Making sense of the nonsense
Henry Bolton is standing on the edge of a cliff face. The newly elected UKIP leader inherits a party in somewhat of an identity crisis. His nearest rival in the recent leadership election Anne Marie-Waters secured 21% of the vote. She is an anti-Sharia campaigner who calls Islam “evil”, Mr Bolton warned the party risked…
What’s happening to the house and who’s getting the kids? There are three stand-out issues in the Brexit divorce. The rights of EU citizens in the UK, the exit bill and, the sticking point, how to stave off a hard border in Ireland. Neither side has a solution. Frustratingly the issue goes back to the troubles, something most in Dublin and … Show Notes
MEPs have voted to urge the EU not to open the next phase of Brexit talks unless there is a "major breakthrough". A motion in the European Parliament to back a delay in any decision over trade discussions was supported by 557 MEPs, with 92 against and 29 abstentions. The result was something of a foregone conclusion after last week's fourth … Show Notes
It's conference season for the political parties, and as a Tory view of free market capitalism in Manchester is pitted against Labour's push for state-funded services in Brighton, is there another way for UK businesses to be successful? Nick Temple, the deputy chief executive of Social Enterprise UK certainly thinks so, and he joins Tim to discuss … Show Notes
We talk about Brexit as a generation-defining issue, but when it comes to urgency and the scope of possible consequences, climate change takes the cake. We talked to Richard Macrory, the UK's first professor of environmental law and co-chair of the UK Environmental Law Association Brexit Task Force about how the country's environmental … Show Notes
When it comes to defending parliamentary scrutiny, Gina Miller is on the ball. She's taken on the government twice about its failure to allow the legislature its say, first in Article 50 and more recently in the £1bn DUP deal. Now, as the Conservatives are being accused of a blatant 'power grab,' passing a motion that allows them to replace EU … Show Notes
