Reuters photo By Tom Arms All Hail Macron! All Hail Macron! The new French President is the latest international political darling, man of the hour and flavour of—well at least a month.
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Observations of an Expat: Macronian Clouds on the Horizon
May 19th, 2017 
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No Comments »Tim Farron’s Manifesto: Still, there’s always the church!
May 18th, 2017 Administrator EPA photo By Hazel Speed Liberal Democrats – what can be said about Tim Farron‘s Manifesto?
Posted in OPINION Tags: BREXIT, Change Britain's Future, Commonwealth, EU, General Election, Great Britain, Hazel Speed, June 8 election, Lib Dems, Manifesto, Opinion, Parliament, Politics, Theresa May, Tim Farron, UK No Comments »Merkel and Macron agree to draw up roadmap to deeper EU integration
May 16th, 2017 Administrator Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters By Paul Carrel and Michel Rose German Chancellor Angela Merkel and new French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Monday to draw up a roadmap to deeper European Union integration and opened the door to changing the bloc’s treaties to facilitate ambitious reform.
Posted in OPINION Tags: Angela Merkel, BREXIT, Economy, Election, Emmanuel Macron, EU, Eurobond, Europe, European Union, France, Franco-German, Germany, Marine Le Pen, Martin Schulz, Michel Rose, news, Paul Carrel, Politics, Thomson Reuters Foundation No Comments »Brexit, Barnier and Irish border issues
May 15th, 2017 Administrator Reuters photo By Hazel Speed David Davis, Secretary for Exiting Europe, has voiced his concerns as to the proposed agenda (Phase 1), in respect of discussions between the EU and the UK regarding leaving Europe, and there will be many who agree with him.
Posted in OPINION Tags: Article 50, BREXIT, David Davis, EU, Europe, European Union, General Election, Hazel Speed, June 8 election, Michel Barnier, Northern Ireland, Opinion, Parliament, Politics, Republic of Ireland, Theresa May, UK No Comments »EU, GSP+ and Sri Lanka: Promoting or Demoting Human Rights
May 11th, 2017 Administrator Reuters photo By Kumarathasan Rasingam The European Parliament in its session on April 26, 2017 voted in favour of Sri Lanka rejecting a motion tabled by 52 European Union members to deny the additional tariff concessions, approximately 66% on several products including textiles and fisheries imported by European Union members numbering 28 countries. Sri […]
Political Brexit ‘Flapjacker’ Tim Farron
May 11th, 2017 Administrator Reuters photo By Hazel Speed Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has repeatedly guaranteed to voters that he will not form any coalitions or deals with any other political parties.
Posted in OPINION Tags: BREXIT, EU, General Election, Hazel Speed, June 8 election, Lib Dems, Opinion, Politics, Tim Farron, UK No Comments »Macron wins French presidency, to sighs of relief in Europe
May 8th, 2017 Administrator Benoit Tessier/Reuters By Mathieu Rosemain and Matthias Blamont Emmanuel Macron was elected French president on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of the European Union.
Posted in OPINION Tags: Angela Merkel, CFDT, CGT, Election, Elysee 2017, Emmanuel Macron, En Marche, EU, Europe, European Union, Florian Philippot, France, Francois Hollande, French election, Jean-Luc Melenchon, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Mathieu Rosemain, Matthias Blamont, National Front, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Politics, Thomson Reuters Foundation No Comments »Stephen Kinnock: The Leader of the Labour Party if they ever hope to win an Election
May 8th, 2017 Administrator PA photo By Hazel Speed Taking a hint is difficult, as is blunt speaking, but when a whole country and someone like Labour MP Stephen Kinnock keeps declaring that the Labour Party, and its present (albeit nice man, but, etc), needs to change its act, perhaps even Mr Corbyn may listen this time.
Posted in OPINION Tags: BREXIT, Election, Emily Thornberry, EU, General Election, Hazel Speed, Jeremy Corbyn, June 8 election, Labour Party, Local elections, Nuclear weapons, Opinion, Politics, Stephen Kinnock, Theresa May, UK, UKIP No Comments »Macron wins French Election but is that good or bad news for British Brexiteers?
