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After 14 years of Conservative rule, many of us longed for real change – a fresh start, a true alternative to austerity, inequality, and broken promises. But now that Labour is in government, it doesn’t feel like Labour at all. It feels more Tory.

I support the European Union, believing it has been a force for good. However, it is far from perfect, and transparency issues continue to cast doubt on its leadership. I want the UK to rejoin the EU because I believe that to be in Britain’s – and Europe’s – best interests. But that doesn’t mean […]

Labour is trying to counter the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform party by adopting a tough stance on migration. But in doing so, it risks reinforcing Reform’s anti-immigrant agenda rather than diminishing its appeal.

Eurosceptics often claim to love Europe but hate the European Union, insisting Britain can be part of Europe without EU membership. While technically true, this perspective misses the EU’s fundamental purpose. The European Economic Community – later the EU – was founded in the aftermath of the Second World War with a clear goal: to […]

Former Conservative Prime Minister Sir John Major made his views on Brexit crystal clear, calling it “a colossal mistake” during a Westminster Committee meeting. He argued that Britain was safer and better off inside the European Union and urged for our return.

An emboldened President Trump in his second term has brazenly announced that he wants to own Gaza, Greenland and the Panama Canal. Might he also have eyes on our NHS in a USA-UK trade agreement? Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer believes he can strike trade deals with both Trump and the EU. But surely he […]

On 31 January 2025, the fifth anniversary of Britain leaving the EU, the Daily Express front page featured a message from Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, claiming that a real Brexit had ‘not been delivered.’ He insisted: ‘We now need people in charge to deliver the Brexit we voted for’

by Paul Reimers (the German University for Administrative Sciences Speyer) What is the role of regional parliaments in EU decision-making? This question gained momentum in response to the introduction of the Lisbon Treaty, which strengthened parliaments in the EU and ‘opened a crack in the door’ for regional participation in legislative proceedings. Notably, regional parliaments […]

In February 2016, I phoned James O’Brien’s LBC radio show to express my frustration with the upcoming EU referendum, declaring: “If we leave the EU, I’ll want my continent back.” At the time, Prime Minister David Cameron was attempting to renegotiate the UK’s terms of EU membership ahead of the June referendum.

On 1 February 2017, MPs faced a critical vote on whether to proceed with Brexit by triggering Article 50 – the formal notice to leave the EU. In the second reading of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill, a resounding 498 MPs voted in favour. But 114 took a stand and voted against.