Since the end of the Second World War, we have moved from an international system in which war was legal, and accepted as the ultimate arbiter of disputes between nations, to one in which it was not.
An extract from 'A Call for Revolution: An Appeal to the Young of the World'.
#Brexit stands as a cautionary tale to the people of Europe. We must never take peace and prosperity for granted. Value it, fight for it and defend it every day.
Bill hands ‘breath-taking’ powers to ministers, warns Hansard Society. / Boris Johnson’s legal justification for tearing up his agreement with the EU on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland has been branded “hopeless” by the government’s former chief lawyer.
British minister 'claimed no-deal Brexit would only hit a few Irish farmers with turnips in their trucks'
28/10/2021
A FORMER British diplomat said one government minister dismissed the risk of a no-deal Brexit on Irish firms as only affecting "a few farmers with turnips in the back of their trucks".
European affairs minister says British government out of step with preserving peace with protocol threats.
As the disastrous impact of leaving the EU becomes clearer, UK citizens should be allowed another say.
The next generation will reject Brexit and the way it diminished our country – Europe will welcome us back
03/11/2021
Across the world, there is incomprehension at what we have done to ourselves.
Stephen Goodall is among the elderly campaigners calling for a second referendum, while other veterans back Brexit. / "The European Union was designed for peace, and personally, I believe that Brexit is the single most cowardly thing this country has done because we are running away from our friends and allies."
What Leaving On WTO Terms Will Mean - Q&A
26/09/2018
The Q&A session taken from the Brexit, What leaving on WTO terms will mean, held in Trowbridge on the 26/9/2018 in front of an audience of 180.
It is the second double-decker bus to be torched in the past week, amid protests against the Northern Ireland protocol.
“The dangerous and inflammatory rhetoric emanating from Boris Johnson’s Government is now undermining all of the progress we have made in recent years."
A top European Union official said Wednesday that Britain could face retaliatory tariffs or other sanctions after talks failed to resolve an increasingly heated dispute over implementation of their post-Brexit trade deal in Northern Ireland.
Joe Biden in UK: President of America will tell Boris Johnson not to threaten North Ireland peace in Good Friday Agreement as the pair meet up in Cornwall ahead of G7 summit
10/06/2021
The president of America will tell Boris Johnson not to let the row over Northern Ireland's Brexit arrangements put the Good Friday Agreement at risk as the two meet up in Cornwall ahead of G7 summit on Thursday.
The prime minister has imperilled peace in Northern Ireland, and every day the economic fallout worsens.
Posters demanding “No Irish Sea Border”, “Scrap NI Protocol” and “EU Hands Off Ulster” cover much of the 35-km (20-mile) route, their opposition to the new trading arrangements emphasised by the flying of Britain’s Union Jack flag every few lampposts.
Border protesters to tell Boris Johnson to ‘back off’ plans to derail Northern Ireland Protocol
13/11/2021
A series of demonstrations will be held along the Border next week telling UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to "back off" on plans to trigger Article 16.
“What worries me is the casual political vandalism. They really don’t seem to care," Tony Blair's former chief negotiator on Northern Ireland has said.
Spiralling inflation, crops left in the field and travel chaos: 10 reasons Brexit has been disastrous for Britain
03/02/2022
As small businesses crumble, shelves get emptier and the care-worker shortage intensifies, life outside the EU is having a dire effect on many of us. Why aren’t politicians talking about it?
Truss urged to step back from brink in explosive Brexit spat with Brussels over Northern Ireland
12/05/2022
Tearing up Northern Ireland protocol ‘will spark trade war, drive up inflation and damage UK influence’, warns senior Tory MP.
Northern Ireland’s first minister has paid the price for believing the promises of the hard Brexiteers.
Former Secretary of State Peter Hain has backed claims the Prime Minister is guilty of endangering the peace process in pursuit of Brexit.
What should we call a project that poleaxes the economy, destroys our global reputation and threatens political stability in Northern Ireland? If we had known what would come to pass, how would we have voted on it six years ago?
Joe Biden's administration has warned the British government against anything that would put the Northern Ireland peace process at risk.
Ministers are portraying themselves as victims of a deal they created for Northern Ireland. A classic blame-shifting strategy.