Category Archives: Economy

Speech by Michel Barnier at the press conference on the adoption of the Commission’s recommendation on draft negotiating directives

European Commission – PRESS RELEASES – Press release – Speech by Michel Barnier at the press conference on the adoption of the Commission’s recommendation on draft negotiating directives Brussels, 3 May 2017 Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to be here with you today. Since my first statement in this press room five months ago, we have worked a […]

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Letter for  Publication : Brexit rebuttal

It only takes a hint of the growing and desperate need for scrutiny of the Conservative Government’s approach to Brexit negotiations   before hard Brexiteers such as your correspondents  David Gutman, Martin Maloney, and Nneka Akwaeze get wound up and  resort to insults. Having argued the simplistic mantra of ‘Brexit means Brexit’, they patronisingly say the detail is too complicated for […]

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Mayor approves Med City funding and business plan

The Mayor of London has approved funding and the business plan for Med City, a collaboration of academics, businesses and the GLA to promote and grow the world-leading life sciences cluster in London and South East England. The collaboration involves the Mayor of London, Imperial College, King’s Health Partners, UCL, and the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford.   Labour London […]

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Article 50 Column in Ham and High

The Prime Minister has now served  the Article  50 notice formally beginning Brexit. Her letter’s not so veiled threats over security were crude and provocative. The response from the other 27 states is not encouraging either, refusing the PM’s key demand that the terms of exit and new trade arrangements should be negotiated simultaneously. Faced with a leaving bill of […]

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