May 8th, 2017 Administrator Reuters photo By Hazel Speed Mr Macron has had a decisive victory in winning the French election. Marine Le Pen has also reminded everyone that she remains the official opposition Party.
Macron stretches lead as French presidential campaign enters final day
May 5th, 2017 Administrator Benoit Tessier/Reuters By Mathieu Rosemain and Andrew Callus Independent centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Friday, the final day of a tumultuous election campaign that has turned the country’s politics upside down.
Greater Albania and the Balkan Problem
May 5th, 2017 Administrator AFP photo By Binoy Kampmark The Balkans has always been cursed by a recurring theme: that each entity within it can, at some point, become greater and more consuming in territory than the next neighbour. Each nation has, and in some instances continues, to nurse dreams of enlargement, pecking away at borders and assuming […]
Posted in OPINION Tags: Albania, Aleksandar Vulin, Binoy Kampmark, Ditmir Bushati, Edi Rama, EU, Europe, Gjorge Ivanov, Hashim Thaçi, Kosovo, Macedonia, Opinion, Politics, Radmila Šekerinska, Serbia, the Balkans, Yugoslavia No Comments »Brexit, EU and the General Election
May 4th, 2017 Administrator By Hazel Speed Yesterday a group of younger non-voters were interviewed due to the fact that most had either never voted, nor had any plans to vote this year or ever.
Posted in OPINION Tags: BREXIT, EU, Europe, European Union, General Election, Hazel Speed, Jeremy Corbyn, June 8 election, Nicola Sturgeon, Opinion, Politics, Scotland, Theresa May, Tim Farron, UK No Comments »Brexit: No deal is better than a bad deal
May 3rd, 2017 Administrator Reuters photo By Hazel Speed At last, the Empire strikes back with a warning for Europe.
Posted in OPINION Tags: BREXIT, Emmanuel Macron, EU, Europe, European Union, France, Frexit, Hazel Speed, Jean-Claude Juncker, NHS, Opinion, Politics, Theresa May, UK No Comments »The Trade Dreams of Boris Johnson
May 2nd, 2017 Administrator Reuters photo By Binoy Kampmark “My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive.” Boris Johnson, UK Foreign Secretary
Posted in OPINION Tags: Binoy Kampmark, Boris Johnson, BREXIT, Conservative party, David Cameron, Donald Trump, EU, Europe, European Union, General Election, Jeremy Corbyn, June 8 election, Opinion, Politics, Theresa May, Tom Watson, trade, UK No Comments »Mr Corbyn: Your worst nightmare – Blair is back
May 2nd, 2017 Administrator AFP photo By Hazel Speed Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! Imagine Jeremy Corbyn and his Labour front bench enjoying a working lunch together…
Posted in OPINION Tags: BREXIT, Emily Thornberry, EU, Europe, European Union, food bank, General Election, Hazel Speed, Jeremy Corbyn, June 8 election, Keir Starmer, Labour Party, Opinion, Politics, Prime Minister, Theresa May, Tony Blair, UK No Comments »French voters sceptical Macron and Le Pen have answers on key issues
May 1st, 2017 Administrator Robert Pratta/Reuters By Matthias Blamont A week before the decisive second round in France’s presidential election, many voters are sceptical that either of the two candidates can solve chronic unemployment or tackle security concerns, a poll published on Sunday found.
