Hugo Dixon |

Hugo Dixon is a campaigner, journalist and entrepreneur. He was active in the campaign to stop Brexit, as Chair of InFacts and Deputy Chair of the People's Vote campaign. He also co-founded CommonGround. He founded Breakingviews in 1999, which he chaired until it was sold to Thomson Reuters in 2009. He writes columns for The Independent, The Guardian, The Times, The Financial Times, Politico and other publications. He is author of The In/Out Question: Why Britain should stay in the EU and fight to make it better, and The Penguin Guide to Finance.

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May won’t use strongest legal argument in Article 50 case

by Hugo Dixon | 13.10.2016

There’s a legally smart, politically toxic argument: triggering clause isn’t tantamount to quitting EU because we could change our minds.

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MPs must fight for parliamentary sovereignty

by Hugo Dixon | 11.10.2016

Theresa May is trying to neuter parliament, saying it’s her right to interpret the people’s will. Democrats of all stripes must stop her.

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MPs should squish hard, xenophobic Brexit

by Hugo Dixon | 09.10.2016

The people didn’t vote for what Theresa May is trying to do. With splits emerging in cabinet and Tory party, there’s a chance to stop it.

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Tories jettison some pledges much more easily than others

by Hugo Dixon | 04.10.2016

May is clinging to foolish migration target because it's a sacred manifesto pledge but happily throwing deficit target to the winds.

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BBC let public down with referendum coverage

by Hugo Dixon | 03.10.2016

It didn’t challenge interviewees, make room for alternative views or inform the public adequately, despite what its director of news says.