The minister who helped negotiate the Australia trade deal now admits it was rubbish. Might Sunak be heading for a similar revelation – on Brexit itself? Asks @clarnic https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/george-eustice-sees-the-light/
The minister who helped negotiate the Australia trade deal now admits it was rubbish. Might Sunak be heading for a similar revelation – on Brexit itself? Asks @clarnic https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/chaos-and-the-beautiful-game/
“Celebrating imposing economic sanctions on itself and celebrating the abolition of freedoms enjoyed by its own citizens, that’s Brexit Britain and it’s, I think, unique." https://buff.ly/2VAQ7fQ
I organised TV debates on Brexit. The ‘reasonable centre ground’ silenced itself | Anonymous https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/27/tv-debates-brexit-bbc-centre-ground-leavers-remainers?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1582796816
Britain is no stranger to disruptive change. Now, with Brexit, Britain is remaking itself again, and the shape of its society and economy is very much up for grabs. So is its place in the world. https://nyti.ms/2Uq7jom
The mixed emotions of Brexit day show the UK is not yet at ease with itself | Jonathan Freedland https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/31/jubilation-and-bereavement-11pm-finds-the-uk-no-less-divided-over-brexit?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1580514401
Top EU official says UK should prepare itself for further Brexit delay https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/ursula-von-der-leyen-on-brexit-1-6442312
It's not just 'Brexit uncertainty', she said. It's about the Brexit deal itself. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/deborah-meaden-boris-johnson-richard-reed-growth-1-6418502
EU distances itself from Johnson’s timetable for post-Brexit trade deal https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/06/eu-distances-itself-boris-johnson-timetable-post-brexit-trade-deal?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1575637222
The left-wing leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, is facing a revolt from activists over his noncommital policy on Brexit. If he loses a key vote, Labour could commit itself to reversing Brexit in a second referendum. https://nyti.ms/2kuAuqS
"At this crucial juncture in our country's history, we need to demonstrate how first past the post itself is a catalyst for no-deal Brexit" https://buff.ly/2UpSGQ2
"Brexit itself is no more 'set in stone' today than they were in the spring, when "exit day" was twice redefined in domestic law and the Article 50 period was twice extended as a matter of EU law." https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/stephen-barclay-says-he-has-repealed-the-european-communities-act-1-6222330
"Many believe a Corbyn-led government of national unity is as toxic as Brexit itself. But MPs’ options are running out." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/15/remainers-stop-brexit-install-corbyn-pm?CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1565870586
Mr Johnson’s plot to subvert democracy is more dangerous than Brexit itself | Andrew Rawnsley https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/11/boris-johnson-plot-to-subvert-democracy-is-more-dangerous-than-brexit-itself?CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1565513139
Mr Johnson’s plot to subvert democracy is more dangerous than Brexit itself | Andrew Rawnsley https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/11/boris-johnson-plot-to-subvert-democracy-is-more-dangerous-than-brexit-itself?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1565512036
Britain is not at war with itself – but Brexit is one hell of a messy divorce | Suzanne Moore https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/27/brexit-leavers-remainers-war-battle-language-divorce?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1558977636
The European elections are a chance for Labour to escape from the Brexit cage the party has built for itself after nearly three years of unconstructive ambiguity. http://bit.ly/2Ij1Z10
The head of a national farming union has warned Britain will not be able to feed itself without the help of seasonal non-UK labour after Brexit. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/nfu-scotland-president-andrew-mccornick-says-britain-needs-non-uk-labour-1-5851580
"Theresa May is behaving as if she is at Dunkirk. But this time the boats aren’t coming. For as throughout Brexit, the defeats are self-inflicted and Britain has simply got to stop fighting itself." https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/andrew-adonis-eu-capitulation-1-5846205
Instead of capping Brexit with a vote, Theresa May is flying around Europe on some dire continental Calvary, seeking resurrection. But Europe itself is preoccupied and leaderless. https://nyti.ms/2RWRSQR
How did Britain find itself in this current mess? The New York Times's London correspondent @_StephenCastle explains Brexit for non-Brits. https://nyti.ms/2QOhheM
In a refreshing change from the usual excuses about why Brexit is going so badly a leading think tank boss is blaming the EU for weaponising time itself. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/steve-anglesey-on-the-brexiteers-accusing-the-eu-of-using-time-against-us-1-5722675
The Lib Dems have a real opportunity next month to present itself to the country as the only UK-wide party willing to stop Brexit, says @janemerrick23. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/jane-merrick-this-is-the-lib-dems-last-chance-1-5664306
Unable to make itself understood in the Brexit debate with Europe, the U.K. simply shouts louder. It actually needs to learn a new language https://on.wsj.com/2yKSZ0C
Under Ed Miliband, Labour tied itself in knots on immigration. Under Jeremy Corbyn it's doing the same with Brexit. http://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/local-election-fall-out-labour-brexit-immigration-1-5504845
In this week’s Brexit Deconstructed, @jamesrbuk reflects on world events and the challenge Britain faces protecting itself post-Brexit. https://goo.gl/Qhv7ze
"We need leaders free of the fear of the People’s fear, and wrath itself. People on both sides of Brexit are looking for this: the Alabamafication of politics." http://ow.ly/DDfV30hpzK1