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I have been out campaigning on the European Union referendum campaign trail, holding stalls with fellow Labour activists and talking to people on all sides of the EU debate. ‘It’s all so negative’ people kept saying. I agreed. People get tired of negativity. They...

Many Remain canvassers have been surprised when their arguments about the economic benefits of European integration have fallen on deaf ears. Indeed, they seem shocked when voters instead want to talk about immigration and taking on European bureaucracy. The problem...

There are two words missing from Brexit campaigners’ lexicon: Donald Trump. The Leave campaign has pulled a major Donald in recent days, masking the weakness of their economic case by repeatedly playing the immigration card. Michael Gove may have ‘shuddered’ at Nigel...

The murder of Jo Cox has formed a dark shadow over an already desperately squalid referendum campaign. National referendums only come about once in a generation and, on the evidence of the past few months, thank goodness and good riddance. The hyperbolic language,...