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Bremainers Ask… Lord Chris Rennard MBE
Formerly the Chief Executive of the Liberal Democrat Party, Lord Rennard was elevated to the House of Lords in 1999. He was Director of Campaigns and Elections for the Liberal Democrats from 1989 to 2003 and Chief Executive of the Party from 2003 to 2009.Iain Shirlaw...
A Rose by Any Other Name?
Multi-millionaire, Richard Tice, has got his knickers in a twist over the definition of Reform UK, formerly known as the Brexit Party. Reform UK - or to give it its official Companies House title, Reform UK Party Limited – has been labelled as a far-right party, a...
‘Big Dog’ returns: is the nation ready for a Boris Johnson comeback?
As the nation anxiously awaits the announcement of a general election, hints of Boris Johnson’s return are causing a stir, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines.In the run-up to the forthcoming general election, are we about to see Boris Johnson...
Bremainers Ask…… Prof. Chris Grey
Chris Grey is Emeritus Professor of Business and Management Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London. He previously held professorships at Warwick and Cambridge Universities. Since 2016 he has written the Brexit & Beyond Blog, and he is the author of Brexit...
New Frontex deal: closing the gap with the EU
The new Frontex deal signals that the UK is continuing cooperative relations with its neighbours – this can only work in both parties’ favour, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. A new Frontex border deal aimed at reducing the number of small...
‘Stop! Think Fraud’ – perhaps the government should take its own advice
The government has gained another ‘X’ community note for its ‘Stop! Think Fraud’ campaign – if only it had been more careful itself, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. The Home Office has launched a campaign with the slogan ‘Stop! Think Fraud’...
Liz Truss and her Popular Conservatives are just another populist con
The launch of the splinter group the Popular Conservatives last week was met with derision. But their mission is both tired and dangerous. Bremain Vice Chair Lisa Burton writes for Bylines Cymru.What a feast of delusion and desperation we witnessed at the launch of...
Bremainers Ask Revisited – Hopes and Fears for 2024
Gina Miller: I fear the damage Brexit delusion is doing to our country, but election year brings real hope Since the United Kingdom left the European Union at the start of this decade, the inevitable cost and disruption that comes with Brexit reality and the UK being...
Election 2024: Conservatives face backlash from British citizens living overseas
Is the Conservative Party wise to hire a coordinator to drum up support from British citizens living overseas? Sue Wilson MBE, Bremain Chair, writes for Yorkshire Bylines. On 16 January, UK voting rights were finally restored to disenfranchised British citizens living...
Bremainers Ask 2023 highlights
What did this year’s contributors have to say about rejoining the EU?Gina Miller: What do you think will be the path and timescale to rejoining the EU? Under EU law, the UK is now a third country, so it would have to reapply and undergo the whole accession procedure...
Sunak delivers speech alongside Europe’s hard-right populists
Rishi Sunak rubs shoulders with hard-right leaders at political festival in Rome, writes Bremain Treasurer Helen Johnston for Yorkshire Bylines. Rishi Sunak is clearly short on friends these days. Reinforcing ties with countries that newly-minted Lord Cameron...
Bremainers Ask …… Annette Dittert
Born in Cologne, Annette Dittert is a German author, filmmaker, correspondent, and journalist and regular commentator on British politics and Brexit. She has worked for ARD German TV since 2001, as a war correspondent in Poland, a senior correspondent in New York, and...
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