Category Archives: Article 50 negotiations

Why there’s a bigger spectre than Brexit

By The People’s Challenge The Politico article of Oct 23rdentitled “5 reasons why no deal could mean no Brexit” published in Languedoc Living (www.languedocliving.com), says that a spectre is hanging over Westminster, threatening “no deal, no Brexit”. There is a … Continue reading

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What the Supreme Court said in “Miller”

Yesterday a government minister (Lord Callanan) had to apologise to the House of Lords for misrepresenting what the “Miller” case said about Article 50. This seems to be a good time to clarify some things, in particular what the “Miller” … Continue reading

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How can you transition to an unknown position?

There is a great deal of talk among the critics of the UK Government’s “handling” of the exit negotiations about the urgent need for a transition deal. Significant people and organisations are saying they “need a transition deal by the … Continue reading

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The most unlikely of Government allies defers to amendment 381

Frank Field has been a bit of a rebel for most of his time in the Commons. Governments, both Labour and Conservative, have been in his sights except for a brief period (14 months) when he was Minister for Welfare … Continue reading

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Parliament set to tell Theresa May it is not for her to decide What is Best for the UK?

According to some, Parliament is set to send a message to Theresa May and her government that it is for Parliament to decide what the outcome will be of the decision for the UK to leave the EU. Despite the … Continue reading

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Thank You

Once again, thank you for your continued support. Here’s a summary of what we’ve been doing recently – a lot has happened over the past weeks. Over 450 amendments to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill have been tabled, almost all of … Continue reading

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Keeping you posted

We have recently raised our GoFundMe target and accelerated our plans. This money is already being put to good use. It allows us to pay for website maintenance, communication costs and other “everyday” expenses as well as travel and accommodation … Continue reading

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“If a democracy cannot change its mind, it ceases to be a democracy.”

Ironically the title is a quote from David Davis back in 2012. Now David Davis’s Dept for Exiting the European Union is saying “There can be no attempts to remain inside the EU and no attempt to rejoin it.” By … Continue reading

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Moving forward and this is part of how

We have almost reached our initial fundraising target and have retained Susie Alegre to develop TPC’s advocacy work in tandem with our other legal work, including the Three Knights Opinion. Susie brings with her expertise from twenty years of working … Continue reading

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Could do better if tried harder…

As we have seen in the wake of Theresa May’s Florence speech and the negotiations in Brussels, although some things may be getting slightly less muddled others are becoming or remaining disturbingly foggy. A large part of our work at … Continue reading

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