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Britain outside of the EU would not be immune to serious troubles within the EU. Indeed, anything as big as the collapse of the Eurozone would be an economic shock of global proportions. Nevertheless, a UK in full control of its borders and trade policy would be in a better position to...

A New England on the Black Sea was created more than 500 years before its American successor, naming towns after their homeland like the Pilgrim Fathers...

Before Wembley got its world famous football stadium, a Victorian railway magnate had even grander plans to turn the borough's marshy fields into London's answer to the Eiffel Tower... Watkin's Wembley...

Ireland's premier Leo Varadkar has said he will not dismiss the idea of building a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland, but insisted the UK must pay for it. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the...

BRITAIN’s economy has defied forecasts predicting it would be overtaken by France as a new report reveals we have cemented sixth place in the world... OOH LA LA Britain’s economy defies forecast that...

What follows is a list of the stuff I’d like the Government to do. Some of them, as you will see, are very specific to me and might not find accord nationally...

In 2019, we witnessed an epic battle between the law and politics. Pro-Remain campaigner Gina Miller, tax lawyer Jolyon Maugham and others became famous for launching cases that sought to slow down or halt the Brexit process. They succeeded for a while, but only until the voters made their...

"Breathtaking" Roman and Anglo-Saxon artefacts have been discovered in burial sites near the edge of an airport. Pots, jugs and jewellery were found in Baginton, next to Lunt Roman Fort and Coventry Airport in Warwickshire. Archaeologists believe two of the graves contained a "high status"...

Colourful crowds welcomed the winter solstice at Stonehenge this morning as the sun rose for the shortest day in the year. Hundreds of people gathered at the prehistoric monument in...

The new House of Commons Speaker has said that Big Ben can ring out for Brexit, marking a change in direction to his predecessor John Bercow...

There is little point in trying to persuade the BBC to change its spots. Far better is to do what the Government is contemplating doing — by abolishing the licence fee when its charter next comes up for renewal in 2027...

They have called him a buffoon, a toff, a racist, an adulterous fraud. They once dismissed his EU scepticism as a political deceit to propel his naked ambition; they have joked about his competence and his work-rate...

One by one they have fallen. They’ve admitted defeat – to varying degrees – and vacated the battlefield that they dominated for so long... The end of Remain The people have defeated the anti-democrats, and that’s really worth celebrating. BRENDAN O'NEILL EDITOR 20th December 2019 Spiked...

Brexit: MPs back Boris Johnson's plan to leave EU on 31 January MPs have backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January. They voted 358 to 234 - a majority of 124 - in favour of the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, which now goes on to further scrutiny in...

In today's Queen's Speech, rather than simply focus on what his government would do in the five-year term he won last week, the Prime Minister talked about longer term change. This chimes with what Johnson allies privately hope for – a fifth term for the Tories. This would be unprecedented – no...

Britain has gone. Next up could be Italy... https://www.spiked-online.com/2019/12/17/italys-euroscepticism-has-reached-boiling-point/

The then Liberal Democrats leader Jo Swinson ran the General Election campaign vowing to stop Brexit and confidently predicting she will become Prime Minister. Instead, the campaign ended with another huge victory for the Leavers, her losing her seat and then resigning as Lib Dem leader after...

The next British General Election is scheduled to take place on Thursday 2nd May 2024. But who will be Leader of the Opposition on that day and the possible next Prime Minister? Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir...

Michael Gove is being lined up to shape Britain’s future relationship with both the European Union and the United States, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Despite their bitter fallout in 2016...

We’ve had our fill of the SNP’s divisive rhetoric in recent weeks and months, and it’s clear there is a great deal more hectoring to come. So it’s little wonder that increasing numbers of...