Author Archives: Grahame Pigney

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

It is that time of year again. The past year has been interesting and exciting, next year promises to be the same. Whatever your nationality, religion, persuasion or opinion, have a Merry Christmas and I hope that the New Year … Continue reading

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Democracy – whichever way you vote

Parliamentary petition to Implement Votes for Life legislation before EU referendum Britons will shortly be voting to say whether Britain should remain a member of the EU. Well, a lot of them will. The ones resident in the UK (perhaps even … Continue reading

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Votes for Life – Campaigning with New Europeans & European Movement UK on Voting Rights for all UK Expatriates

Parliamentary petition to Implement Votes for Life legislation before EU referendum We have been supporting the campaign by Votes for Expat Brits to remove this limit for many months. Through the efforts of people such as 91 year old Harry Schindler a … Continue reading

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Votes for Life – Petitioning Parliament to remove 15yr limit on Democracy for UK Citizens

Petitioning Parliament – Implement Votes for Life legislation before EU referendum It is estimated that of the 5 million UK citizens of voting age who live outside the UK, 1 million are disenfranchised by the current 15 year limit on … Continue reading

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Why won’t the EUphobes set out their alternative to the UK’s EU membership?

When anybody in favour of remaining in the EU points out the benefits that their group, profession, sector gets from the UK’s membership, there are only 3 reasonable responses from the EUphobe groups: 1) here is how and why you … Continue reading

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No Two stage EU referendum – David Cameron

David Cameron has signaled that there won’t be a 2 stage referendum process. Some people had been saying that we should have two referendums on leaving the EU. The first would be to decide whether we should start the process and … Continue reading

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No to the Norway option – Remain, Leave & Government agree!

David Cameron has said that the “Norway option” for the UK’s relationship with the EU post-Brexit is a non-starter. Norway is a member of European Free Trade Association which with the EU forms the European Economic Area. It has long … Continue reading

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We didn’t sign up to a political union – Myth

Harold Wilson, the then Prime Minister, made it quite clear when reporting to Parliament on the UK application to join the EEC that it was made for political and economic reasons. “But whatever the economic arguments, the House will realise … Continue reading

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Brexit: Nothing More Than A Contemporary Mode – Part 2

Following on from his previous post https://sayyes2europe.eu/2015/10/10/brexit-nothing-more-than-a-contemporary-mode/ Dave Matthews continues to explore the questions about what happens in the event of a Brexit. There are some huge questions being bandied around the UK and Europe at the moment, concerning our presence and … Continue reading

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Brexit: Nothing More Than A Contemporary Mode.

Every day we read that the Exit Campaigns are gaining presence, that their voice is finally being heard. That the UK public are standing up to an undemocratic union, a fascist movement, a money swallower. Eurocrats are being branded as … Continue reading

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