Richard Corbett: If the PM’s hard Brexit harms jobs, growth and health then Labour MPs are entitled to oppose it
The response to the referendum result is still playing out in both of Britain’s main political parties. While…
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Richard Corbett: There’s no mandate for a Brexit that pushes Britain over the cliff-edge
Those who consider that the British people have spoken clearly in favour of Brexit (and many don’t, given…
Richard Corbett: Let’s give the people a final say on the terms of Brexit
The likelihood of a vote in Parliament on Brexit has caused much comment on the degree to which…
Richard Corbett: Here’s how the left should respond to Brexit
It is, of course, a drama manufactured almost entirely by the right wing of British politics. An unpopular…
Michael Gove is cynically trying to exploit the EU small print to boost his Brexit campaign – Richard Corbett
I am somewhat shocked that a man with a reputation for intellectual rigour should throw so many distortions,…
There’s nothing left-wing about being anti-EU
Like Britain, the EU isn’t perfect. Political battles need to be fought at European level, just as at…
How to oppose austerity without looking like deficit-deniers
Across Europe – from Spain to Scotland, from the Labour leadership contest to the situation in Greece –…
UKIP – the mask slips (again)
It’s not just in word but deed that UKIP’s mask slipped again this week. Plenty of coverage has…
Cameron’s gamble on Europe
There can be few starker illustrations of the deep divide in the Conservative party over Europe than to…
Why Labour are right to reject Cameron’s double EU blackmail
As a pro-European following the recent televised debates on the EU, it was hard to know whether to…
