We were told Brexit would help Britain protect its environment – it hasn’t

Helena Horton When UK environmental groups warned back in 2016 that Brexit could mean slashing of green rules and degradation of the natural world, they were accused of scaremongering as a part of “Project Fear”. In fact, then-environment secretary Michael Gove hailed “the great progressive prize of a green Brexit”, promising more environmental protections which

My Secret Brexit Diary by Michel Barnier

Michel Barnier at the Science Gallery in London, discussing his book My Secret Brexit Diary: A Glorious Illusion CREDIT: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire Michel Barnier is back – and he’s brought his cane By James Crisp Europe Editor Michel Barnier may now be a busted flush but the former Brexit negotiator still has strong brand recognition

Question of Irish unification still going on

Review of 2023 (continued) 102 years after six counties in Ulster were partitioned and a quarter of a century since the Good Friday Agreement ended The Troubles there is not yet peace in sight. The Republic of Ireland’s economy is booming while the North grapples with the aftershocks of Brexit and two historic electoral triumphs

British in 2023 found out that Brexit is not working

Politicians in Britain may not like it, but many British have now seen how their politicians had told many lies and triggered them in the Brexit. A recent poll says now, that most Brits want to return to the EU.

Inflation battle descends into the inevitable

For the Tories who delivered Brexit, the damage is now done and there is nothing now the party can do.

The mood music around Labour is changing

Afternoon, The mood music around Labour is changing as the party gets ready for Government. Already this morning, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has scrapped Labour’s flagship plan to spend £28billion a year on new green jobs and technology. The pledge to spend £28billion a year for each of the five years of the next Parliament

The Guardian looking at the world the first week of 2023 June

June 01 Headlines Kyiv strikes   Three die in early morning attack by Russia Two children were among the dead, according to Ukrainian officials, in one of the most deadly attacks in recent weeks Macron   Negotiating with Putin may have to take priority over war crimes trial, says French president French president calls for

The Telegraph Frontpage for Thursay 2023 June 01

By Daniel Hardaker An increasingly vocal cohort of Conservative MPs are urging the Prime Minister to scrap inheritance tax, a move that The Telegraph is supporting. Meanwhile, two people have died and a man has been arrested following an incident off Bournemouth pier. By Sam Hall Good evening. A man has been arrested on suspicion

Chris Evans comments for 2023 May 29

Dear Reader, Inflation remains rampant in Britain at 8.7pc, still in excess of forecasts – leading many to question whether the Bank of England has the credibility to contain the situation. Szu Ping Chan and Melissa Lawford investigate just how high interest rates will need to rise to tame inflation, and just how devastating the

About a coronation, Brexit and Britain’s property market

Dear Reader, On Saturday, King Charles III will follow in the footsteps of 39 monarchs when he is crowned at Westminster Abbey. Let us take you through the doors of this historic venue and show you, in spectacular 3D detail, the path His Majesty will take. In the spring of 2016, George Osborne issued a