Debate: Does Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal have a high chance of passing in the House of Commons? Does Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal have a high chance of passing in the House of Commons? Yes – Benedict Spence is a freelance writer If MPs have one thing in mind as “Super Saturday” rapidly approaches, it should be this: the public is watching them closely. Boris Johnson has miraculously returned from Europe with a [...]
DEBATE: Should we be concerned that the Brexit secretary didn’t realise the extent to which we rely on Dover-Calais trade? Should we be concerned that the Brexit secretary didn’t realise the extent to which we rely on Dover-Calais trade? Richard Angell, director of the think tank Progress, says YES. The admission by Brexit secretary Dominic Raab that he “hadn’t quite understood” how “reliant on the Dover-Calais crossing” the UK is would be funny if it [...]
DEBATE: Is now the right time to redraw the parliamentary map and reduce the number of MPs? Is now the right time to redraw the parliamentary map and reduce the number of MPs? Olivia Utley, communications manager at Bright Blue, says YES. In terms of population, the largest constituency in the UK is the Isle of Wight, with an electorate of 110,924 in 2015. The smallest is Na h-Eileanan an Iar in [...]
