Articles by Daniel Hannan

Daniel Hannan has been Conservative MEP for the South East of England since 1999, and is Secretary-General of the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists

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Jeremy Corbyn and Labour are playing Brexit games with their magical thinking on the EU

There is no Leftist argument for a system that places the highest tariffs on the items that make up the largest share of the weekly bills of our poorest households.

Feb 27, 2018

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The left is in denial about Jeremy Corbyn's Communist sympathies

Will the Labour Party pay the price at the polls for Corbyn's Czech connections?

Feb 19, 2018

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There's nothing progressive about giving agencies like Oxfam the benefit of the doubt

The Oxfam revelations are far more disturbing than the reports of boorish behaviour by businessmen at The Presidents Club dinner.

Feb 13, 2018

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Nigel Farage is collaborating with Remain fantasists - the second referendum is a lost cause

Attention-seeking Nigel Farage has given a massive biggest boost to the Remain cause in 2018.

Jan 16, 2018

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Toby Young was a tribal offering on the altar of sacred values

A policy is judged, not according to its utility, its internal consistency or its practical impact, but by how closely it accords with tribal values.

Jan 9, 2018

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Advocates of Britain staying in the EU's customs union have a hidden agenda

There is only one possible reason to remain in the customs union, namely as a way of transitioning back into full membership.

Dec 12, 2017

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10 suggestions if you want to stop Brexit

Eurosceptic politician Daniel Hannan offers some thoughts which would, in 'normal circumstances', be uncontroversial.

Dec 8, 2017

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You can understand why the Irish are getting tetchy about Brexit

Ireland's position is that the UK should stay in the customs union, but this is plainly not going to happen.

Nov 27, 2017

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Outside the EU, Britain can copy Singapore or Switzerland – but we have to decide now

The UK has three realistic options: join the European Free Trade Association; postpone Brexit to 31 December 2020; or walk away from talks now.

Nov 14, 2017

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Uzbekistan is a breeding ground for Islamist terrorism thanks to its self-fulfilling prophecy

Repeatedly told that it was either Islam Karimov or the fundamentalists, a number of Uzbeks concluded that perhaps the fundamentalists weren't so bad.

Nov 7, 2017

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