It has been a good week for the SNP. On two major issues – due to their own clarity of thought and the errors of others – they have banked clear political wins. On both issues the Labour Party by
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Extend Article 50 then oust Johnson? Or oust Johnson so as to guarantee the extension of Article 50? This week’s crucial question
The Brexit deadline 31st October is just 32 days away. The House of Commons is sitting because prorogation was ruled unlawful and void by the Supreme Court. But UK politics is still on a knife edge because what will happen
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How to make sure the People’s Vote ends up with the UK staying in the EU
In a fortnight the House of Commons will almost certainly reject Theresa May’s Brexit deal when the so-called “Meaningful Vote” happens. After that the path ahead is unclear, but one of the ways forward would be for a second Brexit
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Scottish independence – now more compelling than before
Christian Allard, upon entering the Scottish Parliament after another MSP resigned in 2013, was sworn in to the Parliament in both English and French. https://x.com/leomiklasz/status/841621272484302850 Today a Polish student feels that, while Brexit feels like a rejection, Scotland is holding
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The Remainers – the instinctive insiders
After Tony Blair’s Brexit speech last week, former Deputy Director of Britain Stronger in Europe (and now Edelman exec) Lucy Thomas tweeted this: https://x.com/lucycthomas/status/832488126996045824 Shortly before that an interesting discussion on Twitter ensued between Sunder Katwala and David Aaronovich, with
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