Should the government unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU nationals in Britain? Jon McLeod, chairman of UK corporate, financial and public affairs at Weber Shandwick, says Yes. We have already heard the moral case for guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens in the UK. While it is important, the main reason to take the step endorsed by the House of Lords is naked self-interest. For a start, [...]
As she vows to renew the Special Relationship, is Theresa May right to be cosying up to Donald Trump? Harriet Maltby, head of policy research, Prosperity Index at the Legatum Institute, says Yes. Allies never agree on everything; time to stop pretending that Theresa May’s desire to build a good relationship with Donald Trump means accepting every decision he makes. It is not May’s job to moralise in public about Trump’s choices, it is [...]
With Corbyn expected to be unveiled as victor tomorrow, is this just the beginning of the Labour civil war? Jon McLeod, chairman of UK corporate, financial and public affairs at Weber Shandwick, says Yes. In the words of the Carpenters, “we’ve only just begun”. This isn’t the end of Labour’s civil war. It isn’t the beginning of the end. And it’s not even the end of the beginning. Corbyn’s pledge to “wipe the slate” with [...]
