In a little over three weeks time, British voters will go to the polls with the possibility of the country leaving the European Union. Although we’ve become used to the referendum and all that has come with it, we should pause for a moment to reflect on how amazing it is that the plebiscite is […]
What a holiday in England in May tells me about the EU referendum result
We came to East Anglia on family business/pre-summer getaway idea. Escaping from London is always refreshing, obviously. It also reminds one of what a different world London exists in compared to the rest of England; as if during this EU referendum mud slinging epoch we needed that much reminding of this fact. I’ve written previously […]
Why the Diane James argument on immigration and the EU doesn’t work
Last night was the first TV debate on the EU referendum. It was held in Glasgow, but the only nod to Scotland on the panel was the inclusion of Salmond (to be fair, there are no major figures in Scottish politics who are pro-Brexit, unless you count Galloway). Diane James has come in for some […]
It is time for Vote Leave to admit that Boris has been a disaster for them
Two things inspired me to write this article, although the basic idea behind it has been swirling around subconsciously for a couple of weeks now. One was another of Boris’ innumerable, inane, Leave orientated stunts last week. He was in a car with “Vote Leave” on the side of it; while the driver of the […]
Leave.EU are seemingly on a mission to destroy Euroscepticism in Britain forever
On the Yes to AV campaign, we spent a massive amount of time firefighting against a small but vocal section of our own support. People who wanted to burn their MP in effigy, or have a rally in the centre of their town while likening First Past the Post to the horrors of Nazi Germany; […]
This could be Cameron’s final move in the EU referendum to ensure a Remain vote
Although nothing can be taken for granted, the polls are starting to move towards Remain. Given you’d expect a push of three to five points for the status quo option on polling day, even if the two sides were polling neck in neck, this bodes badly for Leave. Still, if you look at the Scottish […]
We now get to see how deep dislike of immigration runs in Britain
Yesterday, the previously mostly cerebral Gove decided to go a bit Boris Johnson on us. I figured Gove would almost certainly have to give in to the immigration beast at some point in the campaign, but I didn’t think he’d ever go in this hard: “Boris Johnson and I will use all our influence with […]
Five questions the Remain campaign need to answer – so I’ve answered them
On Twitter, I’ve been feeling the heat from the Leavers of late. Despite being a passionate Europhile, I have a lot of sympathy for these people. They are exactly where I and many people I worked with on the Yes to AV campaign were five years ago. “It’s all unfair”, “the other guys are nasty […]
Iain Duncan Smith seems to have thrown in the towel on Leave winning the EU referendum
Yesterday was the Queen’s Speech, the kick off of another glorious session of parliament. It was understandably an understated slate of legislation put forth. Some Tories didn’t see it that way, the understandable part of it I mean, namely one former DWP Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. “Whether it is the Trade Union Bill or the […]
Nigel Farage finally gets let out of his box – with disastrous results
I can imagine senior members of Vote Leave gathered around a conference table several months back. The topic of discussion: Nigel Farage. “If we can keep him contained, we can win,” one of them says. “Impossible,” another retorts. “Not impossible, just extremely difficult.” “This is his life’s obsession. You think he’s going to keep quiet […]