James Roberts

Aug 30, 2024 | heritage.org | James Roberts

As a theatrical production, last weekend's G-7 had it all: young French knights unhorsed in a joust; Wagnerian heroines sinking into despair; and the King's privy councilors bellowing about betrayal, backstabbing and burning in hell. But there was one thing even more unsettling than all the sturm und drangover the Trump administration's rejection of the G-7 Communiqué: the document itself.

Jul 3, 2024 | riskandcompliance.freshfields.com | James Roberts |Georgina Bayly |James Smith

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a policy paper outlining its “vision for GB type approval”, which seeks to “rethink vehicle regulation” in Great Britain post-Brexit. The paper highlights that, while Brexit provides some flexibility to the UK in terms of regulating for type approval and more generally, this does not mean that the present EU-derived regimes that work well should necessarily be “cast aside”.

Jul 3, 2024 | lexology.com | James Roberts |Georgina Bayly |James Smith

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a policy paper outlining its “vision for GB type approval”, which seeks to “rethink vehicle regulation” in Great Britain post-Brexit. The paper highlights that, while Brexit provides some flexibility to the UK in terms of regulating for type approval and more generally, this does not mean that the present EU-derived regimes that work well should necessarily be “cast aside”.

Jun 6, 2024 | libertynation.com | James Roberts

By James C. RobertsToday Allied leaders from World War II  are gathering on the beaches of Normandy in northern France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the greatest seaborne invasion in military history: Operation Overlord or, as we have come to know it, D-Day. On this day, Allied forces gained a foothold on the European continent that led, 11 months later, to the defeat of Nazi Germany and the odious regime of Adolf Hitler, who was responsible for the death of 20 million people.

Mar 30, 2024 | libertynation.com | James Roberts

By James C. RobertsEditor’s Note: In honor of yesterday’s National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we present this article by a veteran of that conflict. A mantra heard often in conservative circles these days is “No more endless wars.” News flash: All the wars alluded to ended – usually in American defeat or the withdrawal of American forces before the mission was completed. This baleful trend began with the Vietnam War.