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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Is Boris wriggling out of pledge to axe payments to EU?

by Hugo Dixon | 01.10.2016

Foreign secretary’s interview in The Sun suggests so. He’s already backed away from pledge to give NHS £350m/week and scrap VAT on energy.

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Continental Partnership idea a non-starter

by Hugo Dixon | 23.09.2016

Would EU give us full single market access without free movement? Would we accept being a second-class state, following rules with no vote?

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Are Tories vulnerable to far-right entryism?

by Hugo Dixon | 16.09.2016

With UKIP’s prime goal achieved and Farage giving up as leader, former backer Arron Banks is mulling a movement to keep the Tories “clean”.

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Tragedy of empty seat at Bratislava

by Hugo Dixon | 15.09.2016

EU leaders are discussing migration, terrorism and globalisation. Britain had a lot to contribute in all three. What a pity we’re not there.

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Corbyn’s single market ideas incoherent

by Hugo Dixon | 08.09.2016

Labour leader wants full access to single market without state aid rules. That’s as fanciful as full access without free movement.

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Fighting to stay in EU not a fool’s errand

by Hugo Dixon | 06.09.2016

Political stars aren’t yet aligned. But this may well change. GIven that no Brexit is a good Brexit, it is worth campaigning to stay.