Brexit & Foreign Policy
Dowsing rod scam exposed
Attention on a small British technology company that claims to manufacture paramagnetic explosives detection devices. Reports suggest the devices do not work.
Kim Howells is wrong on Afghanistan
Former Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells is wrong in his analysis of Afghanistan. The withdrawal of UK forces will do more harm than good.
Clarke in 2003: Supremacy Act “fundamentally incompatible” with EU membership
A 2003 report by Ken Clarke argued that a Supremacy Act, similar to the UK Sovereignty Act proposed today, would be "fundamentally incompatible" with EU membership.
The problems with Cameron’s new EU policy
David Cameron's new Euro policy would require agreement from all 27 member states and could cost Britain the rebate.
The madness of a “manifesto mandate”
A manifesto mandate for wider renegotiation, likely to be pursued by Cameron, is more worrying than the hollow gesture of a referendum after Lisbon is ratified.
The world (and planet) is waiting for the US
Concerns about China and India's commitment to climate change are misplaced. We should focus on the US.