EU Affairs

Media: here we go again

April 4, 2026 3:15 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

One unarguable benefit from Brexit is that, since our formal withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020, we have... View Article

Politics: grubby dealings

February 3, 2026 3:34 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

When the Guardian’s John Crace says it’s over for Peter Mandelson, that is probably the most damning verdict of them... View Article

Politics: maladroit Europe

January 21, 2026 3:29 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

I am having the greatest difficulty taking the so-called Greenland crisis seriously. It seems to have more in common with... View Article

Politics: the inexhaustible well of ignorance

December 6, 2025 3:20 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

The EU’s Customs Union is back in the news with The Times reporting: “David Lammy ‘opens a can of worms’... View Article

EU Affairs: spectacular incompetence

May 22, 2025 2:53 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

In a “shock-horror-probe” piece, the Telegraph displays its technical illiteracy with the headline: “British farmers face EU spot checks under... View Article

EU Affairs: a tale of two parliaments

May 21, 2025 2:34 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

There were two official statements made yesterday to two different parliaments in respect of the EU-UK Summit held in London... View Article

EU Affairs: exploratory talks

May 20, 2025 1:36 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Oh, for the good old days, when agreements meant draft treaties, hard copy documents that you could pore over, discuss... View Article

EU Affairs: no rejoining

May 19, 2025 2:45 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Let’s get this straight: the UK is not rejoining the EU – not through the back door, not the side... View Article

Ukraine: a beneficial crisis?

March 5, 2025 2:04 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

At the time of writing, according to the Wall Street Journal and many other sources, Trump was to address a... View Article

EU affairs: turmoil in France

December 5, 2024 3:11 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

In the 60s, there was a joke doing the rounds, where a man walks into a bookshop and asks for... View Article

Politics: Irish ayes on the ECHR

October 20, 2024 4:04 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

For a halfway decent, to say nothing of competent, government, the accumulation of adverse events relating to the Irish Republic... View Article

Politics: opening the chasm

October 11, 2024 3:44 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

One interesting thing about the Tory leadership contest is that it is bringing out into the open the very real... View Article

Net-zero: EV target fail

September 20, 2024 3:39 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

There has been little need to comment on the train-wreck policy that is net-zero, since the advent of a Labour... View Article

Grenfell: a regulatory failure

September 5, 2024 2:53 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

In 2,638 days – more than seven years – the Grenfell Tower inquiry has produced a report with a length... View Article

France: on the brink of civil war?

July 1, 2024 3:18 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

It is a rum situation where the success of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (NR) party, taking between 33 and... View Article

Europe: moving to the Right

June 10, 2024 3:05 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

For the Remainers still complaining about Brexit, they maybe should be rejoicing as there is now at least one clear... View Article