatives – so his thoughts on … Continue reading
The morning after the night before: this was the 24 June Guardian editorial on the EU referendum: “The vote is in, now we must face the consequences A prime minister is gone, but that is of nothing compared to the fallout … Continue reading
The Brexit vote raises for more questions than it answers. It also appears that the leave campaign was so sure that it would not win that it had few ideas about what to do if they did win. Firstly … Continue reading
From 10pm on the 23rd June until 6.30pm the next morning I was glued to the BBC’s coverage of the EU referendum count. Twitter was lively as well – and here unedited are my contributions through the night in reverse … Continue reading
From this morning’s edition of The Guardian We have woken up in a different country. The Britain that existed until 23 June 2016 will not exist any more. For those who ran the leave campaign – and for the clear … Continue reading
New York Times – from Great Britain to Little England (16 June 2016). The New York Times rings all the right alarm bells on why Brexit would be so bad for Britain. It was Queen Elizabeth’s official 90th birthday celebration … Continue reading
A New York Times oped calls for Britains to shun the hatemongers, and vote to remain in the European Union. It may be that Ms Cox’s awful killing is enough to bring out enough don’t know voters onto the remain side … Continue reading
Very relevant commentary from The Economist “The peevishness of the campaigning has obscured the importance of what is at stake. A vote to quit the European Union on June 23rd, which polls say is a growing possibility, would do grave … Continue reading
I have got the referendum blues. This EU referendum is one of the most serious decisions that the British people will be asked to make in their lifetimes, but many people simply do not know enough about the EU to make a … Continue reading
That moment! The Guardian’s Barnay Ronay is in glorious form in this wonderful commentary on Leicester’s Premiership winning party at the KingPower stadium yesterday. Twitter was alive; the city of Leicester was on the global map; Bocelli sand with Ranieri … Continue reading
