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The Bruges Group meeting 28 March 2018 – Too many loose ends remain untied

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Robert Henderson

 Robert Henderson    There was a healthy attendance for the first meeting of 2018 The speakers were John  Redwood and the economist and journalist   Liam Halligan.  They were both good value judged purely as speakers but I ‘m afraid Redwood … Continue reading →

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Don’t listen to the ” keep Theresa May at all costs ” Brexit siren voices 

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Robert Henderson

Robert Henderson    There are plenty of voices saying stick with Theresa May because that is the best hope of achieving Brexit. This goes against all the evidence about her  intentions that we already have from her behaviour over the … Continue reading →

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The remainers throw away their best chance of sabotaging Brexit.

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Robert Henderson

Robert Henderson Astonishingly, the remainers have missed their best chance to hinder the Brexit  process by  failing to seriously oppose the motion  put down by Theresa May that a General Election be held on 8 June. The motion was passed … Continue reading →

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Britain needs electoral reform but the abolition of first past the post  (FPTP) is not the answer

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Robert Henderson

Robert Henderson As parties outside the British political mainstream garner more and more support the call for electoral reform will increase.. It is not simply that the coming general election will produce a House of Commons whose representation will be  … Continue reading →

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Devolution and the House of Lords

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Robert Henderson

Robert Henderson There is one important aspect of the devolution mess created since 1997 which receives little or no attention in the mainstream media or from mainstream politicians, namely, the role of the House of Lords.  As things stand  all … Continue reading →

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Devolving powers to Manchester is the thin end of the Balkanising of England wedge

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Robert Henderson

Robert Henderson The government have recently  announced the passing of responsibility for the £6 billion of NHS money spent   in the  Greater Manchester  area to a consortium of ten local councils.   This is in addition to the creation of a Mayor for … Continue reading →

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The Scottish referendum and the accidental emergence of the English voice

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Robert Henderson

Robert Henderson The outcome of the Scottish independence referendum has resulted in the breaking of a particularly effective omerta within the British political classes, namely, that there should be no acknowledgement of the wilful damage done to English interests by … Continue reading →

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The future of England

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Robert Henderson

Meeting arranged by the Campaign for an English Parliament (CEP) House of Lords 20th November Speakers Frank Field Labour MP Lord Maclennan (Lib Dem) Professor Wyn Jones ( Professor of Welsh Politics, Cardiff U) Eddie Bone CEP There were around … Continue reading →

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Public and Private Confusion (And, yes, there is an alternative)

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Robert Henderson

I wrote Public and Private Confusion in 2006, before the credit crisis, before even Northern Rock was saved by the taxpayer. NuLabbour’s mania for privatizing anything in sight was in full spate, mostly, because the Tories had privatized all of … Continue reading →

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Not as white as they are painted

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Robert Henderson

Robert  Henderson Those of us who do not share the liberal’s ostensible love of the multicultural mess they have made of modern Britain  will be gratified to hear that  the latest communal outbreak of the Joy of Diversity has brought  … Continue reading →

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