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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Roaming Charges

Roaming charges - additional charges for using your phone abroad - are one of those first-world problems that sting due to the usual ubiquity of modern technology. Why shouldn't I…

Posted on August 25, 2023August 25, 2023 by Edrith

Heroes of Brexit

Today, at 11pm, the UK will formally leave the European Union and regain its status as an independent nation. The struggle to secure British independence has been a generational one,…

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Edrith

What If? A Brexit Fantasy

This post is a fiction, a fantasy. The subject of this post was chosen by the winner of my pre-election sweepstake. It is intended to be plausible (though see the…

Posted on January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 by Edrith

It’s Brexit or Corbyn

Some of my friends reading this are fully commited You know who you're voting for - and this post isn't for you. Others will have voted to leave the EU.…

Posted on December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 by Edrith

The EU wishes to become a nation state

Here are the aims of the next President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyden. She wants to see "A united states of Europe – run along the lines…

Posted on July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 by Edrith

Prorogation, Salisbury and Self-Denying Ordinances

"We've gone from a democratic exercise involving over 33 million people to the future direction of the country being decided by c.100k+ people while making the rules up as we…

Posted on June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 by Edrith

After May: The Way Forward for our Nation

With May's departure, the below sets out how I hope that events will unfold for the nation, and for the Conservative Party, over the next few months. 1. After a…

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Edrith

Leave or Remain? A 2019 Spotter’s Guide to MPs

I had a conversation this week in which I referred to MPs as being Remain or Leave supporters, based on their 2016 vote. That person said, very reasonably, "Shouldn't we…

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Edrith

‘No car is better than a bad car’

(Alice and Bob are buying a car. Bob wishes they weren't buying a car. The reason they need to is because Alice has got a new job, which is further…

Posted on February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 by Edrith

Where next for Brexit?

I was proud of our Parliament this week. Despite all the divisions, Parliament - primarily Conservative, DUP and some Labour MPs - came together to reject all the amendments that…

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