Voting is now open for the election of the Summer. And no, it’s not for the next Labour leader. The Greens are currently deciding who will take over from Natalie Bennett after two terms in office. After a month of – it has to be said, relatively low-profile – campaigning, the 65,000-odd Green Party members…
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As we pick up the pieces: 10 thoughts on Brexit
Like many, I’ve struggled to come to terms with the result of Thursday’s vote. So, here are some thoughts as I and many others try and make sense of the situation: 1. No one knows how to react, because almost no one saw this coming. Almost all the polls predicted a Remain win. All the…

Three days to go: ‘Remainers’ must push a positive case for the EU
Never has so much been risked for so little. It’s a sentence which reflects how I and many others view Britain’s current EU referendum. The stakes are so high – but the level of informed debate has been so low. It’s a toxic cocktail. I’m not sure how it looks from outside the UK, but…