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Freedom through BREXIT: delivering the freedom to choose to be different
The British political class hates Brexit. When one of their own, Boris, says he wants it, he comes in for the ‘treatment’ – a ‘no-holds-barred’ personal attack by a Tory columnist in a national newspaper. David Cameron has not exactly been kind to colleagues who take a different view. His party shows again its ‘nasty’ […]
Freedom through BREXIT: delivering the freedom to choose to be different
The British political class hates Brexit. When one of their own, Boris, says he wants it, he comes in for the ‘treatment’ – a ‘no-holds-barred’ personal attack by a Tory columnist in a national newspaper. David Cameron has not exactly been kind to colleagues who take a different view. His party shows again its ‘nasty’ […]
Justice & The Law: what’s EUr problem?
When it comes to justice and the law, our starting point is terribly straight-forward… we believe in the rule of law. We want to explore the massive implications of EU membership for that simple yet pivotal principle. If you read almost any modern development theory – or, indeed, British history, you arrive at a central […]
Let’s hope populism has peaked
Bernie Sanders may be gathering momentum and Donald Trump may be losing some. Wisconsin could be a turning point. Thus far Trump and Clinton have won most primaries, with Cruz and Sanders winning caucus states. Wisconsin looks as though it will be close in both parties, though past form would suggest both frontrunners should win […]
We’re not cutting emissions .. we’re just exporting them
I’ve spent best part of ten years arguing against the theory of man-made climate change – and had great fun doing so. There are powerful arguments to say that mankind has little impact on climate – not least the obvious point that the slight warming over the last hundred years is exactly comparable to repeated […]
Solar power or batteries? Which will be the breakthrough?
Will electric cars revolutionize the world? We have seen, just last week, news of a battery powered plane. Will this change our transport structures? It is certainly possible, but we probably need better ways of generating electricity if we are to see major environmental benefits from any such change. In large parts of the US, […]
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Let’s hope populism has peaked
Bernie Sanders may be gathering momentum and Donald Trump may be losing some. Wisconsin could be a turning point. Thus far Trump and Clinton have won most primaries, with Cruz and Sanders winning caucus states. Wisconsin looks as though it will be close in both parties, though past form would suggest both frontrunners should win […]
Trump sinks still lower with attacks on Heidi Cruz
Common Sense is getting fed up with this. This is the third column this year in which it has been necessary to say something positive about Ted Cruz. Since Cruz joyfully alienates anyone who could be a possible ally, he lacks one of the key skills to be president. He is also uncompromising by nature, […]
The courts could be busy this summer
Your columnist must reiterate what should be obvious. I do not speak for the FBI and have no inside knowledge of the current investigation into Secretary Clinton’s emails. We have learned recently that Bryan Pagliano, who worked on the Clinton campaign, whom she appointed to the State Department, and who set up her private server […]
