No 10 still ‘confident’ of Irish border solution… http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43835934 No 10 still ‘confident’ of Irish border deal But the BBC understands the UK’s plans have come in for sustained criticism from EU officials.

Downing Street is insisting today that the UK will leave the Customs Union…what do you think? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43860453 UK will leave customs union, insists No 10 The government rules out a U-turn on customs after a House of Lords defeat on its Brexit bill.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/apr/22/koji-tsuruoka-japan-ambassador-britain-brexit-single-market Japan ambassador’s Brexit warning: there won’t be a deal better than the single market Koji Tsuruoka expected a quiet posting in a stable country. Then Brexit happened. He tells the Observer of his fears and hopes for manufacturing, trade…[Read more]

We absolutely need a sensible, rational appraisal of the deal on the table when this is finalised before making a final decision as a country. We’ve elected MPs to act on our behalf, however, so I think they should have the final vote on this rather than going out to the country again.

This one will depend on the strength and integrity of our leadership – political, cultural, economic and social…

For me, the bottom line is, you can’t have your cake and eat it – there will be pros and cons of both approaches, but in a world where expert analysis and insight had been devalued by the rise of ‘fake news’ there’s even more uncertainty about what hard and soft Brexit options really mean. Of course, no economist will be able to make a totally…[Read more]

Campaigners are calling for a “people’s vote” on the Brexit deal once it has been agreed between the UK Government and the European Commission. As it stands, Parliament is set to vote on the deal in the autumn, but it’s unclear what happens if Parliament doesn’t accept the deal. Do you think the Brexit deal should be put to the people?

I think It has the potential to be a good thing we can now focus on ourselves before helping others

Yes, absolutely. There are two types of arguments for a people’s vote on the Brexit deal, and both are persuasive when taken together. What you hear most often is that the pro-Brexit campaign in the 2016 referendum was mendacious, and that moreover there were breaches of campaign spending rules. This is true, but perhaps not a basis for a…[Read more]

It still appears absolutely crazy to me that the UK decided to leave the EU. It was by no means a rational decision, instead an emotional one. It is a process which resulted out of the UK’s history and there are no simple explanations for this step. As EU citizen, who will leave the UK very soon, I am not affraid about the consequences. I don’t…[Read more]

The remainers simply want to vote again – and probably again and again – until they get the result they want. That’s not democracy. I voted out because I believe in democracy and the EU is not democratic…even the remainers will mostly agree with that.