My Take on the EU Ref Result
Now that the dust is starting to settle. I think it's important to think about what has just transpired in this country. This country, which is an island, has decided to leave a trading bloc which offered it tariff free trade with its largest trading partner in order to “take back the country”. In other words a vain effort to close the . . .
24 June
The storm has passed and the UK has voted to leave the EU.
It was a long night here in London. The first returns looked good for the EU but it quickly turned sour. People were seemingly surprised that England voted, overwhelmingly to leave the European Union but, for the past 40 years, the trading bloc has been used as a . . .
Purdah?
Lectern-gate
Remember that time that Alex Salmond gave a speech encouraging the YES vote during purdah in the Scottish Referendum in front of Bute House? I don't but, I did just see the Prime Minister give a weird, Vote Remain, campaign speech in front of Number 10, Downing Street.
The problem with this speech is that it is a clear violation . . .
Sad Days
What Tuscon, Colorado Springs and Birstall all have in common.
Today the House of Commons gathered to pay respect to the life and career of Jo Cox. It was just last week that she was brutally assassinated in the streets of her constituency in Birstall, England. It was an unfair and unprovoked attack. By all accounts she was a champion of her constituency and the under-represented worldwide.
I’ve . . .
This has been a long week
It's been a long week.
High profile shootings all over the Western world. 50 in the US, one in France and one in England.
As an American, you get used to hearing about gun violence. I grew up in the 1990's. A day didn't go by where there wasn't serious gang violence in the inner city but, as with . . .
What Happens on 24 June?
As we approach the EU referendum, I am naturally starting to think of the legislative consequences of an out vote.
I often compare the EU referendum to the Scottish Independence Referendum. Of all the questions in the independence referendum the main point was, “What will happen after the 18th of September?”
In . . .
Why Bernie Sanders Should Not and Will Not Quit
Until Next Week......
Just now, Bernie Sanders emerged from his meeting with President Obama. After the meeting Senator Sanders said, among other things, that he was going to campaign until the next and final primary in Washington DC on June 14th.
The American coverage of Bernie Sanders over the past 24 hours has been a concerted effort to get . . .
Cover image credit: http://Christopher Mullins-Silverstein
