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Political will is in short supply

Brexit is causing a curious stasis in UK politics in the four constituent nations. It is as though no-one really knows what to do next, writes Murray Ritchie. 2022 looks like being…

British brinkmanship is not what it once was

The Government’s “Up yours Delors” bravado could cost the United Kingdom dearly, writes Geoff Kitney. All that glitters is not necessarily gold. UK Trade Minister Liz Truss might have been well advised…




How the EU confounds its critics

The European Union’s reaction to coronavirus and its economic implications continues to defy the doom merchants. In the face of the usual Eurosceptic predictions of its collapse it has proved that economics…




An ‘economic competitor’ on the EU’s doorstep?

Any attempt to undercut long-established European standards would be an effective declaration of economic warfare, writes Geoff Kitney. Amid the raucous and sometimes ill-tempered hubbub that has characterised the Brexit debate one…


What dark forces lie behind the Brexit façade?

Boris Johnson last night turfed out 21 Tory rebels. Now he is preparing to put British democracy to one of its greatest tests, writes Geoff Kitney. A new breed of toxic conservatism…


Boris Johnson’s deceit maketh the man

Very soon the UK could have the least trustworthy prime minister for generations. Murray Ritchie  poses the question: how did it come to this? If – or when – Boris Johnson becomes…