Brexit
How Britain can make life difficult for the EU during the Brexit extension
It is not good form for the British to be awkward and obstructive. The art of the compromise was the…
Which way will Corbyn go on Brexit?
In September, Labour conference will impose on Jeremy Corbyn a policy of backing a second referendum in all circumstances. So,…
Brexit need not tear the Tories apart. Here’s why
The political dysfunction in Parliament seems to be rubbing off on much of our commentariat. Many have concluded that the…
Portrait of the week: Brexit flextension, the demise of Debenhams and a real shower in the Commons
Home Theresa May, the Prime Minister, wrote to Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, asking for an extension…
Letters: Of course Brexit is David Cameron’s fault
All Cameron’s fault Sir: In this time of febrile political speculation, there can have been few more arresting subject headings…
A general election is now Brexit’s last best chance
It’s been even more humiliating second time round. The United Kingdom has again been reduced to asking the European Union…
My advice to Leavers: go for a second referendum – you might just win
My first encounter with a plan to hold not one but two referendums on Britain’s European Union membership happened more…
Dear Remainer parliament: you won. Now revoke Article 50 – if you dare
Dear Remainer parliament. Although we’re the voters who spurned the petition for this very course of action, we the undersigned…
Germany’s economy is crashing – but its fall may help save us
This is no time for schadenfreude — but take comfort from the fact that the UK isn’t built like Germany.…
Emmanuel Macron has united his country – against him
Montpellier An embattled, incompetent leader distrusted and disliked by a vast majority of voters. A wobbly economy that might be…
Our moaning MPs say they’re suffering. What about the rest of us?
A famous actor looks tearfully into the camera. It is Michael Sheen, or possibly Ewan McGregor. His voice cracks as…
Theresa May’s Brexit strategy is brewing trouble within her party
The Commons has voted by 420 to 110 to approve Theresa May’s decision to ask for an extension to the…
EU officials and Brexiteers share a similar concern over Brexit
Rumours continue to circulate that if a long extension were to be granted by the European Union, it could be flexible.…
Britain’s Brexit fate is now in Emmanuel Macron’s hands
Our Brexit fate is in the hands of France’s president Macron – which is “not a wholly comfortable state of…
Could Theresa May cancel Brexit?
Is the de facto Brexit default now revoking Article 50 this week rather than a no-deal Brexit on 12 April?…
Could Brexit lead to Frexit?
Struggling to understand the ways of the French, the francophile Winston Churchill reflected whimsically in 1942: ‘The Almighty in His…
Are both May and Corbyn prepared to risk splitting their parties?
The irony of the stalemate in the cross-party Brexit talks is that Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are not that…
If the EU refuses an extension, voters want a no-deal Brexit. MPs should listen
One of the many tragedies of Theresa May’s premiership is that, having come up with a coherent policy on how…
Piers Morgan: why, as a former Remainer, I’d now back Leave
I voted Remain, and still don’t think Brexit is a good idea. However, if there were to be a second…
Can ancient Greek comedians tell us how to leave the EU?
Since comedians these days seem to be the authorities on all matters spiritual and temporal (puts on funny voice, knife-crime…
How is the country split over Brexit?
German customs The original customs union, or Zollverein, was established by Prussia along with 17 other states which make up…
Letters: The Brexit chaos isn’t David Cameron’s fault
About the Bible Sir: I was confirmed by Richard Holloway as a schoolboy at Fettes College, and then taught by…
The logic behind Theresa May’s late move to Labour
There is a logic in Mrs May’s late move to Labour. It is the same logic by which both parties,…
In what possible way was Nick Boles ever a Conservative?
Who is your favourite brave Remainer Conservative MP? Anna Soubry has to be near the top of the list, for…
