That Theresa May is not adequately committed to Brexit is the latest one. That the EU side is too tough or too inflexible is another. That the UK civil service is full of Remain people has oddly dropped out of favour recently. That the BBC and the media are not […]
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The chasm between the public perception and the reality of EU Freedom of Movement in the UK
Ten days ago this tweet caught my eye: More @BritainThinks: public don't agree NHS will suffer without immigrants. It's a chance for British nurses! (This shocked me) — Antonia Bance (@antoniabance) March 9, 2017 (the tweet is part of a series from an event – see the rest here) Then yesterday […]
One rule for farmers, another rule for everyone else
I managed to avoid the milk-farmer chaos in Brussels on Thursday and Friday – hundreds of tractors driving slowly to bring protests about low milk prices to the European Council. But what exactly are the farmers whingeing about, and what should be done about it? This piece from EUObserver has […]