Brexit

Brexit: ten years on

June 23, 2026 3:49 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

My first thought of Starmer’s promised resignation as Labour leader (he hasn’t actually resigned as prime minister yet) was his... View Article

Politics: demand the remedy

May 25, 2025 3:10 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

It is nearly nine years down the line from the EU referendum, yet the likes of Bill Cash and those... View Article

Brexit: the great betrayal

February 1, 2025 3:12 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

I can’t say that I will ever find Brexit, as such, boring. I have invested too much of my life... View Article

Brexit: the shallowness of debate

February 4, 2024 3:02 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

The trouble with the interminable debate on Brexit, in the legacy media and t’internet, is that it is being conducted... View Article

Brexit: a nothing-burger

February 1, 2024 2:51 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

To this day, I recall being told on one of my periodic visits to Northern Ireland, that, “If you think... View Article

Brexit: a disaster in the making

January 30, 2024 2:52 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Tomorrow, the last day of the month, after no fewer than five postponements, the UK government has finally got its... View Article

Brexit: bigger fish to fry

December 21, 2023 2:41 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

I missed this when it was first published a couple of days ago – the British Chambers of Commerce annual... View Article

Immigration: a global issue

December 18, 2023 1:59 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

A short piece on social media took me recently to Chris Grey’s blog, a place I very rarely visit, mainly... View Article

Brexit: a revolution in limbo

September 11, 2023 12:38 pm Published by Pete North Post a Comment

Most people I talk to say that #Brexit hasn’t affected them in any noticeable sense. I see a lot of... View Article

Brexit: situations vacant

August 28, 2023 9:29 pm Published by Pete North Post a Comment

For reasons that escape me, Brexit is trending on the social network formerly known as Twitter today. I haven’t looked... View Article

Brexit: unfinished business

August 11, 2023 12:48 pm Published by Pete North Post a Comment

I’m slowly getting a sense that Brexit is becoming a political timebomb. For their own respective reasons, Labour and the... View Article

Brexit: border delays

August 4, 2023 1:52 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

There is not a lot to add to the Financial Times report that UK ministers are set to announce a... View Article

Brexit: losing the plot

August 3, 2023 12:42 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

A brief frisson of excitement has attended an announcement by the government on the extension of CE mark recognition for... View Article

Brexit: a small step forward

July 19, 2023 7:22 pm Published by Pete North Post a Comment

The Times is reporting that goods are now crossing from the EU to the UK at the same speed as... View Article

Net-zero: a battery of woes

July 12, 2023 2:36 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Twelve minutes into its half-hour news bulletin yesterday evening, the BBC was still discussing “Presenter X”, thereby confirming its departure... View Article

Brexit: no longer an issue

June 24, 2023 12:30 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

I suppose I was never going to get away without commenting on the 7th anniversary of the EU Referendum, but... View Article