The Tory leadership contest has come to a shuddering halt. How a relatively new and completely untested MP could effectively end up going head to head for the most senior position in British politics, seemingly unprepared for the battle ahead, is beyond comprehension. On Monday night, Tory MPs did not raucously celebrate Theresa May’s elevation […]
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#TheUKDecides: The sound and fury of Brexit
And so a star has been removed from the blue European flag, with 51.9 per cent of Britons voting to rescind a 43-year membership of the EU. The night before Brexit, storm clouds roamed the south coast of England in almost pathetic fallacy, a reflection of the impending economic and political chaos to come. Over […]
#TheUKDecides: How should young people feel about the referendum result?
On Friday 24 June, many of us woke up to a nation that we did not know. This new nation had decided to turn its back on a world that we hold dear and truly believe in. It appears as though the baby boomers wanted one last hurrah at the expense of our future. One anonymous […]
#TheUKDecides: Rebuking the Remainers
As dawn broke on Friday morning, I walked into my local gym and bumped into a grinning personal trainer I’m quite friendly with. As we got chatting, a guy walked past and slapped the PT heartily on the shoulder: “Vote Leave, did ya lad?” “Capital L, son!” My previous Brexit-advocating article accurately predicted the mood up here […]
TheUKDecides: Brexit’s silver lining
The campaigns were fought hard, with casualties on both sides (and although this refers to political casualties, the real-life tragedy of Jo Cox and her message of unity should not be forgotten). Landmarks of the Brexit battle range from the sinister to the downright surreal, from Nigel Farage’s controversial Nazi-esque immigration poster to a flotilla […]
#TheUKDecides: After Brexit, what about the rest of the world?
In the run-up to the UK’s European Union membership referendum, many world leaders and important figures encouraged British citizens to vote to remain. Voices from within the EU and outside it argued that union was best for Britain and the world on political, economic, and security counts. Now they are faced with a fait accompli, […]
#TheUKDecides: The fragments of Brexit – an analysis of the referendum
It is easily assumed by the distinct binary logic of this result that Britain is fundamentally divided between two rival camps. One is slightly larger but nonetheless it is plausible that a public, a parliament and a nation has been effectively divided into two sides by the UK’s decision for Brexit by a slim four […]
#TheUKDecides: Let’s get satirical – ten reasons to vote remain
While reading the morning paper with my breakfast this morning, I was near reduced to a choking fit (I would like to add that it was a Bircher Muesli bowl meaning relative digestion ease, suggesting the severity of the headlines). On 1 June 2016, the EU referendum took a dramatic turn with 52 per cent of Britons […]
#TheUKDecides: Let’s get satirical – 10 reasons to leave the EU
With the EU referendum today, being immersed by the famously-uneducated environment of a university may have filled your head with some silly ideas of being “stronger together”. Let these few reasons set the record straight. 1.Bring back the biddies Once we are no longer bothered by that pesky free migration law, we can finally get all […]
#TheUKDecides: Referendums in the UK – power to the people?
There is no doubt that it will be a historic day. Voter registration is closed, the UK is going to the polls and it is clear that today, the UK voting population’s decision on whether or not to leave the European Union will, either way, have a massive impact on the future of the country. One […]