Mixedmatt is quite the Politician :-) …
The political landscape has been shaken up as Theresa May u-turned on yet another promise. The conservatives are very far ahead in the polls now and Mrs May announced that she chaired a meeting of the cabinet where they agreed the government should hold a general election on the 8th June. In the recent local…
2016, WOW. What a year. No, I’m not just talking about Brexit or Trump here (equally big, but on a negative level). But personally! This was the year of the graduation. The completion of my degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE). The beginning of a MSc in International Public Policy at Queen Mary University…
The UK has voted to leave and will cease to be part of the European Union (at some stage). A relationship that was a part of the greater good, it might not be perfect but what form of governance is. The UK has voted to leave an important block, in an increasingly interconnected, interdependent and globalised world. Let me get to what I believe we have just caused through our decision to leave both nationally and on the continent.
The EU referendum isn’t far away, both campaigns are in full swing. With just 3 weeks I can’t help but feel concerned. First, the narrative of the referendum is negative largely coming from the Leave campaign (Boris and his Hitler remarks, Racist comments from some Brexit supporters), although the remain campaign have had to put…
My conclusion from my week at the political heart Europe, in Brussels. Everything here is formed of my own opinion, and the speakers involved in the IAPSS study trip were not speaking on behalf of the EU in any official context. To protect each individual speaker’s identity, I won’t name or quote anyone officially. Institutions…
It seems a significant proportion of the British public believe we should have a referendum to stay in the European Union. I will try to answer these the best I can to the extent of my knowledge currently it’s a work in progress as always. What distresses me is the lack of any intelligent discourse…
The Environment and the EU Many people have asked me why do we need regional or world governance at all. Apart from the diplomatic, trade, economic benefits (not just economics in terms of financial, social, welfare etc) but a properly governed regional/world government can provide change and action for the most important category of them…