Ian Blackford MP: Reflections on eight years in the House of Commons
The SNP’s former leader at Westminster speaks to Left Foot Forward about his time in parliament
Brexit
Spectator criticised for arguing drop in language students has ‘nothing to do with Brexit’
“If it isn’t Brexit, then it must be the Tories? There are NO other options with which to blame anything on.”
Rishi Sunak rules out Brexit-style referendum on net zero amid bitter Tory feud
It remains to be seen whether helicopter enthusiast Sunak, who has previously given into pressure from Tory rebels, will stand firm in his commitment to net zero.
Brexit disaster: New poll puts support to Rejoin at +60%
Omnisis also asked voters if Britain was right or wrong to leave the EU, with 59% saying we were wrong to leave versus 41% saying we were right.
Government data confirms Brexit as a main driver of exports decline
More than a third of businesses say their prospects for growth in 2023 have been hampered by a decline in demand for British goods because of Brexit.
Scraping the barrel: Confusion over what the ‘Brexit Pubs Guarantee’ has to do with Brexit
‘What an utter insult to all of our intelligence!!…They can’t get any STAFF because of Brexit’
Questions surface about whether Nigel Farage complained when UK banks shut British expats’ accounts
‘His Brexit is responsible for thousands of British citizens living abroad losing their UK bank accounts. Funny old world…’
Tory Brexiteer calls his own party ‘bent’ amid explosive Brexit row in Parliament
“It’s bent! That is what they have done.”
Post-Brexit trade deal hailed by the Sun will only add 0.08% to country’s GDP
Right-wing papers like the Sun have been busy praising the deal for paving the way for ‘cheaper booze and chocolate’.
Europe’s lurch to the far-right, and its influence on UK Conservatives
With its general election just a week away, fears are mounting that the hard-right Vox party could form part of Spain’s national government. The win would embolden far-right parties that have been thriving across Europe. The UK cannot afford to be complacent about the rise of the protectionist far-right that’s taking shape all around us.