Yes, the backstop matters. But the Withdrawal Agreement and its accompanying Political Declaration have the surrender of sovereignty built into every aspect…
With East Midlands going to the Dutch and the West Coast franchise to the Italian state railway, nearly 80 per cent of Britain’s rail operations will soon be in foreign hands.
Fishermen are furious about a leaked government memo saying it might be unable to enforce our fishing rights once we leave the EU.
“Ambassadors” at Heathrow Airport have won recognition for their union, Unite. The staff provide assistance to passengers arriving at and leaving the airport.
Marxists want to live in an independent country for the same reason as everybody else: because no one can be free in a country where the laws are made outside that country.
7 August 2019
Beef farmers in Ireland have held a series of protests calling on their government and the EU for support.
6 August 2019
The Polish government wants graduates to return to Poland. More than half a million have left over the past 20 years. This is part of a wider problem affecting many countries.
30 July 2019
There’s optimism about. But Brexit has never been the property of politicians. Nor can it be left to them to implement while the people gaze on from the sidelines.
30 July 2019
The seized bulk carrier Stena Impero is owned by a Swedish company and operated by a crew none of whom are British. So why the British flag?
30 July 2019
With hosepipe bans and water restrictions being imposed once again, calls for nationalisation of water are growing.
30 July 2019
Forced to exclude water from its “concessions" Directive, the Commission is set to announce a review this autumn of the effect of excluding water from the internal market.
27 July 2019
Wage growth in the UK rose to 3.6 per cent in the year to May 2019, the highest growth rate since 2008, according to official figures – despite media gloom over Brexit.
