Tag Archives: Brexit

Nothing Skewed

Posted on February 14, 2020 by the archivist

Somebody suggested to me yesterday that the coronavirus study that appeared to show that smokers had protection from the disease may have been skewed: Something that may be skewing those figures might be a large number of children who are … Continue reading →

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The Maritime Nations

Posted on February 2, 2020 by the archivist

The date today – 02/02/2020 – is palindromic: The previous eight-digit palindrome like this was 909 years ago, on November 11, 1111. The next one will be December 12, 2121, 101 years from now. … Breitbart: The British author of … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Growing Backlash

Posted on January 31, 2020 by the archivist

Today is Brexit day. It’s the end of the 3½ years of agony that followed from the 2016 EU Referendum. I won’t be celebrating. I’ll just be relieved that it’s over, just like hospital patients feel relieved when they recover … Continue reading →

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Brexit as Globalism in One Country

Posted on January 29, 2020 by the archivist

Brexit is supposed to happen on Friday. How will we know that it’s happened? Will church bells ring? Will there be fireworks? It’s been 3½ years since we voted for it, and I still don’t believe we’ll get it. Or … Continue reading →

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How Long Before They Drag in Global Warming?

Posted on January 26, 2020 by the archivist

I was wondering how long it was going to take before the Coronavirus epidemic got linked to Global Warming and Brexit. Not very long at all. Today’s Observer editorial: From the spread of zoonotic viruses to the growing threat of … Continue reading →

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Pure Political Theatre

Posted on January 15, 2020 by the archivist

American politics is always more exciting than British politics. It’s far more dramatic. British politics is like an Ealing black-and-white comedy B-movie, while American politics is a Hollywood technicolor blockbuster Ben Hur or Bullitt. And in Donald Trump there’s an … Continue reading →

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Them and Us

Posted on December 31, 2019 by the archivist

Yesterday I posted without comment a partial transcript of Martin Durkin’s remarks during a Spiked! discussion. Today I’ll add a few of my own comments. I think the main thing that stood out for me was the suggestion that there … Continue reading →

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Scrap All EU Rules and Regulations

Posted on December 24, 2019 by the archivist

Breitbart: The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator warned that the United Kingdom would need to stick to EU regulations in order to secure a post-Brexit trade agreement with the bloc. Trade negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom … Continue reading →

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Invoke Article 31 of the FCTC

Posted on December 22, 2019 by the archivist

Rose drew attention to this: OUT MEANS OUT! Boris promises complete break from EU laws in major victory for Brexiteers PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson has insisted that Britain will not follow EU rules after finally leaving the bloc on January … Continue reading →

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No Respite

Posted on December 20, 2019 by the archivist

It seems to be impossible to get away from politics these days. In the UK there’s a been the superheated Brexit debate that culminated in a General Election last week. And now in the USA the House of Representatives has … Continue reading →

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