Good luck to every Conservative standing for election today. Let us hope that in future much more power is devolved to the roles you are competing for.
Tim Bouverie has written a fascinating account of the slide towards the Second World War.
They have a value of their own which reaches beyond their function. They gain it not by doing anything but by being something.
Now more than ever, it’s Brussels and not the Government which is in the driving seat – and we don’t know which way it will turn.
A new book argues that the country is divided between a metropolitan elite, which rules for its own advantage – and the rest.
It would need unanimous agreement. Looking at each of the 27’s varying comments, there are six distinct camps of opinion.
We are as ready as we are ever likely to be to leave the EU without an agreement. The only question is whether Parliament has what it takes to make the decision.
It is neo-colonialist for MPs to attempt to do otherwise in relation to Crown Dependencies – and the attempt should be resisted.
If her revised plan fails, the most likely outcomes are an even softer Brexit or a second referendum.
A flexible labour market, a well-regarded legal system, and comparatively favourable demographics relative to the major European economies are all valuable assets.
A key moral from the case of Shamima Begum is that we need better information both to protect and prosecute.
Rather than collude with MPs to take power out of May’s hands, it is colluding with her in keeping it there – presumably with the aim of a last-minute backstop offer.
A series of mini-deal, plus unilateral preparations by the UK, mean that most of the building blocks for a managed No Deal are already in place.