I spend a lot of time being critical of the United States, and it seems only right to point out that when is comes to lousy policies, pathetic leadership (and alleged corruption into the bargain) there is, at the present time, little to choose between the US and the UK – the issues are strikingly …
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“These days, the “news” is a single hyped-up story — a mass shooting or Comey’s appearance before Congress – are often presented in near-apocalyptic fashion. Such an approach is meant to glue eyeballs to the screen in a situation in which viewers are eternally restless and there are so many other screens available. This single …
“A quarter of British exports to the EU (worth £3bn a month) go through Calais. At present they are waved through as “EU goods”. But if we crash out of the single market without a new trade deal, every consignment of British goods will have to be inspected to ensure it meets EU regulations. France …
Today the British go to the polls. Brexit hasn’t really been an election issue; it has been mentioned only in reference to Teresa May’s penchant for doing u-turns. Will she do a u-turn on Brexit as well? The authors of Brexit have been largely silent, the amazing reason being that Remainers are a dwindling minority, …
As I promised last Monday, here is a new series I’ll be trialing called Best of the Week. It’s basically a list of the best opinion articles I’ve read over the week- a very brief summary of them, and a one-sentence reaction to them. I’ve often been asked where I get my news from, and …
