Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal is only the first step in the Brexiteer plan for Britain
On December 30, MPs passed Boris Johnson’s Free Trade Agreement with the European Union. There was extremely limited time and space for scrutiny - of a document running to almost…
Voting against Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal is vital to stop the UK becoming Singapore-upon-Thames
It might sound flippant to say the wholehearted backing given by European Research Group (ERG) Conservative MPs to Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal is reason enough to vote against it. But…
‘In danger of being a lame duck from day one’ – Reinhard Bütikofer on Biden’s Presidency
This interview with Reinhard Bütikofer, Green MEP and spokesperson on relations with the US and China, was first published in the Green European Journal. This US election has been a…
Could Brexit lead to a positive shift in carbon pricing?
The UK may be about to get a formal carbon tax, as a result of Brexit. After Brexit, the UK will leave the EU Emissions trading scheme (EUETS), The scheme…
It’s time for the left to move beyond Brexit
Late on election night, as I’d just arrived at the Banbury constituency count, I was feeling despondent. I’m sure this was a feeling shared by progressives across the country in…
The Common Agricutural Policy needs to work with the land, not against it
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is one of the Europe Union’s flagship policies, which became famous—or infamous —under its previous iteration, for its subsidies for certain products that were overproduced,…
Talking Brexit on the doorstep
This election is about far more than Brexit. The social fabric of this country and global climate stability is at stake. However, canvassing for Labour since the election was called,…
Fearless optimism – an interview with Magid Magid MEP
Finding an upbeat politician might seem a challenge in 2019. Yet Magid Magid – newly elected MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber – is exactly that. Impassioned and funny, when…
Happy Europe Day!
Image credit: Creative Commons: Bobby Hidy Today we are celebrating the European Union and all that it gives us. To me the EU means peace, guaranteed human rights, freedom of…
Greens in Europe – putting hope into action
Image credit: Creative Commons: Greens/EFA It is wonderful to feel a shiver of hope. I spend so much of my time feeling anxious and angry: anxious about people drowning in…