Fifty years ago today, on Jan.1, 1973, the United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community. To understand the enormity of that event, one must stand back and reflect on a thousand years of our history. Of course, economics is never far below the surface of political self-interest, but that history is about territory,
DOMINIC LAWSON: Bidding strongly for that gold medal in the Brexit Derangement Syndrome contest is the owner of the country s largest private arboretum, Lord (Michael) Heseltine.
Over a thousand pro-European campaigners from scores of groups across the country, including Labour supporters, have written to Sir Keir Starmer urging him to moderate his hardline backing for Brexit. The campaigners are urging Sir Keir to stop claiming that “there is no case for rejoining the EU”. They say he should recognise the reality […]