The deal is getting about as much UK Parliamentary scrutiny as most EU directives did before they were transposed into UK law. In fact more than most. (View Post)

Because for many people control of the borders was not an end in itself but a means to an end - in this case, stopping the flood of East Europeans, from countries with a much lower living standard, w… (View Post)

Most importantly, it's global, not just European. I always thought the Erasmus scheme, confined to just Europe, was very narrow-minded. And the EU tripled the price for it. I'm glad we told… (View Post)

Yeah, Barnier's crocodile tears on Erasmus were pretty nauseating given what the EU was asking us to pay. But given that about twice as many EU students came to the UK as UK students went to stu… (View Post)

It may not matter in buying stuff at the supermarket but it matters a great deal for monetary policy. (View Post)