Cliff Dixon
Expert in English politics
What the EU-Japan Trade Deal tells us
After many years of negotiation, the EU announced this week that it has finalised a trade deal with Japan, the world’s third largest economy. The deal will remove ‘almost entirely’ any tariffs on trade between that country and the EU bloc. Unsurprisingly, supporters of remaining in the EU have been…
Read More »An Open Letter to Nigel Farage
Dear Nigel I have listened intently to your commentary on LBC this weekend concerning the direction of UKIP. As somebody who has always been a big fan of yours I believe that your intentions are genuine but, on this occasion, your conclusions are incorrect. Let me elaborate Firstly, you state…
Read More »How a hero of mine got it so wrong on the EU
Mike Harding was an ever present voice on the TV and radio when I grew up and resonated with my sense of humour and working class values. But he has it so wrong on the EU that I had to respond to his statement that was gleefully reported by remoaner…
Read More »Stand up to Racism or Stand up for Communism?
Saturday 17th November saw a mass march in London organised by ‘Stand up to Racism’ , allegedly against racism, ‘Islamophobia’, fascism and anti Semitism – having come across the organisation before, I was intrigued to see if this was really what they were concerned about or if there were other…
Read More »Soros, the EU and the UN stoke the Migrant crisis
The migration crisis, initially triggered by Chancellor Merkel’s unilateral decision to throw open the gates of Europe, shows little sign of abating. With resistance now coming from many countries against migrant quotas imposed from Brussels, an alarming report from Slovenian news site Nova 24 has shown how the bloc, supported…
Read More »Orwell’s Ministry of Truth in the 21st Century
Yesterday (Saturday 13th October) saw the latest march of the DFLA (Democratic Football Lads Alliance) in London. A year after the largest demo ever assembled by their predecessor group, the FLA (Where 70,000 marched on Westminster), the message was being brought back to the capital that ordinary working folk will…
Read More »John McDonnell, Golders Green and another Labour own goal
Another day, another anti Semitism storm hits the Labour party. Last night a public meeting was held in Golders Green where Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell was in debate with Jenny Manson, Labour activist and Chairman of JVL (Jewish Voice for Labour) All sounds fairly straight forward, doesn’t it? After all,…
Read More »The Rise of the Regressive Left
The last few weeks have seen newspaper headlines over Labour anti-Semitism, ‘Stand up to Racism’ supporters counter protesting a Veterans march in York regarding the persecution of British soldiers (picture below) and a council meeting in Newcastle being disrupted by far left protesters who disagreed with them on a motion…
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