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Votes for Life – the restoration of overseas voting rights
CAMPAIGN FOR OVERSEAS CONSTITUENCIES In conjunction with New Europeans, Unlock Democracy and other campaign groups - and following the return of our democratic voting rights - Bremain is campaigning for dedicated MPs to represent Britons living abroad. On January 15...
Open letter to the home secretary
Labour’s cruel asylum plans betray refugees, court the far right, and risk their own downfall – it’s time to change course, write Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. Dear Secretary of State for the Home Department, I am writing in regard to the latest...
Events 2025
25 February – Make Votes MatterOnline via Zoom – 18.30 GMTAll activist meeting, as part of ongoing cross-party talks. Topics will include PR, current activities & upcoming plans.Speaker: Sarah Olney MPRegister to attend here24 February – UK in a Changing EuropeIn...
Bremainers Ask Revisited
This month we asked some former Bremainers Ask contributors to tell us their hopes and fears for 2025. This is what they had to sayGina Miller, Co-Founder of SCM Direct and MoneyShe, Activist and Campaigner I was never one for making predictions, and even less so...
Elon Musk’s war on ‘free speech’ and truth – should Britain consider banning X?
Musk’s social media platform X fuels disinformation, hate, and political interference. How long can his ‘free speech’ hypocrisy go unchecked? Bremain Vice Chair Lisa Burton writes for Yorkshire Bylines.Addicted to his own platform, free speech hypocrite and walking...
Opposing the regime in Georgia
Georgian opposition MP Saba Buadze speaks about protests, repression, Russian interference and international sanctions, writes Bremain Treasurer Helen Johnston for Yorkshire Bylines. Since the elections in Georgia on 26 October, thousands of Georgians have been...
The truth about democracy and the threat of dark money
An award-winning investigative journalist talks about Elon Musk, Russian money and how malign foreign forces are manipulating British politics, writes Bremain Treasurer Helen Johnston for Yorkshire Bylines. Democracy in Europe (the UK included) faces a level of risk...
Lords committee to consider drawing Europe a little closer
Resetting relations with the EU is now firmly on the government’s agenda but the devil is in the detail, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. On Tuesday 10 December, the newly formed Lords European Affairs Committee held its first public...
‘X’ turns dark, and the Sky turns Blue
The move from X to Bluesky – a lesson on how progressives can take back control, Bremain Vice Chair Lisa Burton writes for Yorkshire Bylines. There’s been much made of the mass shift from X to Bluesky, and the reaction from the disruptors, abusers and far right has...
Events 2024
5 December – Europe callingOnline – 18.00 – 19.30 CETThe next chapter – Where is Europe headed & who leads it?Speaker: Prof. Alberto AlemannoRegister to attend here 5 December – European Movement ScotlandOnline – 19.00 – 20.30 GMTCommon Ground: Scotland’s...
Bremainers Ask ……… Brendan Donnelly
Brendan Donnelly is Director of the leading British pro-EU think tank, the Federal Trust, and leader of the Rejoin EU party. He is a former Conservative MEP but left the party over its anti-European stance. Before becoming an MEP Brendan had worked in the UK Foreign...
Bremainers Ask ……. Phil Moorhouse
Phil is a former STEM teacher who has been interested in politics from a very young age. He brought his political discussions to YouTube in late 2018, when it became clear that Brexit was killing Parliament's ability to do anything productive and has been discussing...
A new APPG for a new era of European engagement
The recent change of government offers hope of a new era for UK/EU relations and the launch of a new APPG, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. When the new Labour government came to power in July, they made the decision not to re-establish the...
Brexit in party conference season – how was it for EU?
September’s conference insights on Brexit and UK-EU relations, and the parties’ positions on Europe as they head back to parliament, writes Bremain Treasurer Helen Johnston for Yorkshire Bylines. There is said to be a pro-Europe majority in the 2024 parliament, as...
Bremain in Spain AGM 2024
You are cordially invited to Bremain in Spain’s AGM, which will take place online on Sunday 17 November, from 11.30 a.m to 12.30 p.m CET. AGM Agenda will include: a review of our spending, our Annual Report, our proposed strategy for the coming year, ratification of...
Stella Creasey MP – Bremainers Ask Webinar Transcript
This is an edited transcript of a special Bremainers Ask Webinar on 19 September 2024 covering the questions submitted in advance by Bremain in Spain members. Stella Creasey is the Labour and Co-Operative MP for Walthamstow, first elected in 2010. She has held a...
Will the real Keir Starmer please stand up
In 2020 Starmer outlined a strong case for EU membership, for migration, and for the benefits of mutual freedom of movement – so what’s changed? Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE writes for Yorkshire Bylines. After 14 years of Tory incompetence, corruption and narcissism,...
Bremain in Spain at the National Rejoin March III
Bremain in Spain members head to London for the third National Rejoin March, bringing the sunshine with us, writes Bremain Treasurer Helen Johnston for Yorkshire Bylines.After endless days of rain in the UK, on Saturday 28 September the sun shone in London for the...
Bremainers Ask …….. Caroline Voaden MP
Caroline Voaden is the newly elected Liberal Democrat MP for South Devon, having previously served as MEP for S.W. England and Gibraltar and as leader of the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament from 2019 to 2020. She has also worked as an international...
National Rejoin March III – Saturday 28th September
Bremainers March For Rejoin Saturday 23rd September 2023 Keeping up with the march as it happens...Bremain Have Arrived!
Gen Z overwhelmingly against Brexit
Prominent politicians may still believe in Brexit unicorns – a clear majority of the public, especially Gen Z, do not, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. The list of damage caused by Brexit is a long one, and one you are probably overly...
BREMAINERS ASK – SPECIAL ONLINE WEBINAR
Stella Creasy MP For the first time in its history, we are delighted to feature our first member of the House of Commons - Labour MP for Walthamstow, and Chair of the Labour Movement for Europe, Stella Creasy. We had hoped to post Stella's answers here as usual, but...
GB News circulates quasi-legal disclaimer following the recent riots
The fact that GB News has published this disclaimer suggests it is well aware it’s under the spotlight for the rioters’ recent behaviour, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. It may have escaped your attention, but staff at GB ‘News’ are...
We are many, you are few
Multiculturalism and diversity are here to stay – we can defeat the thugs and racists, and those inciting hatred, because we are many, they are few, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines.Wherever you look at the moment, you’ll find images of hatred...