Matt Withers
16 April 2026
Bill Cash is back. Have I gone back in time?
The veteran Brexiteer is in the Daily Telegraph railing against the government kowtowing to the European Union. Is it 1993?
Read the full article09 April 2026
Rejoining Europe: the policy which could ironically unite Britain
The message from the British public is now clear and consistent: they are in favour of having a closer relationship with the EU
Read the full article02 April 2026
The Brexit hardcore who still think it was right to leave
Believe it or not, they are still out there and still arguing that it was a tremendous success. What is wrong with them?
Read the full article26 March 2026
Will Brexit be on the ballot paper in Scotland this year?
For the SNP, promoting EU membership can portray independence not as leaving something, but joining something
Read the full article19 March 2026
Sadiq Khan speaks the Brexit truth the nation needs to hear
The Labour mayor of London has made a big intervention on Brexit – and his timing looks very canny indeed
Read the full article12 March 2026
The Brexiteers all in a pickle over Monster Munch
A new deal with the EU has roused the ERG from its slumber to defend the nation against a vicious attack on our Pot Noodles and Bacon Fries
Read the full article05 March 2026
So prime minister, are we European or not?
Starmer, it seems, just doesn’t want to deal with the question of our relationship with the EU – or at least, not in public. That now has to change
Read the full article04 March 2026
Special investigation: The strange case of Allister Heath
The Telegraph opinion writer is very strange indeed. An afternoon spent poking around in the archive revealed a trove of relentless, baffling weirdness
Read the full article26 February 2026
Yet another Brexit prediction turns to dust
The europhobes said if we left the EU, other countries would follow. Wrong. In fact, the opposite has happened – nations are now clamouring to get in
Read the full article21 January 2026
Where did Davos rank in Trump’s 11 maddest speeches?
The president’s lengthy rant about Greenland and wind farms was seriously unhinged - but he’s done worse
Read the full article15 January 2026
Keir Starmer – Britain’s caretaker manager
Is it any wonder the EU is so hesitant when dealing with the PM, especially as his successor is likely to take such a different view on Europe?
Read the full article08 November 2025
An Iranian exile’s rebellion in sound
Nava Golchini dreams of the day she can go home and perform. Gabbeh, her debut album as NAVA, turns hyperpop into protest
Read the full article06 November 2025
Shanker Singham, the Daily Express’s dubious ‘Brexit guru’
Who is the 'guru' telling Express readers how getting closer to the EU will kill growth in the face of overwhelming evidence?
Read the full article24 October 2025
The Caerphilly vote shows Farage won’t be the next prime minister
Reform’s lack of a ground game and vulnerability to tactical voting were exposed on what was also a disastrous night for Labour
Read the full article17 October 2025
Malaya, Kenya and Cyprus are Britain’s history, too
A new exhibition at IWM London is a stark reminder of how Britain's post-colonial conflicts shaped the modern world
Read the full article02 October 2025
Finally, Starmer pins the Brexit blame on Farage
By labelling the small boats heading to Britain's coast with the Reform leader's name, Labour are finally calling out the man responsible for Brexit
Read the full article11 September 2025
Brexit is silencing British musicians
The bureaucratic demands put on artists touring the continent are so great that many acts are simply giving up. And the government is doing nothing about it
Read the full article04 September 2025
Sarah Vine’s Windsor knot
The Daily Mail commentator thinks bringing the late Queen into politics is distasteful. It’s hard to imagine a more hypocritical view
Read the full article25 July 2025
GB News, Brexit and two obscure think tanks
The hard right channel and the ecosystem which feeds it are behaving like the Japanese soldier who held out for nearly 29 years after the war ended
Read the full article17 July 2025
Does the Museum of Brexit actually exist?
A recent spurt of posts by the long-dormant project doesn’t mask the fact that little progress has been made in eight years
Read the full article10 July 2025
Starmer makes progress – and the europhobes can’t stand it
The PM’s meeting with Emmanuel Macron has brought the Brexit ghouls out in a chorus of whingeing. It seems they prefer Britain to be isolated
Read the full article09 July 2025
All hail the world king of football
Gianni Infantino, the boss of FIFA, spends his time with influencers, Gulf royalty and Donald Trump. He says it’s all about the football – but really it’s all about him
Read the full article03 July 2025
Is Switzerland the future of Britain?
The nation has just negotiated a new settlement with the EU, and British officials have been playing close attention to the terms of the deal
Read the full article23 May 2025
The hidden war crime
The Imperial War Museum London’s vital, deeply uncomfortable exhibition about sexual violence in conflict
Read the full article21 May 2025
PMQs Review: U-turn if you want, the lady’s not listening
Keir Starmer today performed the first screeching u-turn of his premiership. Fortunately, the leader of the opposition wasn't paying attention
Read the full article07 May 2025
PMQs review: Is Kemi Badenoch getting her strategy from the Two Ronnies?
The Conservative leader quizzed the PM on Tony Blair's net zero comments, just a week too late. Meanwhile, Ed Davey went all Pastor Niemöller
Read the full article30 April 2025
PMQs review: Keir Starmer actually makes a good joke shock
It has taken 3,646 days since he became an MP, but Keir Starmer today made an actual funny joke at Prime Minister’s Questions
Read the full article23 April 2025
PMQs: Shock as Badenoch achieves the unthinkable
The leader of the Conservative Party today managed a score draw against the prime minister at their weekly confrontation. Did Parliament swoon in admiration? Not quite
Read the full article02 April 2025
PMQs, haunted by the political ghost of David Cameron
The former PM is apparently training Kemi Badenoch for her weekly clash with Keir Starmer. As with everything Cameron has attempted in life, it’s not turning out very well
Read the full article12 March 2025
PMQs Review: A dangerous question for Keir Starmer
The leader of the opposition was almost invisible in the Commons today – but the real threat to Starmer comes not from the Tories, but from the benches behind him
Read the full article05 March 2025
PMQs Review: It was all going so well for Kemi Badenoch
It was an understandably subdued prime minister’s questions until the Conservative leader reverted to type
Read the full article26 February 2025
Neil Kinnock: ‘Trump is like all bullies… he needs a bump on the nose’
In a time of crisis, the former Labour leader says he’d rejoin the EU tomorrow – and wants the Brexit reset to be speeded up
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