No Sacred Cows
Scepticism served medium rare
Category: Brexit and Europe
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Why Did British Political Debate Become So Superficial? Watching France 24 or Euronews discuss Brexit can be a mildly disorientating experience for a British viewer. Not because they are always right, or because European journalism is somehow immune from bias, laziness or theatrical nonsense. It plainly is not. Germany has Bild; France has BFM TV…
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On identity, borders, and the cost of leaving Europe I’m proudly British. Married twice to a French woman, both sadly deceased. Bilingual, dual-nationality children. One British-Thai trilingual daughter who I hope will one day gain French citizenship. And one marriage to a very British lady, our daughter doing her degree in French, working in France…
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It’s Trussing Season again in Bootiful Britain. The nation’s turkeys are queueing proudly for the block, feathers puffed up, convinced the farmer’s really one of them. He talks their talk, shares their outrage, even has a pint on telly – what’s not to trust? The dream, of course, is that the animals have taken back…
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British tabloids once claimed expats were “fleeing France in droves.” The truth? Most stayed – for sanity, not sunshine. From Provence to Thailand, I found perspective. And as for returning to 2025 Britain, with neo-fascists leading the polls – non, merci.
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Leaving the ECHR isn’t some fringe fantasy – it’s the next phase of Britain’s post-Brexit drift into isolation and unchecked power. Rejoiners should recognise it as another break from the European consensus we helped build. But it’s not just about Europe – it’s about you. Whether you lean left, right, or you’re still on the…
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