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The Brexit trade deal

18th January 2021 Hugh Winter British Politics, Europe

Britain has now left the EU in a ‘Brexit’ after having been a member for 48 years.  BBC articles on the New EU trade arrangements report on the trade deal […]

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Leave a comment Brexit, Conservative Party, foreign policy, international influence, OBR, sovereignty, trade

Political Narratives

20th April 2020 Hugh Winter British Politics

The coronavirus pandemic has produced predictably variable comment in the media.  Media Distortion is a familiar ‘pattern of power’.  Matthew Parris’s article in this week’s Spectator gives an amusing summary […]

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3 Comments Brexit, dishonesty, media bias, media reporting, Michael Gove, OBR, Political narratives

Political Cynicism

7th December 2014 HughWinter British Politics, economics, inequality

The New Statesman this week noted that the major political parties are in a “conspiracy of silence”: failing to describe the impact of their proposed policies.  Cynical politicians know that […]

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Leave a comment austerity, deficit, dishonesty, OBR, tax, UKIP

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