“For Decent Slovakia” the EU must help…now ! Emotions are running high here in Slovakia and the chance for a new optimistic future is here for the taking. People are angry and, from what I know, rightly so. Amongst other things the EU stands for raising and maintaining standards for…

Park Brexit For A Moment And Consider Something Bigger So here we are in 2018 and the act of leaving the EU seems to have become all consuming for UK government. Irrespective of your referendum vote it must be true that the strength of the drive of your country can…

Feeling quite stupid today… Why officials in Labour government pushed ‘dash for diesel’ Reasons for 'dash for diesel' revealed As Chancellor Philip Hammond considers tougher budget measures on diesel cars, documents obtained by the BBC reveal how…www.bbc.co.uk As one of the many millions that fell for this, despite the nagging doubt at the time that it just didn’t feel right, can we wonder why trust in politics is so low ?

Could Brexit be the trigger for a rediscovery of values ? In recent years policies appear to have masqueraded as a set of values at a time when values have been very severely tested. …

I’m a Remainer (not a Remoaner though !) but perhaps I can be persuaded (Part 13) ? The clock keeps ticking and whilst much opinion is shared in the media (mainstream and social) about progress and the temperature of the negotiations etc., …

I’m a Remainer (not a Remoaner though !) but perhaps I can be persuaded (Part 12) ? So, time keeps ticking by and the focus constantly seems to be on the present with what seems like almost no time given over to the future. The negotiations are at this point…

Is democracy starting to grow up ? Despite the dramatic events of the last year or so, are we actually seeing a slow drift towards a listening democracy and away from representative democracy ? Simplistically from the days of Kings and Queens telling peasants what to do, through the winning…

I’m a Remainer (not a Remoaner though !) but perhaps I can be persuaded (Part 11) ? Having watched Wednesdays’ Jean-Claude Juncker annual State of the Union address to the European Parliament plus the responses from the various parties I’ve asked myself the question – is this a European ‘club’…

I’m a Remainer (not a Remoaner though !) but perhaps I can be persuaded (Part 10) ? This is an interesting week from the EU perspective. On Wednesday Jean-Claude Juncker presents his annual State of the Union address to the European Parliament where he’s expected to outline his views in the future of the EU based on feedback from their current Europe-wide consultation. It will be interesting to compare those emerging views with many people’s desire to remain part of the EU. Watch this space for further information.