The journey back will be a long one, but with the reforms to Westminster that... After four years we have finally left the EU. Now the question for Renew is what happens next. As a pro-EU party, the obvious answer would be: “Let’s campaign to immediately rejoin”. But is that possible and if so, reasonable? If Boris Johnson performed a u-turn (that even by his standards would be stunning) and decided to write to the... Published on 17 Jan 2021 READ MORE SHARE
Evil Counsellors and Wicked Ministers A point often overlooked over the course of Brexit since the Referendum of June 2016, is that in the UK Constitutional system, it is still the Crown that upon the advice of ministers and by merits of its prerogative powers, is the exclusive power that enters into treaties, with limited involvement of Parliament in negotiating and concluding such, although Parliament does... Published on 14 Jan 2021 READ MORE SHARE
#deniedmyvote: Electoral Improprieties on the Road to Brexit. The outcome of the European Parliamentary Elections conducted on the 23rd of May 2019, was instrumental in procuring the Brexit outcome of 2021. This is particular in terms of the post-election Brexit narrative in the European Parliament being dominated by essentially ERG proxies and their embarrassing antics, as well as in terms of the poverty and inadequacy of the EU–UK Trade... Published on 10 Jan 2021 READ MORE SHARE
Populisms Post-Brexit: The Common Law Movement In their 2013 work, Mudde and Rovira Kaltwasser define Populism as an expression of the volonté générale; the antagonism between the “pure people” and an overarching corrupt elite, and they extend to such populism, the benefit of what the authors describe as “a thin-centred ideology”. Post-neoliberal populisms however, have evolved into something quite different. Above all, neoliberalism is firstly fully internalised by... Published on 06 Jan 2021 READ MORE SHARE
Why does nobody listen to farmers? There has been much discussion around fishing during the Brexit referendum, of late it has dominated the headlines in the free trade negotiations with EU and unfortunate “gunboats in the channel” bluster. Yet little attention has been given to a sector that has a larger market and employs three times more people in England. Hill farmers could be considered the... Published on 18 Dec 2020 READ MORE SHARE
Brexit is a Nightmare Before Christmas Another month goes by and the Government is still struggling to give us the “easiest thing in human history”, as Liam Fox put it. This, keep-calm-and-drink-tea attitude is nothing more than childish ignorance, whilst a deal with the biggest, we repeat, THE BIGGEST, trading partner the UK is supposed to be bringing stability and prosperity to our businesses and everyday... Published on 16 Dec 2020 READ MORE SHARE
Universities need to help students. Throughout this pandemic British students have been dealing with more than just lockdown. Many have been ill themselves and many have lost loved ones. When loved ones suffer we all suffer, and COVID-19 is an evil which affects us all. Universities should be updating their guidelines, not only in how students can stay safe and keep a distance but also... Published on 14 Dec 2020 READ MORE SHARE
