David Davis

Post-Brexit Blues

David Davis Takes Control Of Time On Whistle-Stop Tour Of Brussels

The battle for Brexit was always a two-pronged attack, vowing to take back control of our borders and wave goodbye to the pesky immigrants polluting our otherwise prosperous shores, and to warmly welcome bendy bananas and overpowered vacuum cleaners while taking back control of our laws. But for Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis – a…

Post-Brexit Blues

The Great Repeal Bill: Neither Great Nor A Repeal Bill

Before the referendum and after, for those British citizens who in their infinite wisdom wished to see their country wave goodbye to the irksome EU, ‘control’ served as a useful byword for ‘immigration’. It turned a negative into a positive in one fell swoop: for instead of demanding an end to ‘uncontrolled’ immigration, one could assert control as a right,…