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Why you should care how Tertiary Legislation – the complete opposite of ‘taking back control’ – is hidden within the EU Withdrawal Bill
Leave a commentNovember 13, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
I am going to explain how Clause 7 of the EU Withdrawal Bill this week takes away control from Parliament …
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Universal Credit – a professional idea implemented by amateurs
1November 9, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Sometimes it is important to differentiate between an bad policy and incompetent implementation. Universal credit gets a bad rap, but …
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Why the UK has no financial obligations to the EU legally, but they do politically
Leave a commentNovember 6, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
In the end it comes down to money and uncertainty. The one big card the UK has to play is …
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Why interest rates should rise now
Leave a commentNovember 2, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Economies work in cycles. Yes yes I know Gordon a Brown said he had abolished Boom and Bust, but in …
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Does a ‘meaningful vote’ on the Brexit deal mean it can be amended and rejected?
Leave a commentOctober 30, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
The Government has announced that the EU Withdrawal Bill will have its next appearance in Parliament on the 14th of …
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Why Ireland might have to leave the EU too
2October 29, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
At some point the people of Ireland are going to have to choose between Britain and the EU. There are …
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Crazy people with guns kill people
Leave a commentOctober 3, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
When I heard that Stephen Paddock had stood on the balcony of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas and …
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Why Labour will go into the 2022 promising to reverse Brexit
Leave a commentSeptember 28, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell are sharing many things at the moment. For the purposes of this blog is their …
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The McDonnell Amendment to change Labour leadership rules shows a fear of democracy
3September 25, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
The Labour conference is expected to vote on a change in the leadership rules that would require candidates to have …
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Theresa May’s Florence Speech – shared history, challenges and future
Leave a commentSeptember 22, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Theresa May’s appearance in the Church of Santa Maria Novello in Florence had much significance, not least because it is …
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Like Thatcher in Bruges, the stakes are high for Theresa May’s Florence speech
Leave a commentSeptember 22, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
As Theresa May prepares to make a speech in Florence setting out the UK’s position and offer on Brexit, she …
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A new political party doesn’t have to win seats in Parliament to be successful
Leave a commentSeptember 18, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
During the August political news ‘silly-season’, James Chapman, former Chief of Staff to Brexit Secretary David Davis, started a one-man …
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Explaining Tony Blair’s immigration proposals
Leave a commentSeptember 14, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
The ad hominem attacks were quick in coming, but the political and economic arguments were much slower to arrive. Former …
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EU Withdrawal Bill: Is Henry VIII coming back?
Leave a commentSeptember 11, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
So today sees the big debate on the second reading of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. This significant Act of …
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What if the EU made laws we didn’t like?
Leave a commentSeptember 7, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
It might surprise you that a speech by committed socialist Tony Benn was once identified by Conservative firebrand Norman Tebbit …
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If they want to ‘win’, Remainers will need to be patient
1September 1, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
As you may know, there is a strong and well-supported movement to reverse the EU referendum result. In one sense …
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Explaining Labour’s new Brexit policy
Leave a commentAugust 29, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
At first it does look like a bit of a u-turn. After what has been reported to have been robust …
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James Damore, Google, and the slow death of free speech
5August 24, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Here is a fact about the gender gap in A-levels. Boys were 90% of Computing, 79% of Physics and 73% …
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What Jeremy Corbyn could learn from Trump’s Charlottesville dissimulation
Leave a commentAugust 21, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Obviously it is highly dangerous for me to compare Jeremy Corbyn to Donald Trump. But in some areas their tactics …
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A view from Iowa on why people voted for Trump
3August 17, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
The problem with refusing to listen to messages or engage in debates on issues that make us feel uncomfortable is …
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#Wheresmy350mBoris – the lie that suggests Remainer desperation?
10August 14, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Regular Goldblog readers will know that I believe that, like with ad hominem attacks, when you have to lie it …
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The real Brexit Debate: Fairness between Consumers and Producers
1August 10, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Since the Brexit vote, there has been a lot of talk about effect of immigration controls on our public services …
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Explaining Moggmentum
1August 7, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
It shouldn’t really be a possibility. As a response to the rise of Jeremy Corbyn and his anti-elitism and screeds …
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Free trade: Why who gets the losses and gains makes it hard to defend
1August 3, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
During his inauguration speech, Donald Trump made the case for instituting protectionist measures against free trade by claiming that ‘protection …
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Russell Bretherton, Brussels 1955 – right place, wrong man. When we lost control.