Posted in OPINION Tags: Election, Elysee 2017, Emmanuel Macron, environment, EU, Euro, Europe, France, French election, Jacques Chirac, Jean-Louis Borloo, Jean-Luc Melenchon, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Matthias Blamont, National Front, news, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Politics, polls, Referendum, security, Thomson Reuters Foundation, unemployment No Comments »Mrs May: Why Britain needs her now to deal with EU negotiations
May 1st, 2017 Administrator Eric Vidal/Reuters By Hazel Speed It is a bit incredulous that when the EU Countries could have given a basic guideline once they knew the UK were leaving Europe, they have chosen to outline their categorical imperatives (as opposed to hypothetical ones), or preliminary demands, whilst the UK is in the middle of a […]
Posted in OPINION Tags: BREXIT, Election, EU, Europe, European Union, General Election, Gina Miller, Hazel Speed, Jeremy Corbyn, June 8 election, Nicola Sturgeon, Opinion, Politics, Theresa May, UK No Comments »Dangerous Political Games
April 28th, 2017 Administrator AFP photo By Hazel Speed Prior to the Brexit Referendum itself, announced by the then Prime Minister (Mr Cameron), neither he, The Speaker nor the scribes or legal Members in Parliament (either Houses); nor the months of campaigning leading up to the vote gave mention, nor challenge in respect of any irregularities as to […]
Posted in OPINION Tags: Article 50, Boris Johnson, BREXIT, David Cameron, Donald Trump, EU, Europe, European Union, General Election, Gina Miller, Great Repeal Bill, Hazel Speed, June 8 election, North Korea, Opinion, Parliament, Politics, Referendum, Supreme Court, Theresa May, UK, United States No Comments »Sarkozy camp eyes power sharing role under France’s Macron
April 27th, 2017 Administrator Benoit Tessier/Reuters By Emmanuel Jarry France’s centre-right party, seeking to rebound after the defeat of its presidential candidate, said it could share power with Emmanuel Macron if he is elected, as pollsters predict, on May 7.
Posted in OPINION Tags: Alain Juppe, Election, Elysee 2017, Emmanuel Jarry, Emmanuel Macron, En Marche, EU, Europe, European Union, France, Francesco Guarascio, Francois Baroin, Francois Fillon, Francois Hollande, French election, Jacques Chirac, Lionel Jospin, Marie-Christine Boutonnet, Marine Le Pen, National Front, news, Nicolas Sarkozy, Politics, The Republicans, Thomson Reuters Foundation No Comments »Mrs May vs Mr Corbyn in last pre-election PMQs
April 27th, 2017 Administrator Reuters/PA By Hazel Speed This was the most bizarre and incongruous event.
Posted in OPINION Tags: BREXIT, Conservative party, Eric Pickles, EU, General Election, Hazel Speed, Jeremy Corbyn, John Bercow, June 8 election, Labour Party, Opinion, Opposition party, Parliament, PMQs, Politics, Prime Minister, SNP, Theresa May, UK, WASPI, Westminster No Comments »Macron and Le Pen trade accusations in French election race
April 26th, 2017 Administrator Lionel Bonaventure/Reuters By John Irish France’s two presidential candidates traded barbs on Tuesday with centrist Emmanuel Macron accusing far-right rival Marine Le Pen of promoting hatred, while she labelled him as the “candidate of the oligarchy.”
Posted in OPINION Tags: Election, Elysee 2017, Emmanuel Macron, EU, Europe, France, Francois Hollande, French election, John Irish, Marine Le Pen, National Front, news, Politics, Thomson Reuters Foundation No Comments »Sir Keir’s Brexit is as clear as mud
April 26th, 2017 Administrator AFP photo By Hazel Speed I watched Sir Keir Starmer speaking live on TV ‘explaining’ as Shadow Brexit Minister, what Labour’s view of Brexit is, but to be honest, I am not sure I understand it sufficiently myself to outline herein.
Posted in OPINION Tags: BREXIT, EU, General Election, Great Repeal Bill, Hazel Speed, Jeremy Corbyn, June 8 election, Keir Starmer, Labour Party, Opinion, Politics, UK No Comments »The runners in the UK Political Grand National
April 25th, 2017 Administrator Reuters photo By Hazel Speed Only Nicola Sturgeon has the ability (since the days of Mrs Thatcher) to have the effect on people that when she appears on TV, the First Scottish Minister is at risk of having a similar drink named after her. If she hasn’t already.
Posted in OPINION Tags: BREXIT, Conservative party, Election, England, EU, General Election, Grand National, Hazel Speed, Jeremy Corbyn, June 8 election, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Nicola Sturgeon, Northern Ireland, Opinion, Paul Nuttall, Politics, Scotland, SNP, Theresa May, Tim Farron, UK, UKIP, Wales No Comments »Hollande urges French to reject Le Pen in presidential run-off vote
April 25th, 2017 Administrator Christian Hartmann/Reuters By Bate Felix and John Irish France’s outgoing president, Francois Hollande, on Monday urged people to back centrist Emmanuel Macron in a vote to choose his successor next month and reject far-right leader Marine Le Pen, whose place in the run-off represented a “risk” for France.
