After the UK General Election, 12 December 2019, a personal reflection on UK-EU law and politics

1. There is urgent work to do. The terrible EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill (back in Parliament soon) is littered with bad law and power grabs. It must be called out as such and resisted, even though it will pass. House of Lords amendments are possible. It is vital to be clear what the Johnson administration is getting away with. Under the Bill the Government will seize powers beyond merely simply leaving the EU. The immediate, rotten, reality of Conservative-majority rule must be made explicit. 

2. Do not cede ideological ground. If your considered view is that the UK is better inside the EU than out and that the UK’s future lies there, that remains a legitimate political stance worth advancing....to read more click here.