The 2016 referendum was too simple The 2016 EU Referendum was a basic “Yes” or “No” answer. This is because the EU has several overlapping “spheres” of membership, including the European Economic Area (EEA) and the Customer Union. For a…

The UK has recently received warnings from various industries of potential shortages in the coming months. As reported by the Bank of England, there have already been shortages in “furniture, car parts and electrical goods”. Supermarkets have also signaled that there…

It is an accepted fact that politics is a battle for power. It is as repugnant as it is pervasive. It is about as far removed from how most people live as to suggest that people are mere pieces on…

Though the US has long been considered the world’s leading power and a pillar of Western democracy, some now acknowledge a so-called ‘European pillar’ in the form of the European Union. Yet, the notion of a potential third pillar distinct…

Background The Troubles describes a 30-year long period of sectarian violence that wrecked Northern Ireland (NI), leading to more than 3,500 deaths between 1968 and 1998 (though violence is still ongoing). The Troubles came to an end with the signing…

Regardless of whether it’s a cheap stunt or a threat to the lifeline many refugees depend on, the Government’s threat to jail alleged people smugglers for life involved in English Channel crossings have certainly not been taken lightly by campaigners,…

Since becoming Labour leader, Keir Starmer’s approach to Brexit had been deafening in its silence. This was understandable. The vulnerability of the “Chief Remain Cheerleader” to Tory taunts of keeping the red wall blue is only too evident. The Prime…

Brexit has divided our country – there are no two ways about it. Ever since that historic referendum on 23rd June 2016, certainty has eluded us, even when Boris Johnson’s withdrawal agreement was passed shortly after last year’s general election.…

It was recently announced that the UK is to increase its defence budget by around £16.5  billion over the next four years. The figure reportedly amounts to an investment in space technology, cyber defences and artificial intelligence, such as automated…

It’s getting harder by the day to find any meaningful difference between the approach to national governance of Donald Trump and that of Boris Johnson. Johnson seems to be adopting the American Presidents leadership style more and more, and that’s…