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Understanding Brexit, and where to experience it if we leave the EU on 29th March 2019…

Feb 23, 2019David MarlowBREXIT, EU Referendum, has it really come to this?Brexit, democracy in terminal decline, Leadership, political integrity, pretzel logic, UK failing state

Brexit is a ‘coup’, a ‘virus’ and a ‘fiasco’ of an by a new type of advanced, relatively wealthy ‘failing state’. Kiribati provides a particularly poignant place from which to view it if it goes ahead on 29th March 2019.

No place for ‘nice people’ in our Divided Kingdom…

Jan 26, 2019David Marlow1 CommentBREXIT, Devolution, EU Referendum, has it really come to this?Brexit, democracy in terminal decline, devolution, Leadership, place-based leadership, UK failing state

Rupert Thomson’s 2005 novel – Divided Kingdom – provides a powerful metaphor for Brexit Britain. Possibly the only credible solutions now require the break up of the nation state and radical devolution within a progressive Europe.

A decade of 3LE – still (just about) keeping the faith…

Sep 8, 2018David MarlowBREXIT, City Strategy, Devolution, EU Referendum, has it really come to this?, Leadership, Local Growth, Public Services Reform, regional economy, Trumpcity strategy, devolution, Leadership, UK failing state

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Proud to betray the Daily Mail’s “will of the people”

Jun 17, 2018David Marlow2 CommentsBREXIT, EU Referendum, political integrityBrexit, EU, political integrity, UK failing state

On the second anniversary of the UK’s greatest day of shame, I shall be doing something I haven’t done for decades – taking part in a political march to Parliament. That I am joining the “March for a People’s Vote” is a far from perfect representation of my views on Brexit. For one thing, if

GE2017 – Democratic renewal or a further indicator of the UK failing state?

Jun 16, 2017adminBREXIT, EU Referendum, General election 2017democracy, Leadership, UK failing state

The terminal decline of representative democracy has been a theme of this blog for a couple of years. Does the 2017 General Election (GE2017) and its unfolding aftermath change this at all? On the face of it, voters have managed to give a considerable rebuff to an arrogant Governing party who had wilfully misinterpreted a