Author Archives: Grahame Pigney

John Major – EU Referendum “It will decide Britain’s place in the world for generations”

In today’s Sunday Telegraph, former Prime Minister John Major has called for the UK to remain in the EU. “When we joined the EU we were the “sick man” of Europe: today, as a result of our domestic reforms and … Continue reading

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Ask not what Europe can do for you . . .

The Government say that Britain will be safer, stronger and better off in a reformed European Union.  Of course as someone who wants Britain to remain in the EU I agree with them.  Yet the statement also disappoints me: here’s … Continue reading

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Expatriates in High Court legal action over Brexit exclusion

Update on the High Court action to remove the 15 year limit on voting for expatriates for the EU Referendum.   According to the Telegraph a High Court judge has ordered the Government to file a written response to the … Continue reading

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A vote to Remain in the EU is a vote to change it for the better

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How a Churchill quote was “stitched up” to support Brexit

Dead people can’t sue or answer back. Maybe that’s why supporters of Brexit thought they could get away with fabricating a quote by Winston Churchill to support Britain leaving the European Union. Increasingly doing the rounds in the lead-up to … Continue reading

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Jeremy Clarkson backs staying in the EU

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Things I would like to see from the LeaveEU campaigns.

  Things I would like to see proposed from the LeaveEU campaigns: 1. A list of EU directives, rules and regulations that they plan to repeal if ‘we get our sovereignty back’? They claim that they don’t like the rules … Continue reading

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Why isn’t Germany planning to Leave the EU?

When you hear the Brexiteers blaming the EU for this and for that one thing that they never seem to acknowledge is that whatever the EU does, we are a full part of its deliberations and decisions. If the EU … Continue reading

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Brexit from the French perspective

Originally posted on UCL Europe Blog:
Pierre Kanuty, regional councillor for Île-de-France, says that this challenge for ‘in’ campaigners is to answer the demands of citizens without offering Eurosceptics an opportunity to frame the debate. This piece is part of the UCL…

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What are the Leavers offering as “After Sales Service” if we buy their nebulous Brexit idea?

It is not only that we don’t know what the Leavers are selling, perhaps because they don’t know themselves. We don’t know what their “after sales service” is like. When you buy an insurance contract or a new car one … Continue reading

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