Over the years, published estimates of the number of premature deaths from radiation released following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster have ranged from 100 to over a billion, many of them based on little more than hunches. Chernobyl had complex and profound consequences for millions of people, but radiation is easy to measure and its impact…

The claim that the electorate are prisoners of the outcome of the 2016 vote on Brexit is holed below the waterline. In law, the referendum was consultative, as was made clear to MPs at the time. Nothing in its wording suggested the public would surrender their right to be consulted again and it is really…

The call for a second in-out referendum is misguided. Parliament will never agree to it and if it did happen it would cause bitterness and strife and set a dangerous precedent. Far better for MPs to demand a Norway-style Single Market solution allowing us to regain rights over our fishing grounds (which Edward Heath foolishly…