Labour must come clean about Brexit
Its policy is almost as confused as the Tories’. This is bad both for Labour and the country. It should make the case to stay in the EU.
What the EU just did for you
Removing EU mobile roaming charges is a real boon to citizens. It also shows what the single market can achieve – and Brexit may cost us.
Brexit looks like a lost opportunity for skills policy
Politicians talk about skills as a substitute for immigration. They are not. We need more workers as well as better trained ones – and a long-term strategy.
EU sovereignty means the City may lose key euro role
City will remain a major international financial centre for Europe. But the Eurozone will seek more control over euro-denominated clearance.
Brexit to raise government borrowing by £226m/week
Boris Johnson et al falsely promised we’d get £350m/week from quitting EU. First official figures since referendum show borrowing rising.
Trump win increases pressure on May and UK
Brexiters have hailed Trump’s victory. But tension between the politics and economics of leaving the EU will grow and the mood darken.
Brexit mustn’t impoverish us culturally
There’s more to Brexit than the economy. Our relationship with the EU profoundly affects what kind of society we are.
Trump’s “might is right” views spell trouble post-Brexit...
The Donald has threatened to quit WTO, as well as casting doubt on Nato. If he’s president, UK outside EU may be vulnerable to bullying.
Vote Leave TV ads: Leave out the Innuendo
Vote Leave’s NHS TV ads are long on sly suggestion and short on firm facts
Europe is the natural place for the UK to be
A history shared with our neighbours continues peacefully with the EU
Brexiteers can’t have both free trade and protection
Leave campaign is split over vision for UK outside the EU. Not only does this presage confusion if they win; neither camp will get its way.