by THE HOUSE OF COMMONS has voted by a large majority of 498 to 114 votes to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and thus start the official process of making Brexit a reality. It is a small step but an important one; there will now be the Committee Stage where opponents will try to [...]
by Brian Monteith, The Scotsman, Monday 30th January 2017 This is a big week for the SNP administration that deigns to call itself a “Scottish Government”, for by the weekend we shall know if it is worthy of the name. The Scottish First Minister has a meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May in Downing Street which, if not handled [...]
by Brian Monteith, City AM, Wednesday 25th January 2017 With the Supreme Court ruling there is no need to consult Scotland on Article 50, are we at Peak SNP? , a director at Global Britain, says Yes. Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision is the latest of many setbacks since Peak SNP was reached in 2015’s General Election. It [...]
by Brian Monteith, The Scotsman, Monday 23rd January 2017 The First Minister is caught in her own Groundhog Day. She goes to bed every night hoping that tomorrow will be different, but every morning she wakens up to find we are still leaving the European Union. How often does the First Minister have to set her [...]
BREXIT NEWS BRIEF 20th January 2017 Today’s headlines: Barclays gets behind London maintaining its financial leadership; more jobs created; fishermen to protest; SNP under fire; Corbyn to back Article 50; and, more economic growth anticipated. BREXIT GOOD NEWS Independent: Brexit won't stop London being 'financial lungs of Europe', says Barclays chief executive Investopedia: Despite warnings, [...]
