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Europe: Project Hope 4 – Let’s be hopeful. Let’s be constructive. Let’s dream a little…

Posted on 12/06/2016 by

By Hector MacDonald a member of one of the SY2E – Remain in the EU groups. Let’s be hopeful.  Let’s be constructive.  Let’s dream a little…  We can make the EU the greatest coalition of sovereign nations ever seen We’ve … Continue reading →

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Europe: Project Hope 3 – We must support the EU and its ideals in every way we can

Posted on 11/06/2016 by

By Hector MacDonald a member of one of the SY2E – Remain in the EU groups. We must support the EU and its ideals in every way we can Yes, we should Vote to Remain on 23 June.  We should … Continue reading →

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Churchill Quotes – Europe, United States of Europe, EU, EEC, Sovereignty

Posted on 11/06/2016 by

Hard as it is to say now. I look forward to a United States of Europe, in which the barriers between the nations will be greatly minimised and unrestricted travel will be possible. Winston S. Churchill – Writing to Anthony Eden after … Continue reading →

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Europe: Project Hope 2 – The EU’s greatest achievements are under threat

Posted on 10/06/2016 by

By Hector MacDonald a member of one of the SY2E – Remain in the EU groups. The EU does not get everything right, and now its greatest achievements are under threat. Many complaints about the EU are justified.  Its administrators … Continue reading →

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Europe: Project Hope 1 – The European Union is built on a set of ideals that we all value

Posted on 09/06/2016 by

By Hector MacDonald a member of one of the SY2E – Remain in the EU groups. The European Union is built on a set of ideals that we all value What matters to Europeans?  The rule of law.  Freedom of … Continue reading →

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TTIP and Public Health Services – Why the EU isn’t a threat to the NHS

Posted on 25/05/2016 by

Bart Staes, MEP and ENVI (Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety) committee member has reported to the European Parliament that “We cannot afford to sacrifice certain of the European safeguards on the altar of free trade” Although … Continue reading →

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So the Leavers say the EU is undemocratic. Another Myth debunked.

Posted on 24/05/2016 by

Thanks to Paula Kirby, a member of one of the SY2E – Remain in the EU groups. I’d like to correct a very widespread misunderstanding. It is not correct to say the EU is unelected. It is true that the … Continue reading →

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