Yes, and it joined the Commonwealth for good measure. (View Post)

Charles will end up as a transitional, Edward VII-type, figure, and the monarchy will be fine. In order for it not to be fine, it either needs to commit egregious mistakes or for the public to come t… (View Post)

Frankly after the advent of the coronavirus I'm finding it a little difficult to get too innervated about the minutiae of UK-EU relations, or very much else. I'd be happy just to be rid of … (View Post)

Prediction: the outcome will be symbolic and of no meaningful effect. The EU is too split on Russia to permit anything else. (View Post)

No. There have been occasional discussions of whether or not the Greens' time has come at intervals since the 1980s. The reality is that they're a fringe far-left party (basically peddling … (View Post)