Labour’s Reform-style rhetoric against migration simply won’t work
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by Jon Danzig
6h ago
Labour is trying to counter the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform party by adopting a tough stance on migration. But in doing so, it risks reinforcing Reform’s anti-immigrant agenda rather than diminishing its appeal. Recent Home Office actions include a surge in immigration raids, with a record 828 business inspections last month, resulting in 509 […] The post Labour’s Reform-style rhetoric against migration simply won’t work appeared first on EU ROPE ..read more
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The EU was never just about trade
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by Jon Danzig
20h ago
Eurosceptics often claim to love Europe but hate the European Union, insisting Britain can be part of Europe without EU membership. While technically true, this perspective misses the EU’s fundamental purpose. The European Economic Community – later the EU – was founded in the aftermath of the Second World War with a clear goal: to […] The post The EU was never just about trade appeared first on EU ROPE ..read more
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Brexit is a colossal mistake – Sir John Major, former Prime Minister
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by Jon Danzig
20h ago
Former Conservative Prime Minister Sir John Major made his views on Brexit crystal clear, calling it “a colossal mistake” during a Westminster Committee meeting. He argued that Britain was safer and better off inside the European Union and urged for our return. Sir John was speaking in 2023 on the anniversary of the signing of […] The post Brexit is a colossal mistake – Sir John Major, former Prime Minister appeared first on EU ROPE ..read more
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President Trump and the NHS
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by Jon Danzig
20h ago
An emboldened President Trump in his second term has brazenly announced that he wants to own Gaza, Greenland and the Panama Canal. Might he also have eyes on our NHS in a USA-UK trade agreement? Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer believes he can strike trade deals with both Trump and the EU. But surely he […] The post President Trump and the NHS appeared first on EU ROPE ..read more
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When did Britain vote for Nigel Farage’s ‘real’ Brexit?
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by Jon Danzig
6d ago
On 31 January 2025, the fifth anniversary of Britain leaving the EU, the Daily Express front page featured a message from Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, claiming that a real Brexit had ‘not been delivered.’ He insisted: ‘We now need people in charge to deliver the Brexit we voted for’ The Daily Express added: ‘Nigel […] The post When did Britain vote for Nigel Farage’s ‘real’ Brexit? appeared first on EU ROPE ..read more
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“I want my continent back”
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by Jon Danzig
1w ago
In February 2016, I phoned James O’Brien’s LBC radio show to express my frustration with the upcoming EU referendum, declaring: “If we leave the EU, I’ll want my continent back.” At the time, Prime Minister David Cameron was attempting to renegotiate the UK’s terms of EU membership ahead of the June referendum. On 2 February […] The post “I want my continent back” appeared first on EU ROPE ..read more
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After the referendum, 114 MPs voted AGAINST Brexit
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by Jon Danzig
1w ago
On 1 February 2017, MPs faced a critical vote on whether to proceed with Brexit by triggering Article 50 – the formal notice to leave the EU. In the second reading of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill, a resounding 498 MPs voted in favour. But 114 took a stand and voted against. My […] The post After the referendum, 114 MPs voted AGAINST Brexit appeared first on EU ROPE ..read more
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Brexiters are outnumbered
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by Jon Danzig
1w ago
Our political leaders in the UK often point to the 17.4 million people who voted for Leave on a single summer’s day – 23 June 2016 – as the enduring mandate for Brexit. But is that still a valid justification? The reality is quite different. Over the years, the number of people who actively support […] The post Brexiters are outnumbered appeared first on EU ROPE ..read more
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Genocide: Never again?
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by Jon Danzig
2w ago
After the Holocaust of the Second World War, during which many millions were systematically, industrially, gruesomely murdered in the worst genocidal crime against humanity, the earnest, global, unison cry was: ‘Never again’ Those two words summed up the sincere, solemn feeling and resolve of a world shocked, numbed and reeling from the discovery that so […] The post Genocide: Never again? appeared first on EU ROPE ..read more
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Brexit Britain: Lost at sea
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by Jon Danzig
2w ago
Which way is the wind blowing for little Britain? Little? Yes. We are a tiny, isolated, island in a corner of the North Sea, now quite alone in the world, lost, and lonely. We’ve turned away from our closest allies, our neighbours on our continent, with whom we used to enjoy a close affinity, and […] The post Brexit Britain: Lost at sea appeared first on EU ROPE ..read more
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