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Category Archives: Brexit
Theresa May’s rainbows and unicorns
In her speech on 9th January 2017, i.e. nearly 2 years ago, at the Charity Commission annual meeting, the Prime Minister promised that her government would have a “comprehensive, wide-ranging plan” to split from the EU. “A plan to build … Continue reading
Wolchover – The missing mandate
Over the past several months a number of attempts have been made to stop Brexit using a legal challenge. They have all relied on aspects of David Wolchover’s comprehensive article: “False Mantra of the “People’s Will” – The Case of … Continue reading
Referendums should be held when the electorate are in the best possible position to make a judgment. David Davis Nov 2002
There is a proper role for referendums in constitutional change, but only if done properly. If it is not done properly, it can be a dangerous tool. The Chairman of the Public Administration Committee, who is no longer in the … Continue reading
Article 50 Revocation – The Three Knights Opinion in Luxembourg
On Tuesday (27th November) a group of Parliamentarians led by Andy Wightman MSP put their case to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling that Article 50 is unilaterally revocable. As well as Andy Wightman & otrs, Chris Leslie MP and Tom … Continue reading
The “Taking Back Control” people have done it again
From the people who so proudly brought you “Our Sovereign Parliament”, we now have “Parliament doesn’t need to know anything”. The Government is yet again trying to play fast and loose with principle, never mind with the rules. It has … Continue reading
Three Knights Opinion Part 1 – The Government Agrees
The Government has had to admit what it had originally hoped to keep secret: The first part of The Three Knights Opinion commissioned by The Peoples Challenge is correct. The Government had originally tried to keep secret its grounds for … Continue reading
Neither Fish, Flesh nor Good Red Herring
So we now have the official version of “Brexit means Brexit” the Political Declaration. The question is, who does it satisfy? Seemingly nobody. It is a “Blind Brexit”, “26 pages of waffle” and doesn’t provide “frictionless trade”. It means everything … Continue reading
Govt. attempt to block test of Art. 50 revocability rejected by Supreme Court
The UK Government’s attempt to block a key, perhaps what is currently the key, Brexit related judicial referral has been rejected by the UK’s Supreme Court. Incredibly, given the expertise and resources the Government has expended, the Government’s request for … Continue reading
A no-deal Brexit is not just for Christmas, or even Easter
This has been a chaotic, febrile week which has managed to unite everyone opposed to the self-serving draft treaty which Theresa May has agreed with the EU. Not even her former chief negotiator, Dominic Raab, is prepared to back it. … Continue reading
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France prepares emergency legislation to deal with Brexit
The French Senate is in the process of reviewing legislation giving the French government powers to legislate as required for the UK’s exit from the European Union. It highlights the differences between the deal/no-deal/post transition scenarios. In English this means … Continue reading
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