Johnson's Mandate To Leave The EU

There can be no doubting the mandate given to Boris Johnson to take the UK out of the EU and, barring some kind of divine intervention, we will be leaving on Jan 31st. We on the liberal left fought a strong, democratic, fact-based battle for the last 3 years for the country to think again - which it had the chance to do on Thursday but sadly the country confirmed the decision to leave.

Honour the result? Yes - but which one?

I recently had a conversation over a beer with a Brexit-supporting friend (yes I do have them) which caused me to think about the mandate conferred by the 2016 referendum in a way I had not previously considered.

Sterling's Demise

If you have been paying attention to the currency markets today - and to be honest this is the the only time of year that many people actually do - you may have noticed the pound sliding towards a 35 year low versus the dollar. It's currently fallen to $1.22 and is clinging on to the cliff face.

Where Are We Now?

The most persistent cry from Brexit supporters recently has been that this parliament is failing to implement the Will Of The People. This begs the questions - what is the will of the people is, and is it Parliament's job to blindly implement it?