The Conservative leader is trying to lead a country that does not exist.| New Statesman
While posting my notes on my reference back for Labour Conference I fell back on the OBR statistic that Brexit had cost the UK 4% of GDP. I thought a chart would have been helpful and so went looking for| davelevy.info
'Global Britain' needs citizens who have experienced the benefits, both at home and abroad, of living alongside other peoples and cultures The post The time is ripe for an extensive youth mobility scheme first appeared on East Anglia Bylines.| East Anglia Bylines
This month HarperCollins will release Unleashed, Boris Johnson’s memoirs which are billed as “candid, unrestrained, and revealing”. It is hard to know exactly what to expect: Johnson is an experienced author, with 10 books already in his back catalogue including a novel (Seventy-Two Virgins: A Comedy of Errors, 2004) and…| Culturall
Jeremy Corbyn was always the accidental leader. The 2001 anti-Iraq War campaign had transformed him into the Left's figurehead and pole of attraction. Following some serious self-sabotaging missteps by Team Corbyn, can he now get it right with Your Party? The post Will accidental leader Jeremy Corbyn fire up Your Party? first appeared on Anna Chen.| Anna Chen
Written by Peter (Hung-Yao) Chu. This article explores the development of UK-Taiwan relations since the Tsai Ing-wen administration until the current William Lai administration. It suggests that Br…| Taiwan Insight
Forget Little Englanders – Deep Englanders believe that life was better before the evils of industrialisation, foreign competition and, you know, immigration| the Guardian
At the General Committee of Lewisham North last night we agreed to send a motion calling for the abolition of the two child benefit cap, and also proposed a reference back of the NPF report. I intiallly proposed the words| davelevy.info
Through two world wars, it has been the special relationship: the linkage between the United States and Britain. It is a linkage forged in a common language, a common culture, a common history and a common aspiration to peace and prosperity. The relationship, always strong, was burnished by President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret […]| White House Chronicle
Are you passionate about global politics and understanding the dynamics that shape it? Are you looking for a way to expand your knowledge under the| ECPS
UKCA (UK Conformity Assessment) is a product marking that came to life in 2021 in Great Britain replacing the European Union CE marking.| ShipHub
At 10pm on July 4, 2024, when the exit poll was revealed — making it clear that Keir Starmer would be our next prime minister — our hopes for a better relationship between the UK and Europe, with all the economic benefits that would bring, were solidified. The public’s general mistrust in politics considered, to... Read more »| Politics.co.uk
Rupert Hill reflects on his understanding of and personal relationship with British identity throughout his life.| Cherwell
If you read about a place called Newry, it will tell you that it is a city just on the edge of Northern Ireland’s border with the Republic of Ireland. It will tell you of Newry’s Cistercian monastic beginnings in the twelfth century, and it will tell you that its town hall was designed to…| Blog of the APA
Our British Defence Secretary John Healey keeps up the Labour government's war-on-China schtick with a “we’re ready to fight” battle-cry that was widely mocked. Was Britain always this aggressive and desperate for war with China? The post VIDEO: How America wrecked Britain and China’s Golden Age first appeared on Anna Chen.| Anna Chen
Philip Cunliffe identifies the source of the increasing fragmentation of British politics and society in the imperial structures of the state, and its long experience of relying on devolved governm…| The Northern Star
The speech made by Sir John Major on 26 June 2025 at Salisbury Cathedral. THE CHANGING POLITICAL LANDSCAPE AT HOME| The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH
Lee Jones recently spoke to a conference of logistics professionals about the rapid changes in global politics. He argued that the current chaos is the result of the continuing decay of the old neo…| The Northern Star
This Week’s Snapshot of Planetary Phase Shift Signals| Age of Transformation
America looks poised to provide the global example for conservative populists everywhere of how to make the West great again.| The American Mind
And what are you going to do when Putin invades Lithuania? Spell it out, my dear peacemonger, what are you going to do? Are you...| Disenz
Los números se han revertido y ahora son mayoría los ciudadanos que consideran que la salida de la UE fue una mala decisión y abogan por regresar al club comunitario| La Nueva España
The Labour Party are running a policy consultation and asking for contributions to be submitted to the national policy forum portal.| www.anothereurope.org