Leave a commentAugust 1, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
As we enter August, it is worth reflecting on what Russell Bretherton was doing 62 years ago. He was a …
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Should we tie our own hands behind our back on free trade?
Leave a commentJuly 31, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Pro-Brexit politicians and activists will constantly invoke the benefits of lifting our eyes to distant horizons, of heading out into …
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Corbynism is impossible within the Single Market
Leave a commentJuly 27, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
In 1986, Jeremy Corbyn voted against the Act of Parliament that created the EU Single Market. He saw it as …
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Are some Brexiter politicians ignorant or are they lying?
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
You know that feeling you get when you can’t work out if a set of politicians are ignorant are lying? …
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‘Writing off student debt’ – maybe the Corbynistas are right about the MSM’s fake news
6July 21, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
I’ve never been a big fan of attacks on the ‘mainstream media’ (MSM), which have often come from Corbybistas upset …
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Think a Free Trade Area in services is easy? Think again
Leave a commentJuly 19, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
I wrote an article for Politics.co.uk last week (click here to read this) in which I pointed out that we …
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Should we leave Euratom?
Leave a commentJuly 17, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
The European Atomic Energy Community – commonly known as Euratom, was created in 1957. It established a single market for …
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Grenfell Tower: What is ‘Social Murder’?
Leave a commentJuly 16, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
On the Andrew Marr Show this morning Labour Chancellor John McDonnell was asked whether he was prepared to take back …
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The Reason the ‘Repeal Bill’ is so difficult to implement is why many wanted to Leave
Leave a commentJuly 14, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Like many things in politics these days, the response of the opposition parties to the publishing of the European Union …
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Which is more virtuous or effective: Paying Tax or Giving to Charity?
Leave a commentJuly 4, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Rather excitingly, we here at Goldblog Towers received a packed mailbag of responses to yesterday’s blog, particularly the final question …
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So, are Tories wicked, wrong, or neither?
2July 3, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
In a very interesting article in the Sunday Times, Dominic Lawson opens with a tweet from Marcus Chown, who has …
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How a one-size-fits-all EU regulation caused one person to vote Leave
Leave a commentJune 30, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
The other day I met a lady who used to work as a civil servant for the Department of Transport. …
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Corbyn’s rhetoric sounds good, but does it help those most in need?
1June 29, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Jeremy Corbyn’s ability to receive rapturous applause in an echo chamber whilst saying exactly what people want to hear continues …
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Why the ‘£350m to the NHS’ controversy is not as clearcut as you think
2June 28, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
‘£350m to the NHS’ is one of the most controversial political slogans ever. Some say it was the ‘lie’ that …
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The Conservative/DUP deal brings benefits that Northern Ireland needs
Leave a commentJune 27, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
As soon as the Conservative-DUP deal was announced yesterday morning the pre-prepared press statements were being fired off by all …
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The Conservatives need to step back and think again about their future leader
2June 26, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
There’s something going a bit wrong with the discussions taking place around the leadership of the Conservative Party. People are …
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Why there is no simple answer for the ‘3 million’?
1June 25, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
The latest incident of Theresa May managing to snatch a worse defeat from an already pretty bad one has been …
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What is ‘anti-austerity’?
Leave a commentJune 24, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
There are very few areas where proponents of a policy, or those who are against it, seem so incapable of …
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History put a gun to David Cameron’s head – but he decided to pull the trigger
Leave a commentJune 23, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Published today – available from here if you want a signed book and to donate to the Latymer Upper Bursaries appeal, …
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This election was about education too
Leave a commentJune 22, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Lots of focus has been put on the young vote and the old vote. The older vote might have been …
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The 2,227 votes that are why Labour are pushing for another election
Leave a commentJune 21, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Labour insiders are at the moment arguing that they are on an election footing right now. They will be gearing …
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Finsbury Park: Terrorism, pure and simple
2June 20, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
It was a terrorist incident at Finsbury Park mosque. Put aside some news organisations’ insistence in calling it a ‘white …
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