Austerity
Ben Wray: May’s demise may just be the end of the beginning for the Conservative Party’s decline
Ben Wray of CommonSpace analyses what Theresa May’s resignation may mean for her own fractious party Read here
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EU politics
Ben Wray: State Aid – Not Immigration – Is the Debate About the EU We Should Have Had
Never have people talked so much about something they have no idea about. That sums up the discussion about the EU, not only in Brexit UK but the rest of Europe. While the questions of […]
Economics
Ben Wray – What Currency? A Question that Sharply Divides Backers of Scottish Independence
Scottish National Party members are due to vote shortly on whether – given success in a future referendum – an independent Scotland would “sterlingise” or create its own currency Ben Wray is CommonSpace editor and […]
EU politics
Common Space – European governments are in no position to hand out lectures to Venezuela about people power
European colonialism is back with a vengeance. One may think of Maduro whatever one wants, but there is no excuse for this sort of interference by EU member states governments. Instead of taking care of […]
EU politics
Common Space – 5 things you need to know about the UK-EU Political Declaration on Brexit
This is an excellent summing up of the agreement, very simple to understand. Thank you Common Space and Ben Wray By Ben Wray, Head of Policy & Research at Common Weal Cross-posted from Common Space […]