It is a cliche of the policy-commentariat to point, laughing, at the number of Growth Plans to have sprung from the Government this century, and how badly correleated this is to success at their subject matter. The 2000s had the Five Drivers of Productivity (discussed here) – Investment, Skills, Innovation, Enterprise, and Competition. In 2010Continue reading "Why *should* growth be any better under Labour?"| Freethinking Economist
Peter Ramsay argues that the British right’s proposal for a Great Repeal Act only reveals the futility of its approach to the nation. An online Anglofuturist put out a video last week weaving toget…| The Northern Star
In J. D. Vance’s Munich Security Conference speech, echoes of the Pera-Ratzinger debate’s basic questions about identity, democracy, and the West—and the ability, the very place, of the people to democratically offer answers to those questions.| the Giving Review
One of the founders of the UK’s independent living movement, John Evans, who was driven by a determination to ensure that disabled people could take control of their own lives, has died. Since he became disabled in an accident at the age […]| Disability News Service
This is the text of a talk given by Peter Ramsay to the Desmond Greaves Summer School 2024 in Dublin. He argues that the reconstitution of a sovereign nation-state in Britain depends on the achieve…| The Northern Star
ECPS organized its fourth virtual Summer School on July 1-5, 2024, focusing on the relations between populism and foreign policy. The goal was twofold: to| ECPS
On a visit to Berlin, the new British prime minister may look at Chancellor Olaf Scholz as a cautionary tale.| POLITICO
A diminishing number of grassroots U.K. musicians are performing at the continent’s festivals.| POLITICO
Peter Ramsay argues that the official reaction to the recent riots in England is an ideological distortion that seeks to deflect responsibility for national disintegration. The riots and disorder t…| The Northern Star
I created this thinkery in June 2016. That's probably all you need to know. brexit| Open Visual Thinkery
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The UK’s general election result might seem like a restoration of the old pre-2016 political order. A bland technocrat has won a sweeping majority. However, Peter Ramsay and Philip Cunliffe argue t…| The Northern Star
Pero el batacazo conservador tiene que ver, más que con el Brexit, con el desencanto del Brexit.| Libertad Digital
© www.viewsoftheworld.net If the 2016 vote for Brexit was described as a political earthquake in the United Kingdom, then the 2019 General Election is the equivalent to the tsunami that followed this seismic event and swept over some of the deepest Labour … Continue reading → The post The 2019 UK General Election was written by Benjamin Hennig and published on Views of the World. If you enjoyed this, you might want to follow me on Twitter or Facebook. - publication on other websites with...| Views of the World
© www.viewsoftheworld.net Commentators have suggested that the Commonwealth could become more important for UK trade after Brexit. This article for Political Insight (June 2018, Volume 9, Issue 2) maps the current state of British-Commonwealth trade and finds a more mixed picture of … Continue reading → The post Trading with the Commonwealth: A future perspective for the UK? was written by Benjamin Hennig and published on Views of the World. If you enjoyed this, you might want to follow ...| Views of the World
Report finds issues when it comes to getting professional qualifications recognised in the EU, including differences in costs.| Personnel Today
With a General Election looming, Peter Ramsay spoke last week at the London School of Economics about why the survival of the British nation is in doubt and why the politics of culture war are an e…| The Northern Star
Peter Ramsay on how Sunak’s deal with the DUP neutralises Brexit and confirms what we have previously argued on The Northern Star: that Britain’s national sovereignty needs Ireland’s reunification.…| The Northern Star
Dummy’s Lough, two kilometres northwest of Clones in Co Monaghan, looks like any other lake in rural Ireland. It is one of four lakes in the Kilroosky Lough cluster, nestling in farmland and surrounded by pockets of woodland. Dummy’s Lough is of interest for its classic marl lake water chemistry […] The post Nature knows no borders appeared first on Green News Ireland.| Green News Ireland
Suppose that the UK held another referendum on the subject of Brexit. Suppose that the numerical result was essentially the same as before: around 52% voting for the UK to leave the EU, and around …| Transpolitica
Brexit and modern art| Asterisk
There is a black hole, we are told. A yawning one, that needs to be filled in, oooh, around 10 days from now, or we face some unmentionable doom. Fortunately, after a brief flirtation with Rule by …| Freethinking Economist