Posted in OPINION Tags: Bate Felix, Benoit Hamon, Donald Trump, Election, Elysee 2017, Emmanuel Macron, EU, Europe, European Union, Florian Philippot, France, Francois Fillon, Francois Hollande, French election, Immigration, Jacques Chirac, Jean-Luc Melenchon, Jean-Marie Le Pen, John Irish, Manuel Valls, Marine Le Pen, National Front, news, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Politics, right-wing, Thomson Reuters Foundation No Comments »France’s Macron appears set for Elysee in runoff with Le Pen
April 24th, 2017 Administrator Benoit Tessier/Reuters By Sybille de La Hamaide and Matthias Blamont Centrist Emmanuel Macron took a big step towards the French presidency on Sunday by winning the first round of voting and qualifying for a May 7 runoff alongside far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
Posted in OPINION Tags: Benoit Hamon, Bernard Cazeneuve, Donald Trump, Election, Elysee, Emmanuel Macron, En Marche, EU, Europe, European Union, France, Francois Fillon, French election, Jean-Luc Melenchon, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Matthias Blamont, National Front, news, Politics, Sybille de La Hamaide, Thomson Reuters Foundation No Comments »Corbyn puts icing on a half-baked cake
April 24th, 2017 Administrator Reuters photo By Hazel Speed Jeremy Corbyn has proposed four Bank Holidays to celebrate the Saints of each Constituent Country of the United Kingdom.
Posted in OPINION Tags: Bank Holiday, BREXIT, Conservative party, EU, General Election, Hazel Speed, Jeremy Corbyn, June 8 election, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Nicola Sturgeon, Opinion, Politics, SNP, Theresa May, UK, UKIP No Comments »Le Pen loses ground to Macron in French election race
April 21st, 2017 Administrator Martin Bureau/Reuters By Leigh Thomas French centrist Emmanuel Macron is set to come out on top in the first round of France’s presidential election on Sunday as far right leader Marine Le Pen fell further behind him in an Elabe poll published on Friday.
PMQs or a visit to the Hellfire Club?
April 20th, 2017 Administrator HOC photo By Hazel Speed Prime Minister’s Question Time yesterday, (followed by the Prime Minister’s statement, then debate, after which a vote took place in respect of a snap General Election), was such a loud, bawdy and undignified affair, that I am sure the historic Hellfire Club would seem more sedate in comparison.
Posted in OPINION Tags: Angus Robertson, BREXIT, Conservative party, David Cameron, Dennis Skinner, Election, election fraud, EU, General Election, George Osborne, Hazel Speed, Jean-Claude Juncker, Jeremy Corbyn, John Bercow, June 8 election, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Nicola Sturgeon, Opinion, Parliament, PMQs, Politics, Prime Minister, SNP, Theresa May, Tim Farron, TV debate, UK, Westminster, Yvette Cooper No Comments »Observations of an Expat: May U-Turn
April 19th, 2017 Administrator Reuters photo By Tom Arms The Lady turned—big time.
Posted in OPINION Tags: BREXIT, Conservative party, electoral fraud, EU, Europe, European Union, General Election, Jeremy Corbyn, June 8 election, Labour Party, Lib Dems, LookAhead News, Nicola Sturgeon, Nigel Farage, Northern Ireland, Opinion, Politics, Prime Minister, Scotland, Sinn Fein, SNP, Theresa May, Tom Arms, UK, UKIP, Westminster No Comments »UK General Election: How the vultures are gathering
April 19th, 2017 Administrator SNP photo By Hazel Speed It has been quite sickening to watch the broadcasts today – already ‘wall to wall’ arguing-the-toss between political parties.
Posted in OPINION Tags: BREXIT, EU, Europe, European Parliament, European Union, General Election, Hazel Speed, Jeremy Corbyn, June 8 election, Nicola Sturgeon, Northern Ireland, Opinion, Plaid Cymru, Politics, Prime Minister, Ruth Davidson, Scotland, Scottish independence, SNP, Theresa May, UK, Wales, Westminster No Comments »
