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Triple lock pensions at risk
The triple lock on pensions has been a long-held Conservative Party commitment and manifesto promise. But not any more it seems.Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE writes for Yorkshire Bylines.Whilst financial markets may have felt some relief at the arrival of Jeremy Hunt,...
Open letter to Truss #3 – October 2022
by Sue Wilson MBE Dear Liz, Since our earlier correspondence, (December 2021 and January 2022) it’s good to see that you have finally ditched the multiple hats and roles in favour of focussing on just one job. The big one. I guess I should start by offering my...
We get it, and we have listened: government U-turn on uncosted tax cuts
The country gets it. We have listened. Can we now bring on the general election and rid the country of Trussonomics and KamiKwasi thinking? Bremain Chair,Sue Wilson MBE, writes for Yorkshire Bylines.One of the most unpopular decisions made by the Liz Truss government...
Bremainers Ask….. Baroness Sarah Ludford
Since 1997, Baroness Sarah Ludford has been a member of the House of Lords and is currently the Liberal Democrat’s Europe and Brexit spokesman. She was a Member of the European Parliament for London from 1999 to 2014, working mainly on EU security, justice and human...
Truss lost for words in the face of proper journalism
The prime minister finally emerged from hiding today to give a series of quick-fire interviews on local radio – and it didn’t go well by Sue Wilson MBEUntil her appearance on BBC local radio on Thursday morning, newly minted (if not shiny) PM Liz Truss had been...
Just Biden our time
Waking up to the reality of Brexit - our biggest trading relationship is destroyed and we can't conclude one with the world's biggest economy writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines.Before Liz Truss had even got her feet under her desk at Number 10,...
Liz Truss – Brexit Britain’s anti-monarchist, Remainer PM
‘These are my principles, if you don’t like them, I have others’ seems to be PM Liz Truss’s modus operandi. Lisa Burton, Bremain vice Chair takes a closer look for Yorkshire Bylines“ I’m against the idea that people can be born to rule – that people, because of the...
The King’s first speech
On Friday, King Charles III gave his first speech to a nation in mourning – what did this tell us about the king he plans to be? Sue Wilson MBE, Bremain Chair writes for Yorkshire bylines.The day after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, on Thursday 8 September,...
National Rejoin March on Saturday: going the extra mile
Lisa Burton, Bremain Vice Chair talks to some of those who are travelling from Spain to London this Saturday to join the National Rejoin March, writing for Yorkshire Bylines.The first National Rejoin March will take place in London this Saturday, 10 September. It has...
Dear Brexiters – What if this was your mother? Vanessa’s Story
One of the most under-reported and tragic consequences of Brexit has been the impact on those with deep family connections to Europe by Lisa BurtonAt the 2019 Conservative party conference, Priti Patel announced, “I have a particular responsibility when it comes to...
Can we talk about rejoining the EU yet?
With mounting evidence of Brexit damage in plain sight, Sue Wilson asks whether now is the time to start a campaign to rejoin the EU? Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE writes for Yorkshire Bylines.On Saturday 10 September, the National Rejoin March takes to the streets of...
Bremainers Ask……. Otto English
Otto English is the pen name of author and journalist Andrew Scott. Having worked in theatre and TV in his twenties, as a playwright and researcher, Scott went on to have a ‘portfolio career’ combining teaching and scriptwriting before his online twitter rants and...
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