The Articles section collected longer pieces, many of which first appeared in newspapers or on political websites before being reposted. This overview groups them by subject and notes the date of each.
Brexit
- September 2018: Can the European Court Torpedo the Negotiations? and The Battle for Brexit cover the legal and political pressures on the talks.
- January 2018: Brexit deal not looking good, first printed on EU Observer, assesses what the emerging withdrawal terms might include.
- January 2018: a piece first published on Prospect Magazine’s site opposed a second referendum and criticised Nigel Farage for entertaining one.
- March 2018: another Prospect article questioned whether the EU could be reformed from within, concluding that serious change looked unlikely.
The European Parliament
- April 2018: a reaction to Emmanuel Macron’s speech to MEPs, in which she found his call for democracy and sovereignty at EU level contradictory.
- September 2018: a post on the EU copyright directive, which she opposed because it would make online platforms responsible for users’ content and, in her view, lead to over-blocking.
- September 2018: a post about an MEP who said he had been pressed by an official to remove a tweet.
- September 2017: What Juncker won’t tell you, a City AM article ahead of the annual State of the Union speech.
Economy, digital and environment
- February 2018: a City AM piece arguing that data rules and proposed EU levies on online activity threaten Britain’s digital economy, which it valued at £160bn a year citing Tech Nation.
- February 2018: a CapX article asking whether Michael Gove’s environmental agenda was partly a route to higher taxes.
- November 2017: a City AM column criticising the outcome of the COP23 climate conference in Bonn.
Why the section matters
Taken together, these articles show how the same author addressed different audiences: a business-oriented newspaper for the digital and climate items, a policy magazine for the reform and referendum debates, and a Brussels news site for the negotiation analysis. The digital economy article, for example, cited a Harvard Business Review estimate that the sector accounts for sixteen per cent of the economy, while the Gove piece compared green policy to the Conservative Party’s earlier attempts to rebrand itself as environmentally minded. Readers interested in a single topic can use the headings above to jump to the right piece.
All of these are signed opinion. For topic summaries, try the Brexit Briefings.