Chris Kemp
@chrisblk.bsky.social
European based Brit - interests - Global Intellectual History - thinking without blinkers.
Pollsters better think the unthinkable - the election of a Reform Government in 2029 - and the dissolution of the two previous main parties to much narrower bases.
May 2, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Pollsters better think the unthinkable - the election of a Reform Government in 2029 - and the dissolution of the two previous main parties to much narrower bases.
With Labour losing votes to pro-European parties, an intriguing new deep-dive makes clear that the public mood has shifted, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinslif…
April 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
With Labour losing votes to pro-European parties, an intriguing new deep-dive makes clear that the public mood has shifted, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinslif…
Districts in Birmingham now ranked below poorest areas of France, Malta and Slovenia as institute urges rethink on planned welfare cuts
March 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Districts in Birmingham now ranked below poorest areas of France, Malta and Slovenia as institute urges rethink on planned welfare cuts
Parts of the UK are now worse off than the poorest regions of Slovenia and Lithuania
March 13, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Parts of the UK are now worse off than the poorest regions of Slovenia and Lithuania
New German leader signals seismic shift in transatlantic relations:- End of Atlanticism
February 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
New German leader signals seismic shift in transatlantic relations:- End of Atlanticism
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
Out of the bendy bananas DT anti European playbook.
Out of the bendy bananas DT anti European playbook.
The UK has no right to laugh at the EU’s potential coffee ban
Brexit hasn’t prevented our politicians from marching in lockstep with Brussels bureaucrats
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
Out of the bendy bananas DT anti European playbook.
Out of the bendy bananas DT anti European playbook.
Kemi Badenoch’s strategy of agreeing with Reform risks backfiring.
February 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Kemi Badenoch’s strategy of agreeing with Reform risks backfiring.
The political winds driving integration are growing stronger.
February 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The political winds driving integration are growing stronger.
BBC News - Five key impacts of Brexit five years on
www.bbc.com/news/article... Overwhelmingly negative
www.bbc.com/news/article... Overwhelmingly negative
Five key impacts of Brexit five years on
The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020.
www.bbc.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:16 AM
BBC News - Five key impacts of Brexit five years on
www.bbc.com/news/article... Overwhelmingly negative
www.bbc.com/news/article... Overwhelmingly negative
UK haunted by Johnson’s ‘botched Brexit deal’ and Labour’s plans don’t go far enough | Anand Menon and Joël Reland
January 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
UK haunted by Johnson’s ‘botched Brexit deal’ and Labour’s plans don’t go far enough | Anand Menon and Joël Reland
Exclusive: Insiders say the UK has no choice but to accept Trump’s terms for on trade as neither the EU or China has produced significant deals
January 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Exclusive: Insiders say the UK has no choice but to accept Trump’s terms for on trade as neither the EU or China has produced significant deals
Darren Jones and Pat McFadden among the candidates who could take over from the beleaguered Chancellor
Ed Miliband would be the most logical next Labour Chancellor
Ed Miliband would be the most logical next Labour Chancellor
January 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Darren Jones and Pat McFadden among the candidates who could take over from the beleaguered Chancellor
Ed Miliband would be the most logical next Labour Chancellor
Ed Miliband would be the most logical next Labour Chancellor
All Starmer’s failings play into the hands of Farage – the prime minister is the gift that keeps on giving | Aditya Chakrabortty
December 19, 2024 at 11:15 AM
All Starmer’s failings play into the hands of Farage – the prime minister is the gift that keeps on giving | Aditya Chakrabortty
Clouds on horizon as EU members meet to discuss relationship with UK
December 19, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Clouds on horizon as EU members meet to discuss relationship with UK
Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU | Jonathan Freedland
November 29, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU | Jonathan Freedland
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024... Change the red lines or it's a one term Kier.
www.newstatesman.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:12 PM
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024... Change the red lines or it's a one term Kier.
The Observer view on trade relations: closer ties with the EU is the lever for economic growth | Observer editorial
November 17, 2024 at 5:59 PM
The Observer view on trade relations: closer ties with the EU is the lever for economic growth | Observer editorial
www.theguardian.com/food/2024/no...
British cheese is indeed hard to find in Europe
British cheese is indeed hard to find in Europe
UK cheeses miss out on international prize after getting stuck in customs
At the World Cheese Awards in Portugal, British entries were conspicuous by their absence after failing to clear import controls
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:58 AM
www.theguardian.com/food/2024/no...
British cheese is indeed hard to find in Europe
British cheese is indeed hard to find in Europe
inews.co.uk/news/politic... Most likely more Labour fence sitting, trying to make Brexit work, pleasing no one.
UK won't join forces with Europe in a trade war with Trump
Britain will try and pick its way through any looming tit for tat between its two key trading partners
inews.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 AM
inews.co.uk/news/politic... Most likely more Labour fence sitting, trying to make Brexit work, pleasing no one.
BBC News - UK economy barely grew between July and September - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
With economic growth flatlining, a timid approach to European realignment and the threat of US tariffs, increasingly looking like a one term Labour administration.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
With economic growth flatlining, a timid approach to European realignment and the threat of US tariffs, increasingly looking like a one term Labour administration.
UK economy barely grew between July and September
The chancellor says she is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2024 at 4:53 PM
BBC News - UK economy barely grew between July and September - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
With economic growth flatlining, a timid approach to European realignment and the threat of US tariffs, increasingly looking like a one term Labour administration.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
With economic growth flatlining, a timid approach to European realignment and the threat of US tariffs, increasingly looking like a one term Labour administration.