Category Archives: EU Referendum

Wouldn’t it be great if the Queen chose to ignore Johnsons text!


Nearly seven weeks ago Jacob Rees-Mogg and two of his political colleagues travelled up to Scotland to meet with Her Majesty the Queen and as a result she is due to arrive at the Palace of Westminster to perform a … Continue reading

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What will be an acceptable flag for a post Brexit nation?


As we seem to be close to having a decision about whether we can leave the EU it is reasonable to look at what our future flag will be like. The current proposal from Johnson will clearly remove the Patrick … Continue reading

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Even Arron is finally joining some dots together


As this tweet makes clear, Arron Banks has finally demonstrated that he is close to apologising on behalf of the LeaveEU organisation that he funds for its offensiveness. I cannot imagine what they tweeted but the fact that he has … Continue reading

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How Parliament has set out the Good, The Bad and the Ugly


The last week in Parliament has been a clear demonstration of why prorogation should not have occurred but given it took place between 10th September and 18th September which is a relatively long prorogation prior to any Queen’s Speech, my … Continue reading

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Once again Rees-Mogg is demonstrating his lack of honesty


The leader of the House of Commons has once again displayed that his grasp of how to understand his own constituents, let alone the whole of our nation is a long way short of credible. I will confess that I … Continue reading

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How to Alienate half of a Nation by accusing us of being Anti-Semitic?


The memoir written by Toby Young in 2011, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People appears to be reappearing in this tweet a couple of days ago which has claimed that when Philip Hammond attacked the Boris Brexit backers in … Continue reading

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Johnson needs to go, and Parliament needs to carry on!


Like many people across our nation I am deeply grateful for the return to Westminster last week by MPs following the Supreme Court judgement. For the 38,000 people in Sussex who signed a petition calling for Parliament not to be … Continue reading

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The Launch of Brexit McBrexitface


Just over 3 years ago our nation was given the opportunity to vote and now we are at the end of the process. The boat that today is being launched is the one we were invited to vote to name … Continue reading

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The return to Parliament is now essential


In the light of the unanimous decision by the Supreme Court earlier today, all 650 MPs must now return to Parliament tomorrow morning to ensure that all of their constituents and especially those that signed this petition are represented along … Continue reading

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Who has been crying out for a Queens Speech?


It seems as though last Monday saw the closure of Parliament until the 14th October unless something significant happens to persuade the Prime Minister to re-open the organisation and change his plans. If not his plan is for the Queen … Continue reading

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