Keir Starmer may have built his credibility on Brexit and the demand for a people’s vote, however, he’s now accepted leaving the EU is a matter of reality. This has unsettled many left Remainers who backed him, but will it really hurt him in the way it hurt Jeremy Corbyn? Most likely not, but why?Continue reading “Will Brexit hurt Starmer?”
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Brexit Above All Else
Brexit is nowhere near being over. Regardless of whether a deal is concluded between the UK and EU, the process of disentangling the two will be felt for decades to come. Mostly, in the British Isles. One can only begin to catalogue the consequences: Ideological, political. Cultural, economic. Legal and criminal, even. We could goContinue reading “Brexit Above All Else”
The Singapore Option
‘Singapore on the Thames.’ Unless you’ve been under a rock, such fantasies of UK 2.0 have been a constant throughout Brexit. Nevermind, of course, that Singapore is a former British colony. It’s the turbocharged, hypercapitalist city-state bit that matters. Once a part of Malaysia, Singapore superseded Hong Kong as the leading Asian financial centre. SingaporeansContinue reading “The Singapore Option”
Life After Brexit
The Battleground was launched in January 2019 in response to the rise of populism around the world and the failure of traditional media to account for this paradigm shift. The centre-ground has collapsed, yet its institutions remain in place as a cruel reminder of what was. Even as the UK leaves the EU, the European project isContinue reading “Life After Brexit”
Plague Diary: Visit to a Small Country
Standing on the white cliffs of Dover on a good day, you can look across the English Channel and just about see the French coast. It’s no coincidence that these cliffs are a part of the national mythology. All monuments on the coast either refer to the valiant struggle of World War Two or harkContinue reading “Plague Diary: Visit to a Small Country”
Joshua White 