Tag Archives: Teresa May

DUNCAN MacLAREN. UK General Election: clever cunning or miscalculated folly?

Posted on 20 April 2017 by John Menadue

Theresa May’s snap general election decision can be seen as hypocritical in that she ruled this out consistently (and as recently as 20th March) until, the Anglican vicar’s daughter hinted, God told her while hiking in Welsh Snowdonia over Easter … Continue reading →

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DUNCAN MacLAREN. Article 50 triggered: the farce heats up

Posted on 3 April 2017 by John Menadue

Are you ready for another dose of Brexititis? This past week, PM May triggered Article 50, meaning negotiations can begin, after due examination by the 27 remaining states, between the exiting UK (or, at least, the parts that survive) and … Continue reading →

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JOHN MENADUE. Brexit means Brexit – or does it?

Posted on 13 September 2016 by John Menadue

  After the surprise referendum vote 52-48 for the UK to leave the EU, the new Prime Minister, Teresa May, rejected any suggestion of a new referendum or parliamentary intervention to reverse the ‘advisory’ referendum result. She said “Brexit means … Continue reading →

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