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In the 21st century, sovereignty belongs to those with the agenda-setting power of a large market. PARIS — The British are learning the hard way what sovereignty means in the 21st century, and the painful lesson has just begun. Leaving the European Union was meant to be about “taking back control.” That was the catchy …
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When designing a weapon, it is a good idea to imagine it falling into the wrong hands. The same principle applies when politicians ask for new powers: benefits of the advertised use must be weighed against the potential for misuse. There are legislative weapons so powerful that no government can be trusted with them. The …
Migrants are leaving in droves - and we're screwedIt turns out the government has not been counting migrants properly.But it's worse than that. It hasn't actually been counting at all - it's been guessing.And, just like any ignorant twit down the pub who reckons we're overrun on the basis of no evidence at all, the …
Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, has attempted to position Labour as the party of "soft Brexit" AFP/GettyLabour is to announce it supports continued membership of the single market when the UK leaves the EU in a major policy shift over Brexit.Tomorrow will see the party set out its stall as the party of “soft …
On the face of it, the repeal bill addresses many of the concerns of its critics. But once you dig in a little further, the full scale of the executive power grab becomes clear. There has never been a piece of legislation like this in modern British history. We have never handed the government so …
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