Tagged with European Union
Brexit: time to move on
The time has come for us as a country to plan our future in the new trading and political context for which the Government has received an unambiguous mandate, after four years of relentless and hysterical debate over the merits and demerits of Brexit.
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There is a way out of the unprecedented crisis in which the UK has been plunged by the Brexit referendum: constitutionally, the result does not bind the Government or Parliament
Read the articleThe absurdity of Brexit
The Conservative case for Remain: from a British perspective, the case for continued membership of the European Union, with the numerous opt-outs secured by the UK, is overwhelming
Read the articleWhat should a Tory government stand for in 2010?
Following the General Election the important question will be what a Tory government will actually stand for. There would a lot to be said for it refocusing on its traditional values
Read the articleOf the virtues of representative democracy
In this short post I argue in favour of a system that strikes a balance between the danger of bad governance posed by populism and the obvious drawbacks of dictatorship.
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