The EU referendum: ten years on, have we learned anything?
A constituent writes to his MP before the 2016 EU referendum. Now, ten years on, the temptation to say “I...
Read moreDetailsPeter was born in Dublin, of Irish and German heritage. He came to England for a year in 1982, and, having decided he liked working in the NHS, never got round to going back. He has worked in Oxford as a GP for the past 33 years, latterly very part-time. He is a senior clinical lecturer at Oxford University, where he teaches communication skills to medical students, and he is a GP appraiser and examiner. He is chair of the UK Metric Association and chair emeritus of Oxford for Europe. He has three children, living in Oxfordshire, Leipzig and Hollywood, and five grandchildren. https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-burke-258a9416/
A constituent writes to his MP before the 2016 EU referendum. Now, ten years on, the temptation to say “I...
Read moreDetailsThis year the European Movement UK held its AGM in Oxford. Good choice!
Read moreDetailsEurope, security, the state of the Tory Party
Read moreDetailsComplain to the BBC but don't expect to get more than a stock response
Read moreDetailsA Trump victory would be catastrophic for us as well as the USA. The former president has the support of...
Read moreDetailsWill 5 November be a day which will live in infamy? That is in the hands of a very few...
Read moreDetailsJoe Biden may walk off the stage with dignity as a well-remembered president, or he may end his career as...
Read moreDetailsIt’s the eve of the general election – we know who’s going to win but there’s still plenty (of Portillo...
Read moreDetailsEight years since the referendum, the harms are visible to all, but the politicians are still in denial
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Read moreDetailsA government consultation shows that Imperial measurement belongs in the past.
Read moreDetailsA few random thoughts on the Elgin Marbles / Parthenon Sculptures and the play-acting of our peevish premier
Read moreDetailsA constituent writes to his MP urging that Monday's vote should send a clear signal that there can be no...
Read moreDetailsAre we to believe Sunak when he says he is turning over a new leaf on a compulsively law-breaking regime?...
Read moreDetailsA GP writes to his local Tory MP appealing to him to break the habits of a lifetime and show...
Read moreDetailsJohnson is making new enemies and using up his nine lives
Read moreDetailsMany of us will feel some relief to have put the year 2022 behind us, although perhaps more with the...
Read moreDetailsKeir Starmer has told us that Labour can 'Make Brexit Work' and that the return of free movement is a...
Read moreDetailsPerhaps when Liz Truss said 'growth, growth, growth' in her conference speech, she misspoke. She had few enough friends before,...
Read moreDetailsLess than a month into her time in office, Liz Truss has managed to turn an economic crisis into a...
Read moreDetailsLove her or loathe her, Emily Maitlis and her MacTaggart lecture are impossible to ignore.
Read moreDetailsA call for the new PM to remember that she needs to cultivate her MPs and her friends abroad. Remember...
Read moreDetailsIf you have a Labour MP please ask them to support electoral reform at the party conference - if only...
Read moreDetailsThe government is consulting on one of its most hare-brained initiatives, to roll back on metrication. Global Britain? Or not?...
Read moreDetailsJohnson's resignation fired the starting pistol for a race to the bottom. Liz Truss is the bookies' favourite. The question...
Read moreDetailsWe have the promise of a 'Resignation' from Johnson but he must immediately resign before he can damage this country...
Read moreDetailsThere is a new consultation about ‘bringing back Imperial measures’. Silliness, insanity or weaponised nostalgia? Take your pick.
Read moreDetailsWhy is Gina Miller entering politics? Will she be a help or a hindrance? She is on a nationwide tour...
Read moreDetailsBoris Johnson excelled himself by comparing the UK and Ukraine. Whatever was he thinking? Is he really so indifferent to...
Read moreDetailsPeter gives Jacob Rees-Mogg some more Brexit Opportunities to add to his earlier list. Please tell JRM of the opportunities...
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