Unfortunately, being weak pushovers in Brussels is what the Foreign Office specialised in, at least in my (limited but formative) experience of dealing with them. It was also Theresa May's disas… (View Post)

I agree, there's nothing at all wrong with many of the proposals, but what I was arguing is that we should have a clear idea of our national interests, and only give things to the EU if we get s… (View Post)

UK-EU relations are a very important subject, and kudos to Richard for addressing it. But I can't help reading it with the thought that this is a Remainer's guide to the Brexit that he want… (View Post)

Who would win if they had a match - Trump or Goldfinger? (View Post)

If the vaccines are very effective, travel for the vaccinated is fine. There's always a risk that they will bring something unpleasant in, maybe something not related to this virus at all, as th… (View Post)