When Theresa May became Prime Minister, most of the Daily Globe writers and I were not overjoyed. We wanted a Brexiteer as Prime Minister and we felt uneasy about May due to her lack of devotion to smaller government as Home Secretary. However, in the little over a month she …
Read More »It’s time to stop spoiling the SNP or the tantrums will get worse
I keep reading stories about how the SNP are trying to block Brexit. Sometimes they seem determined to stop the whole of the UK leaving the EU. At other times they apparently want Scotland to both remain in the UK and in the EU. There have been all sorts of …
Read More »Is the SNP’s “National Conversation” only with itself?
The SNP are planning another so called “National Conversation” on whether Scotland should leave the UK. It was supposed to happen this summer, but has been put off for a while because of the UK’s decision to leave the EU. It’s crucial therefore to realise that even if the UK …
Read More »A second Brexit referendum would be a landslide win for Leave
The bad losers on the Bremainiac side keep asking for another referendum. These people don’t respect democracy. Presumably they want a referendum every month until they get the “right” result. Just like the utterly deluded SNP in Scotland. What they don’t realise is that a second referendum would be a …
Read More »UK mainstream media falsely blame Brexit for Lloyds job losses- another example of their nonfactual, hysterical post-referendum coverage
I’ve often complained online that UK mainstream media has been spinning stories and been less than truthful with the UK public, particularly when it comes to the subject of Brexit. Our media run a heavy-handed campaign during the EU Referendum, leaving little doubt as to which side of the fence …
Read More »Brexit has not made Britain a more intolerant country
The choice of the UK electorate to choose to leave the EU has come as a shock, not only to those who voted to remain, but also to those who voted to leave. I think perhaps it is for this reason that a large number of Remain supporters have been …
Read More »Our Schools Are Hotbeds Of Anti-Democratic, Anti Free Speech Sentiment, Hostile To Conservative and Eurosceptic Students
British schools and universities represent an oppressive and highly unsafe space for young students who believe in free speech or hold pro-Brexit beliefs If you think that you have been made to feel uncomfortable for holding eurosceptic, pro-Brexit beliefs, spare a thought for those young Brexiteers trapped firmly behind enemy …
Read More »Labour’s mess calls for early Brexit
I feel quite conflicted about the omnishambles that is the British Labour Party. Not sure if I like this, or not. On the one hand, the mess in which they find themselves augurs well for the Conservative party. It would seem that the Labourites are in danger of splitting between the …
Read More »May’s cabinet and In Tray
Prior to the coronation of Theresa May, as Britain’s new Prime Minister, I thought I would share a couple of comments and advice on her Cabinet appointments. Firstly, we can ignore the clamour from Labour and the Liberal Democrats for a snap General Election. Labour’s call is perfunctory – they …
Read More »Scottish independence is a dead issue
I woke up one morning in Spain to find that Britain had voted to leave the EU. I got a shock. I was certain that Brexit would lose. I reacted to the news with some pleasure, but also some nervousness. It would probably have been better for me financially if …
Read More »British common sense
What has become of common sense in Britain? Did it all depart at 04.40 on June 24, 2016, when the BBC’s David Dimbleby announced that Leave had won the European Referendum? I guess maybe Voltaire was right ‘Common sense is not so common’. I won’t go into all of the …
Read More »Brexit Fallout: Fear And Loathing (Of Democracy) In Brussels
The hysterical response of EU officials to Brexit (as opposed to national leaders, who have been more pragmatic and conciliatory) shows why we were right to leave the European Union, and why no lover of democracy should be happy so long as it continues to exist as a supranational government …
Read More »The changing face of democracy
A week after the referendum result, the political landscape has changed. The United Kingdom now has the opportunity to remodel itself as an outward looking nation, free of the constraints of policies decided at an EU level. It would seem that the only constraint now is our own political system. …
Read More »The Daily Globe #Brexit Manifesto
Winning the referendum was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I’ve been fighting for Brexit for a long time and winning was one the grandest of satisfactions. I see fantastic opportunities for the post-Brexit United Kingdom. However, before those Brexit opportunities are realised we need to address the …
Read More »When to invoke Article 50 and why
There is a natural impatience in invoke Article 50. Pressure is added by demands from the EU to get on with it. Should we listen? Article 50 provides for an orderly withdrawal from the EU. That such a withdrawal is carried out in a friendly way, being a neighbouring nation, …
Read More »Negotiating Brexit – the basics
Firstly, some health advice. Everyone just calm down. We have had a referendum. We, as the people of the United Kingdom, made a choice and we will live with it. Also, let’s be very clear. The United Kingdom is still a full and functioning member of the European Union. We …
Read More »Reflections on the Referendum in Britain
Firstly, I would like to remark at what a revealing few days this has been, on all sides of the EU referendum debate. I have learnt a lot more about the nature of the campaigns on both sides from the fallout of this referendum than I did over the course …
Read More »Great Britain delivers
The people have spoken. We have stood up to Project Fear and shown a desire to forge a way ahead in the world. Britain has a brave new future. This site was set up to make a small contribution to ensuring an honest debate. If the people of Britain were …
Read More »Britain to leave the EU! Well done!
Today brings us the most wonderful news for 50 years as the British people voted to leave the European Union. The headline figure for the vote was 51.9% Leave versus 48.1% Remain, a 3.8% margin in favour of leaving. The reaction of pundits from the three main political parties to …
Read More »Why I am Voting Leave
I, for one, am somewhat relieved that two campaigns of immense hyperbole have come to an end. From day one, exaggerations, ignorance and even blatant lies have too often been the only things reigning victorious in the lengthy British referendum on EU membership. However, due to it being my last …
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