Does Brexit really need to happen?
With talk of a so-called People’s Vote aimed at stopping Brexit growing, it’s time for Remainers to ask whether a second referendum might pose some dangers of its own.
Tag: britain
England and the Jews: From invitation to expulsion
In the eleventh century, English Jews and gentiles lived together peacefully. By the end of the thirteenth, the entire Jewish population had been expelled. What went wrong for England’s Jews?
To beat pollution, get the cars out of London
London is hideously polluted. To end this growing crisis, and improve the city’s quality of life, we need to get the cars out, and the cyclists and pedestrians in.
The legitimisation of Tommy Robinson
Tommy Robinson is an unremarkable racist, a bloke-in-the-pub with an outsized platform – we can blame the BBC for mythologising him into a working-class hero.
Jeremy Corbyn must never become prime minister
Though far from the Marxist bogeyman he is so often portrayed as, Jeremy Corbyn’s response to the Russia crisis highlights why he must never become prime minister.
2017 in retrospect: Donald’s year
In retrospect, 2017 hasn’t produced a lot of good news, from Trump to the sexual harassment revalations. But don’t despair: there are signs the tide is beginning to turn.
Move the capital to Manchester, and other radical ideas
The serious economic and geographic inequality in the United Kingdom requires innovative solutions. Can we solve our problems with big, radical ideas like moving the capital to Manchester?
It’s finally time to retire the royals
The monarchy is a fundamental part of public life. But why is this still considered appropriate? Why shouldn’t we have a national debate about the place of the Royal Family in modern society?
For the love of God, get rid of John McDonnell
An unrepentant Marxist, an ideological bully and an IRA sympathiser, John McDonnell is the avatar for all that’s bad about the Labour Party. He needs to go to give this government-in-waiting credibility.
The prime minister who lost America
Lord North is sometimes called Britain’s worst ever prime minister. But does the man who lost the American colonies deserve this title, or was he a hapless victim of circumstance?
