There is an obvious reason that no Tory politician would cite the Social Charter as a reason for the British electorate to vote to remain in the EU.
Don't be conned by those determined to free Britain from EU “red tape” – their catch-all term for employment rights, consumer protection and environmental regulation.
It's a bad referendum not a good one, unlike Scotland's; as the US president finds out when comes to Britain and is taken on by Boris Johnson. This can be read on its own and is Chapter 5 of Blimey, it could be Brexit!
Neither campaign offers a compelling option.
In an interdependent world, nationalism offers no bolt-hole. The task for all progressives is to find effective ways to engage with continental partners, creating a new blend of national and European politics.
Environmental problems don't queue politely waiting for their passports to be checked.
Like all referendums, the ‘Brexit’ vote will be a lottery. Why not go the whole hog and take the decision by lot?
Do we measure a nation's greatness as being restricted to its borders, or as being part of a much larger project?
The EU-Turkey deal should have no role in the Brexit debate, yet it brings the crucial question of the European Union and migration into focus at an inopportune time.
Britain's public service broadcaster must do more to communicate this historic vote beyond the narrow agendas of the official campaigns.
Gail Cartmail of Unite the Union says their legal advice shows the EU still threatens our National Health Service – but that Cameron could fix that without the need for Brexit.
Britain's European referendum was brought to us by a dodgy prime minister on the back of a shoddy deal. The latest chapter of Blimey, it could be Brexit!
