Archive of April 2018
The myth of Amber Rudd's liberalism
Tory liberals' great hope didn't secure a single positive change in her time at the Home Office.
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Week in Review: Don't trust anyone who is confident on Brexit
Supporters of leaving the EU are trying to insist that any Brexit effect is in the past, but the argument is increasingly unconvincing.
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Canada is not enough: If you want Brexit to work, you need to stay in the single market
The future EU-UK partnership will be based on the EU’s proposal of a FTA which includes tariff and quota free trade, basic provisions for services, with add ons for cooperation on defence, security and policing.
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All the nonsense Hannan, Redwood And Mogg have spoken about the customs union this week
As the customs debate rages on, leading Brexiters fill the airwaves with disinformation. But are they lying, or just ignorant?
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Rudd tries to quarantine Windrush scandal
Home secretary desperately tries to isolate the debacle, but character of Home Office makes it impossible.
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Week in Review: Crunch-point is coming for the customs union
The government is caught in a four-way pincer movement on the customs union, each part of which gains confidence from the resilience of the others.
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A charter for tyrants: The bleak reality of a Corbyn foreign policy
Corbyn places total emphasis on the need for UN authorisation for military action - but Putin is unlikely to play ball
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Windrush scandal shows what happens when anti-immigrant hysteria takes over
This is not an error in the system. It is the system operating as it is meant to.
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Week in Review: Labour builds an election-winning platform
Labour is having a dreadful time. But don't rule them out yet.
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Confusion reigns on Syria but the moral lesson is clear
The macho posturing is troubling, as is the lack of a clear plan - but chemical attacks need an international response.
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Look to Hungary if you want to know what you're fighting against
Anti-semitic authoritarianism is in full control in Hungary. There is nothing to stop it winning here too.
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Week in Review: The new age of conspiracy theory
It's not paranoia if the world really is going mad.
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No responsible government would keep Johnson in post
The foreign secretary is now a threat to Britain's reputation in the world. If the prime minister had any authority, she would sack him.
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Another Brexit fingertrap for the govt
The traps have been laid in Brussels and on the front benches - now the Brexit select committee sets a new requirement for David Davis
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