Taking a Terrible Gamble – Urgent Message from the Conservative Group for Europe
On Friday, we were all told that the House of Commons will be asked to amend the EU Withdrawal Bill to write an Exit Date – 29 March 2019 – on the face of the Bill. Both our Chair, the Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP, and our deputy chair, Antoinette...
Prime Ministers Message to EU Citizens living in the UK
Dear As I travel to Brussels today, I know that many people will be looking to us – the leaders of the 28 nations in the European Union – to demonstrate we are putting people first. I have been clear throughout this process that citizens’ rights are my first priority....
If leaving the EU was hard.. getting in was harder by Edward Bickham
Britain’s entry into Europe was a long, painful process – with clear lessons for our even more painful departure, says EDWARD BICKHAM, curator of a new exhibition on this pivotal period in British history During the late 1940s, Winston Churchill had been the darling...
We Were Promised a Brexit Heaven but are Getting a Brexit Hell
The thought that our current Government should even contemplate a 'No Deal' exit from the EU, or Philip Hammond should call the EU "our enemy", is sheer lunacy. In contrast, let's remember the Leave campaign told voters that the UK could look forward to "sunny...
BORIS JOHNSON AND FIXING THE POLITICAL SYSTEM IN WESTMINSTER
The man who would be King Please take a minute (literally) to watch this short video of our Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, representing us in Myanmar – formerly known (by us) as Burma – and weep at his crass ineptitude in this role (see http://bit.ly/2yzlXeP). Then...
PREDICABLY PAINFUL CONSEQUENCES OF BREXIT
It's really painful watching Brexit predictably turning our country into the world's first example of voluntary, collective, national self-harm. For instance: (1) On Friday last week, the Evening Standard's front page headline was, "HOME OWNERS HIT BY DOUBLE BLOW:...
George Smid: Instead of leaving, the UK may end up being kicked out of the EU
When Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on his island in the Pacific he recorded his circumstances in a ledger with the “evil that had befallen him” in contrast to the “good” that was also his lot. Our post-Brexit future shares common characteristics with Robinson...
Open Comment ‘The Boris Johnson Saga’ by Alan Meekings
Everyone – Leavers and Remainers – needs to read Boris Johnson's Telegraph article in full. Why? Because every paragraph contains a provable lie (e.g. £350 million a week), misleading spin or an overt, jingoistic appeal to nationalism. In years to come, students will...
Keeping the Bridges Open by Joe Egerton – Conservative Group for Europe
By Joe Egerton and Forward by the Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP Chair of the Conservative Group for Europe Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve, QC is a British Conservative politician, barrister, Queen's Counsel and a Member of the Privy Council. Click link to...
As if to prove my point, the Whips attempt to overturn democracy is met with fury!
Furious Tory MPs reject Theresa May’s threats over Brexit votes Whips warn pro-remainers over ‘Corbyn support’ but ex-minister says leadership challenge is likely Prime minister Theresa May departs from Tokyo airport after talks with Shinzo Abe, her Japanese...
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