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Bremainers Ask ……. Revisited Part Three
With the changing political landscape, Bremain invited former contributors to our Bremainers Ask feature for their thoughts on the subject. Before the current coronavirus crisis, we asked them to comment on where we are now, how they see things moving...
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Bremainers Ask ….Naomi Smith, CEO Best for Britain
Naomi Smith has been CEO of Best for Britain since June 2019, having previously served as its COO.Immediately before joining Best for Britain, Naomi was Executive Director of Campaigns at the business lobby group London First, where she organised the...
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Lockdown in Spain
Lockdown in Spain On 14 March 2020, Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez announced the lockdown to the nation, effectively banning people from leaving their homes except to go to work or buy essential supplies. What You Can & Can't Do People will only be allowed on the...
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Coronavirus Info & Links
Coronavirus Info & Links Bremain in Spain has collated a wealth of information and advice to keep you updated throughout the current Coronavirus pandemic. This information includes basic protective methods, emergency contact numbers, and a host of useful links to...
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Bremainers Ask Revisited Part Two
With the changing political landscape, Bremain invited former contributors to our Bremainers Ask feature for their thoughts on the subject. We asked them to comment on where we are now, how they see things moving forward and what we pro-Europeans should be focusing on...
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March in Malaga – Bremain Annual Strategy Meeting & AGM
On Saturday 7 March, the Bremain Council gathered together for our annual strategy meeting, to discuss every aspect of Bremain business. The most important agenda item was determining our goals, aims and strategies for our short/medium term future. We came...
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Bremainers Ask ….. Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson was one of the founding members of Leeds for Europe in January 2017. He is currently Chair of the group, which has grown to become one of the leading pro-EU campaign groups in the UK. He was heavily involved in organising the Great...
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What Bremainers did on Brexit Day
On Saturday February 01 2020 the Bremain Facebook group took a day off. We stopped all posts and comments but asked members to share pictures and stories from how they had spent by commenting on an admin post. Here's a flavour of what some of our members...
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How the WA affects you!
The Withdrawal Agreement is an international agreement between the UK and the EU that sets out how the UK’s membership of the UK will end. It runs to hundreds of pages on a number of topics, but the section on citizens’ rights will likely be of most interest to our...
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Grassroots for Europe Conference 25 Jan 2020
Our chair, Sue Wilson, attended the event along with representatives of 149 other campaign groups. A sell-out audience of 500 were present to enjoy speeches and presentations by well-known activists and journalists. The day started with a bang with an...
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Bremainers Ask …….. Revisited!
With the changing political landscape, Bremain invited former contributors to our Bremainers Ask feature for their thoughts on the subject. We asked them to comment on where we are now, how they see things moving forward and what we pro-Europeans should be...
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Votes for Life – A Bremain Campaign 2020
Campaigning to restore the lifelong right to vote for all UK citizens overseas Prior to 1985, British citizens living overseas did not have the right to vote. The Representation of the People Act 1985 enabled overseas citizens to vote in the constituency where they...
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Dual Citizenship – can you be a Spanish citizen and a British one?
Increasing numbers of British citizens are considering applying for Spanish citizenship - thanks to Brexit. This has led to new demands for the Spanish government to reconsider its position on dual citizenship. There is no sign that the authorities have...
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Bremainers Ask ….. Molly Scott Cato
Molly Scott Cato is MEP for the South West of England and was previously Professor of Green Economics at Roehampton University. She speaks for the Green Party of England and Wales on finance issues. Molly also has expertise in the issues of renewable...
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Where are we now?
Where are we now?If you are wondering what Bremain will be up to in the coming weeks and months, I wanted to give you a taster of what we’ll be fighting for and against.Our mid to long term goals will be discussed at length at the forthcoming Bremain...
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Withdrawal Agreement and Bill
What is the difference between the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and the Withdrawal Agreement Bill?There is a great deal of political jargon to get your head around the difference between the two so we hope that this post will help you to get a better...
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Collectives vow to keep fighting to protect citizens’ rights in Brexit deal
“We will renew our campaign for both the UK and all the EU27 to automatically guarantee our rights.”
read more¿Qué? podcast, S03E12: The effects of the UK general election, and Spain’s dwindling bars
This week we talk to Britons in Spain whose lives will be affected by the re-election of the Tories at the recent polls
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Spain keeps a close eye on the UK General Election results
Britons living in Spain realised the importance of the so-called Brexit election and many were upset they could not vote
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Bremain Brexelection Briefing 3
Bremain BrexElection Briefing (3)We provide an extract of articles from a variety of news sources that you may have missed over the past week. To read the whole story please click on the link.Labour poll surge after blasting Tory cuts that 'make UK...
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Bremain Brexelection Briefing 2
Welcome to Bremain in Spain's second Brexit/Election update on the week's news. We have given a "snippet" of each article and if you would like to read the whole story please click on the link.Tory general election manifesto: 6 bits of bad news buried in...
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Bremainers Ask ……. James and Jack Dart
This month we are featuring James and Jack Dart from Inspire EU amongst other Remain projects. Jack is a Liberal Democrat councillor in Torbay. In 2018, Jack deferred the 2nd year of his law degree in order to fight Brexit full time. Since...
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Meeting with the British Ambassador to Spain
On Wednesday 27 November, the British Ambassador, Hugh Elliott, hosted an information event for British citizens in Valencia at the Casino de Agricultura. Also attending were the British Consul, Sarah-Jane Morris, and other Embassy staff. I had been...
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Bremainers on ITV News
On November 26 2019, ITV News Europe Editor, James Mates, came to Nerja and Malaga to interview Bremainers Frances Gillard, David Fenton, Tamara Essex, Judy Farrar, Michael Soffe and Bremain Vice Chair John Moffett. Not everyone made the edit for the News...
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