Because of the weight of the issue in question the security implications of a leave vote or our continued membership are sometimes exaggerated. The remain camp especially comes under scrutiny for supposedly inflating the risks of exiting the EU. For the purposes of this brief examination of the security issue the notion of “security” can be divided into two areas, international security and internal security. Read more...
In recent weeks the economic consequences of either result of the upcoming EU referendum have been brought up by both campaigns. Remain have raised the possibility that a leave vote would lead to a recession while Leave have been describing the possible bilateral trade deals that would be possible with non-EU states. Read more...
The news broke recently that the EU was close to making David Cameron an offer regarding his demands for a reformed EU. Cameron has always worn his attitudes towards Europe on his sleeve, last week in a speech to the world economic forum he referred to Britain’s relationship with the EU as being “bound up in the European continent, of which we are an important part.” At times it seems like those who use language of British patriotism can’t talk about the EU without reminding ourselves of our own importance. Read more...
There’s a political scandal on the level of Watergate rocking our nation and those who just love Britain can’t stop talking about it. The newly elected leader of Her Majesty’s opposition decided to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain by not singing the national anthem. Read more...
With the DC Cinematic Universe (the DCCU?) taking shape the differences between the two Comic Book Titans’ approaches to putting their characters on the big screen aren’t escaping the notice of critics and bloggers. The trailers for Suicide Squad and Batman vs Superman have both arrived and both are playing on the strengths of their directors. Read more...
In the wake of the General Election British Europhiles like me are in an odd place. Europe is a sticking point for Britain’s government, especially since the fourth biggest party in the country is founded on an anti-EU message. Cameron is promising a referendum on an EU exit in 2017 and not many people buy his EU stance as anything other than posturing. Read more...
It’s been a week since the seven main party leaders of the UK stood on a stage and talked through the main issues facing the country ahead of the election in May. The campaign trail has been ticking along and though plenty of people have opinions on who “won” last Thursday no-one can really say how the leader’s chances have changed, if at all. Read more...
This is not an analysis of British politics, not really. Britain is used as an example here because it’s the political system closest to me that I have the most to talk about. Nor is this a simple rant piece against UKIP where I call them fascists and racists etcetera, Godwin’s law is so ubiquitous that Nazi comparisons aren’t helpful in politics these days and are really just a lazy attack that can easily be ignored. Read more...
