In The Media
Aligning with the EU: what are we waiting for?
Since Keir Starmer is being assailed from all sides on his plans for EU alignment, might he not just as well risk an even bolder move? Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE writes for Yorkshire Bylines. Brexiters are raging over the latest government efforts to...
Bremainers Ask…… Farrukh Younus
With a background in mobile phone strategy across Europe and Asia, Farrukh is dedicated to understanding and delivering solutions based on new technology. He regularly attends industry-leading conferences and has spoken on the subject to the EU in Brussels. Farrukh...
Banknote redesign has the usual suspects in a a flap
The Bank of England’s proposals to feature wildlife on banknotes have been met with dismay in some quarters, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. Nigel Farage is outraged! The cause of his latest indignation? A decision by the “PC mad,...
Bremainers Ask – David Knopfler
Founder and former guitarist of the legendary Dire Straits rock group, David has achieved international stardom and success. Since leaving the band in 1980, David has embarked on a solo career as a singer-songwriter. David is a regular commentator on politics on...
The UK is getting it wrong on immigration – that must change
A new report highlights that there is another way possible on immigration that will benefit everyone, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. When I first wrote about the anti-migrant policies of the Home Office in 2022, I had hoped that, come...
Bremain Glossary of Terms
There have been many legislative and administrative changes since Brexit, and keeping up to date with the terminology can be difficult. Here, we have put together a Glossary of Terms which we hope will make things easier to understand and to refer to if needed. We...
The Withdrawal Agreement – How it 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 EU would end. It runs to hundreds of pages on various topics, but the section on citizens’ rights will likely be of most interest to our...
Bremainers Ask – January 2026 Hopes and Fears for 2026 – Part 2
We asked 6 former Bremainers Ask contributors to tell us their hopes and fears for the new year. In December, we heard from Gina Miller, Zoe Gardner and Naomi Smith. Now it’s the men’s turn ……. Anand Menon – Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs,...
Reform UK are hiring!
Any resemblance to a genuine political recruitment advert is entirely coincidental, and deeply regrettable, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. Have you ever fancied yourself as a member of parliament? Or perhaps you’ve dreamed of a role in your...
Fixing Brexit’s damage isn’t ‘betrayal’
Every attempt to limit Brexit’s damage is branded a “betrayal” – but it’s the broken promises of 2016 that still haunt Britain, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. Open any right-wing media and you’ll observe the stale and erroneous cry of...
Bremainers Ask….. Hopes and Fears for 2026 Part One
We asked six former Bremainers Ask contributors to tell us their hopes and fears for 2026. We are delighted to share insights from three of them:Naomi Smith FCMA, Chief Executive Best for Britain 2025 was a geopolitical marathon for Britain, and for all of us working...
Trump’s authoritarian threat to Europe and the UK
Earlier this year, we reported on a talk given by Professor Christina Pagel of University College London (UCL) at a Grassroots for Europe webinar about the Trump Action Tracker project, documenting the systematic dismantling of democratic institutions in the United...
















