Josh White / 23 Jan 2023
Guilty as Charged
Nigel Farage’s Legacy
Brexit will turn three on the last day of January, over six years since the 2016 referendum kickstarted Britain’s race to the bottom.(...)
Leave
Josh White / 04 Jan 2021
The Meaning of Brexit
Bonfire of National Illusions
I keep trying to forget about Brexit, but the Leavers won’t let us. Brexiteers are triumphant, though not all of them feel so victorious – despite getting almost everything they wanted. At least the Tories will have to own this failure.(...)
Josh White / 14 Dec 2020
Fantasy Island
The Brexit Condition
The UK is heading for a Brexit dreamscape amid talk of deploying the navy to "defend our fish".(...)
Josh White / 12 Oct 2020
Life After Brexit
Holding the Press Accountable
The Battleground was launched in January 2019 in response to the rise of populism around the world and the failure of traditional media to account for this paradigm shift.(...)
Josh White / 05 Oct 2020
Visit to a Small Country
Brexit Goes South
Standing on the white cliffs of Dover on a good day, you can look across the English Channel and just about see the French coast.(...)
Josh White / 02 Mar 2020
Five Stages of Brexit
Breaking Down the Breakup
Britain's departure from the European Union was a day of jubilation for some and mourning for others. Many people are still clinging to easy answers and false hopes. It's time to sober up.(...)
Josh White / 17 Feb 2020
Destroying the Labour Party
The False Promise of Centrism
“You can’t change things if you’re in opposition,” says the centrist dad. “Labour has to get back into power to help the majority of people. That means we have to appeal to the centre-ground. Otherwise, you’re just a protest party.”(...)
Josh White / 03 Feb 2020
Exit to Nowhere
Britain Enters the Void
It was inevitable that Brexit Day would be a day of mourning for some and of celebration for others. Some of us did our best to ignore it.(...)
Josh White / 20 Jan 2020
Reinventing the British Press
Life After Brexit
The Battleground was launched in January 2019 in response to the rise of populism around the world and the failure of traditional media to account for this paradigm shift. The centre-ground has collapsed, yet its institutions remain in place as a cruel reminder of what was.(...)
Josh White / 16 Dec 2019
Lost the Battle, Not the War
Lessons From Labour
They failed to stop Brexit and lost Britain to the far-right. Few defeats could be as humiliating as that suffered by the Labour Party and its leader, Jeremy Corbyn.(...)