Bremain In Spain was invited to speak at a rally ‘Better In:Reclaim Your Future’ in Wrexham, North Wales. The cross-party event was organised by Donna Lalek on behalf of the Welsh Liberal Democrats. As Sue Wilson was unavailable with other appointments in London and as I’d grown up just 12 miles away, I really couldn’t say no.
I certainly didn´t relish the prospect of speaking in public for the first time and about Brexit and in my local town. Campaigning in London and online suddenly felt far more comfortable.
There was a sizeable group of people gathered ready to march around town before the rally so I joined them. This was not an excuse for a march. The route took us around town and down the High Street and around the park. We did receive a few heckles from Leavers but not half as many as I’d expected. (Wrexham was chosen as the venue for being a Leave-voting town).
When it came to my turn to speak, I realised that I wasn’t even nervous. It wasn’t about me.
I followed on from three very moving speeches from the In Limbo group of EU citizens living locally.
The speeches from the politicians and the non-politicians were inspirational and set out the perils of Brexit and how a #PeoplesVote is our best way forward.
The best part of the day was meeting up with fellow campaigners from up and down the country and connecting with the local groups: Wrexham For Europe @Wrexhamforeu, North Wales 4 Europe @Gogs4Europe, Chester for Europe @chesterforeu, Wales for Europe @WalesForEurope who I will be joining for local campaigns this summer.
Many thanks to Donna Lalek for wonderful organisation and making sure that we kept hydrated!
The full list of speakers:
Jane Dodds (Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats), Statement from Susan Elan Jones (Welsh Labour MP), Statement from Baron Dafydd Wigley (Member of the House of Lords, former MP and AM for Plaid Cymru) unable to attend due to illness, Silas Jones (Wales for Europe), Duncan Ress (Green Party), Angela Ramsell @spaceangel1964 (Women for Europe), Ciaran Donovan (European Courier) @donnyc1975, Femi Oluwole @Femi_Sorry (Our Future, Our Choice) @OFOCbrexit, Cosi Doerfel Hill, Matthias Wauz and Lars Kretschmer (In Limbo) @InLimboBrexit, Elspeth Williams for @ElspethElspeth @BremainInSpain, Stuart Thomson (Veterans for Europe) @Vets4EU, Baroness Christine Humphreys (Member of the House of Lords for Liberal Democrats) @WelshChrisHumph
Spaceangel’s (Angela’s) full speech:
https://twitter.com/spaceangel1964/status/1015920672185503745
We asked British citizens living in the EU what they think of the Brexit negotiations so far – and many are unhappy…
See the full video on the Sky News site…“Its a whole mess”
No trip to London would be complete without dropping in on Steven Bray & the SODEM protest outside parliament. MPs were very thin on the ground today, & a small rally in favour of the legalisation of cannabis was taking centre stage. Steve’s team were also pushed sideways by the BBC, who were setting up a mobile studio in advance of the forthcoming RAF centenary celebrations. Despite all that, & the scorching heat, SODEM were making themselves seen & heard as always. On a day like today, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees, it really brings home Steve’s commitment, come rain or shine, to be there all day, every day.
Over the next few weeks you can expect to hear a lot more about how those plans are developing. We already have more Bremain in Spain members attending this event than ever before. Join us! It’s going to be a day to remember for a very long time!
Here is a link to the march website: Reuniting Britain
When we arrived at the cinema, we were greeted by a welcome party of campaigners waving European flags. I had expected the audience to all come from London, but some had travelled quite some distance especially to see the film. The film was very well received & as the credits rolled, there was cheering & applause. Almost all the audience then hung around for the Q & A session afterwards, despite it being after 11 pm when the film finally finished.
There are almost 40 screenings planned between now & the end of August, all over the UK. If you get the chance to see the movie, I would highly recommend it. Finally, the voices of the 48% will be heard.
British expats are living on one of Brexit’s front lines. But on atrip to the Costa del Sol, GERALDINE SCOTT finds them every bit as divided as those back in the UK, albeit with some crucial differences.
As in those British seaside towns where the Leave vote was highest in the 2016 referendum (75.6%, 67.5% and 71.5%, respectively) you do not have to look too hard among the expatriate community to find evidence of strong support for Brexit.
One of those most fervently in favour is Len Howard, 70, who sips a café con leche in the shadow of a whitewashed church, in the central Plaza de Constitucion. He believes the referendum result was “wonderful” and will “make Britain’s glory come back”.
Such full-throated support for leaving the EU from an expat might sound counter-intuitive. After all, the 300,000 Brits who live in Spain (mostly on the Costa Del Sol or the east coast’s
Read full story in New European
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in London at the weekend to demand that the British government hold a final public vote on the terms of Brexit, among them dozens of Brits who had flown over from Spain.
On the second anniversary of the Brexit referendum, around 100,000 people marched on Parliament holding banners and waving EU flags to call for a ‘People’s Vote’ on the final deal.
Among them were British citizens living in Spain who travelled to the UK to support the cause.
See the full story and pics on the The Local
OVER 100,000 Brits and Europeans marched through their towns and cities in the UK yesterday (Saturday) calling for a ‘People’s Vote’ on the final Brexit deal – which remainers have been campaigning to include an option to stay in the European Union.
Among those who joined the main march in London were British expats in Spain who had travelled over specially, and the thousands of Spaniards who live in the UK capital, both of whom fear their ability to live, work, retire and receive healthcare in their countries may be threatened by the process.
Bremain in Spain, a Facebook-led campaign group headed up by Sue Wilson (pictured) took to the streets to fight for the rights of Brits in Europe and Europeans in the UK. She is shown here (centre, left) with María Luisa and Nacho Romero, Bremain members from Spain who live in the UK and also belong to the ‘flip-side’ sister group, Españoles en Reino Unido Surviving Brexit
Go to the Think Spain page for more info…
A huge thank you to everyone who’s listened to Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring. Blown away by the response. And, we haven’t even got to the juicy bits yet 👀.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sergei-the-westminster-spy-ring/id1370376823?i=1000682181766
A protest in CLACTON?!
New campaign group for under 25s?!
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NRM 2025 - Let's GO!
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Good especially if it includes Erasmus as well.
Keir Starmer’s effort to reset Britain’s relations with its European allies is contingent upon a UK-EU youth mobility scheme, a top diplomat has indicate
Another labour defector this time to the LD's
Maria Toolan, a former councillor for Central ward, has joined Carl Cashman’s Liberal Democrats in Liverpool.
