In The Media
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...
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...
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...