Why self-sufficiency in health matters
We cannot care for people without planning, and we should stop robbing other nations of skilled workers…
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Junior doctors' dispute: the end of the beginning
In dispute for over a year, junior hospital doctors have had to draw back from their planned series of five-day strikes against an unsafe contract. But it’s a protracted struggle…
Build the team: promote British players
Asked to rule about footballers’ freedom to transfer, the EU went further and removed restrictions on EU players in national clubs. England haven’t won a tournament since…
England's Break from Rome (1532-40)
29 October 2016
The English Reformation evolved from the need of Henry VIII to divorce. Such a relatively trivial episode in led to a process that ultimately brought the total reconstruction of political power and social attitudes in England.
Why our universities are in global demand
There are two reasons why students from abroad want to study in Britain. The first is that British universities are, in general, far and away better than those in the EU.
Panama - the offshore scandal exposed
Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer work for the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. In early 2015 Obermayer received a message, “Hello. This is John Doe. Interested in data?” This book is the story of what happened next.
Wages falling in real terms
Real wages in Britain have fallen by more than 10 per cent in the past ten years, according to government figures.
Eurozone stagnation in Italy
Italy’s GDP is up by only 0.8 per cent on last year. In this year’s second quarter, there was no growth at all.
NHS still tendering contracts across the EU
27 October 2016
NHS England is trying to defy the historic referendum vote to leave the EU by applying EU rules to the procurement of up to £15 billion of specialised services contracts.
Get on, get out
The British people made a declaration of independence. Now we have to get the independence we voted for.
Defence begins at home
Who cares if Russia sails its only aircraft carrier through the English Channel (or La Manche if you sit on the other coast)?
No trade deal for EU and Canada
24 October 2016
Belgium cannot sign the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, the EU’s proposed trade deal with Canada because of opposition from local elected bodies. That may block the whole deal.