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Crackdown on Palestine protesters sparks outrage across UK
Protesters face arrest for wearing pro-Palestine badges as UK cracks down on dissent amid growing global outcry over Israel’s actions in Gaza, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines.Ever since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza, protesters have been...
Bremainers Ask …… Zack Polanski
Zack Polanski is Deputy Leader of the Green Party and a member of the London Assembly. Before politics, Zack was a former theatre actor and worked on Erasmus with young activists from all over Europe. Zack is currently running to be the next leader of the Green Party....
Democracy in Hungary and Poland
Fears of far-right rise as Nawrocki wins in Poland and Orbán clamps down in Hungary, warn experts at pro-Europe forum. Bremain Treasurer Helen Johnston writes for Yorkshire Bylines. On Monday 2 June, voters in Poland awoke to the news that the right-wing, Trump-backed...
Bremainers Ask …… Cold War Steve
Cold War Steve, AKA Christopher Spencer, is an artist from Birmingham who has been making surreal, satirical and hilarious photomontage art since 2016. He has received commissions from the National Galleries of Scotland, Whitworth Gallery in Manchester and the...
Migrants are not the problem
I am an immigrant – a British citizen living in Spain. I’m not an ‘expat’. In fact, I hate the term, conveying as it does a certain superiority that is neither accurate nor justified. I am a migrant – no better or worse than any other foreigner that has chosen to make...
Bremainers Ask …….. Caroline Lucas
Caroline is Co-President of the European Movement, having previously served as the UK’s first Green Party MP between 2010 and 2024. Caroline also served as Leader and Co-Leader of the Green Party, and for 10 years as an MEP in the European Parliament. She is a writer,...
The UK should not try to appease Trump on tariffs
The government needs to get off the fence, embrace trade talks with the EU and accept there is no ‘special relationship’ with the US, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines.Since Donald Trump announced his Liberation Day tariffs, the major players...
TIME to SWITCH
Are you the holder of a green residency document in Spain? Then it’s time to switch to the Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (TIE) – the best way to demonstrate your post-Brexit rights and to facilitate easier travel. The majority of British residents have already...
Bremainers Ask……. Tom Brake
Tom is Director of Unlock Democracy - a not-for-profit organisation campaigning for democratic reforms including PR, House of Lords reform, greater transparency and accountability of government and a written constitution. Tom also chairs a coalition of twelve...
Freedom of speech – a basic human right that is under threat
While claiming to champion free speech, Trump and Vance’s actions both at home and abroad tell a very different story, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. Politicians of all political persuasions acknowledge that freedom of speech is a...
Votes for Life – Improving Representation for Brits Abroad
Votes for Life – Improving representation for Brits abroad Throughout its history, Bremain has been dedicated to improving the democratic representation of all UK nationals living abroad. For many years, British citizens who had been living outside of the UK for more...
Bremainers Ask……. Graham Hughes
Graham Hughes is a campaigner, adventurer, filmmaker, television presenter and Guinness World Record holder, and was the first person to visit all 193 United Nations member states across the world without flying. Michael Soffe : Name your three greatest losses caused...
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Check in regularly for all the latest information for British citizens living in Spain or just visiting.New UK rules of entry for dual nationals New UK government rules require all British citizens – including those that hold dual citizenship – to show a valid...
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...
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 say Gina 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...