March 2016 | Standpoint Magazine

Spending For Britain

"The spending rules in place for this year’s referendum mean that the Remain campaign will have the capacity substantially to outspend the Leave side"

March 23, 2016

Counterpoints

Here We Go Again

Was the received wisdom wrong about the European exchange rate mechanism?

March 23, 2016

Counterpoints

A Recipe For Disaster

It is hard to see anyone else winning this year. But Hillary’s White House tenancy will be turbulent, with Obama sniping from the wings

March 22, 2016

Features

Culture And Politics In The Age Of Trumpery

We are witnessing a gigantic confidence trick being perpetrated against the most powerful and prosperous people on the planet.

March 22, 2016

Features

Make June 23 Britain’s Independence Day

Undemocratic, inefficient, economically stagnant, the EU today has nothing to recommend it. The case for Brexit is overwhelming

March 22, 2016

Features

Will Labour Listen To Its Eurosceptic Voters?

By putting the left-wing case for Brexit, the party can lift a referendum debate so far dominated by Etonian egos and Little Englanders

March 22, 2016

Features

Would Brexit Play Into Putin’s Hands?

If Britain leaves the EU, the West will be weaker. Geopolitical reality makes the case for staying engaged compelling even for Eurosceptics

March 22, 2016

Features

Why Brexit Could Be A Blessing For Europe

The Brexiteers are much misunderstood by my compatriots across the Channel. A Europe of nations is what the continent needs

March 22, 2016

Features

Will The Pollsters Get It Right On The Referendum?

After failing to predict the outcome of the general election, polling companies face a high-stakes challenge to redeem themselves in June

March 22, 2016

Features

The Great Illusion: Why We Are Still Europe’s Fall Guys

Whether over opt-outs, expansion or sovereignty, British prime ministers have consistently been outmanoeuvred by Brussels

March 22, 2016

Features

Don’t Pit Generations Against Each Other

Whatever the economic inequalities between baby boomers and millennials, there has never been a better time to be young

March 22, 2016

Economy·Features·Modern Life·Social Affairs

The Tragic Disgracing Of A Good German

All Edgar Speyer’s good works could not save him amid the hysteria of the First World War

March 22, 2016

Critique