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"When he arrives October 17th, I ask that our European friends give Boris NOTHING and give the British people EVERYTHING!" - Magid Magid
09/10/2019
When he arrives October 17th, I ask that our European friends give Boris NOTHING and give the British people EVERYTHING! / Let's stop No-Deal, secure an extension and give the British people a #FinalSay
In this edition ... Graham Hughes and Jason Hunter talk to carefully selected "young people" Jack Dart (@JackWDart) and "EU Supergirl" Madeleina Kay (@MadeleinaKay) about the youth vote, the good the EU does, and how it much it sucks to have the such a large proportion of the older generation vote to remove many of the rights and freedoms the youth of Britain were born with...
'Choosing to limit our future' - Academics react as MPs vote against Erasmus study abroad scheme
10/01/2020
MPs have backed the government in voting against a popular EU programme which for years has helped students to study in other European countries.
200,000 people register to vote in 72 hours
05/09/2019
Nearly 200,000 people have applied to register to vote in just 72 hours, and more than half of them are under 35.
YouGov polling is the latest in a rising trend to show a majority in favour of rejoining the European Union.
Travel companies warn European holiday prices set to rise 31% as a result of Brexit. Survey points to 25,000 UK jobs in the sector also at risk and warns of the damage to UK businessesand training opportunities for young people.
It's not just their opportunities, their futures, their freedoms – leaving without a deal risks young people's trust in politics too
The recent closure of the Charles Peguy centre is sad but hardly surprising.
Sophie Stowers and Alan Wager look back on a year in Brexit, using the UK in a Changing Europe/Redfield and Wilton Strategies Brexit tracker poll to highlight five key trends in attitudes to Brexit in 2022.
We are fighting to keep the UK open to EU membership. Best for Britain wants young people to steer Britain into the future.
"I think the Brexit thing, it's destroyed any hopes of chances for young musicians that are trying to make it," Gillespie tells the BBC.
Brexit causes ‘severe’ slump in seasonal jobs for young Britons in EU, says travel industry
18/11/2021
Government urged to consider youth mobility visa.
‘What the government once called teething problems have now become a chronic condition’
Keir Starmer’s tedious, hardline rhetoric on Brexit actually reveals our path back to Europe.
Brexit is the last straw for young people like me – we need a Final Say referendum to protect our futures
28/02/2019
Politics is changing whether the establishment likes it or not. Trust in traditional politics is low and institutions are weak, but pro-EU campaign groups and activist networks are springing up everywhere.
Under-18s were one of the groups not obliged to apply for a residency card by the October 4 deadline. We look at what they will need to do later
One in three young people (16 to 35) are considering leaving the UK to work in another European country due to uncertainty around Brexit as well as the Covid-19 pandemic
Financial Times US Editor-at-Large Gillian Tett says many people in the United States “are just baffled” Britain went along with Brexit, describing it as an “act of self-sabotage”. / “Britain has got the worst performance amongst the G7,” Ms Tett told Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan.
The president of the European Commission said it was up to young people to reverse Brexit after her generation "goofed it up".
"Those of a certain age who voted 70:30 to leave is rapidly being replaced by a younger generation who voted 70:30 to stay." / Former deputy PM Lord Michael Heseltine will warn politicians that Britain’s youth will “never forgive us” unless they are offered the chance to reverse Brexit. / “May our opponents never be forgiven for their allegations that it is us who are letting Britain down.”
As Layla Moran has said, ‘staying in Erasmus should be a no-brainer’ – but the people in charge of our country seem to have no brains
The five simple steps to make your voice heard and shape our futures. / I believe three things about British politics. One, the public hates Westminster. Two, Brexit will leave my generation with what is arguably the worst inheritance in peacetime history. Three, the political class don’t understand points one or two.
Action to turbo-drive pro-Europe campaign gets enthusiastic reception from big audience in Glasgow.
Dare we think of a life without Brexit?
08/03/2024
Women know Brexit is toxic. On International Women’s Day, dare we think of life without Brexit – and make it happen?
Seven years after the EU Referendum, Brexit is finding it increasingly difficult to retain its 2016 supporters let alone recruit new ones
DiscoverEU - 18 years old and citizen of the European Union? Get ready to explore Europe!
16/05/2019
DiscoverEU is an initiative of the European Union giving you the opportunity to travel around Europe. By travelling mainly by rail (there are exceptions to allow those living on islands or in remote areas to take part), you will discover Europe’s stunning landscapes and its endless variety of cities and towns.
"I think leaving the EU is a really bad idea and I think the country is going to suffer the consequences of it for a long time to come, and I don't think our children and grandchildren are going to thank us for what we're doing."
The system has failed us. Still, huge numbers of under-34s have registered to vote in the European elections.
Ursula von der Leyen tells students that deal will be ‘for your generation’.
The loss of the scheme would be a devastating blow for the social mobility of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
‘We goofed it up, you have to fix it’, Ursula von der Leyen tells young people. / European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said young Britons could still reverse Brexit by deciding to re-join the EU in the years ahead.
Information and opportunities for young people across Europe.
We are For our Future’s Sake, a group of students and young people across the UK, working together to Stop Brexit.
Our campaign is different, and so is this podcast. We’ll be hosting new voices, diverse perspectives and insider analysis from the next generation of People’s Vote activists. / FFS, Another Brexit Podcast is hosted by FFS co-founders Jason Arthur and Amanda Chetwynd-Cowieson, leaders of a youth and student-led movement for a People’s Vote on Brexit.
From Brexit to Regrexit [9 mins]
10/01/2023
Almost three years after the United Kingdom's formal departure from the European Union, voters are turning sour on the 2016 decision to leave. A recent poll showed that 57% of voters view the departure from the EU as a mistake compared to the 52% who voted for the original Brexit referendum. So what changed?
Sigmar Gabriel says Germany cannot ‘raise drawbridge’ on UK’s young people who want to remain EU citizens.
We intend to use modern advertising techniques to reach thousands of young people across social media and sign them up to vote.
A poll of 2,000 18 to 26 year olds found that over half want to reverse Brexit, while the NHS, the environment and the economy are their top concerns ahead of the general election.
In Northern Ireland, My Generation Has The Most To Lose Through Brexit, So Why Do We Have The Least Say?
23/05/2019
Regardless of the European election results, the rhetoric on “binning the backstop” will begin again next week. But more than any time in the past two decades, politicians from Westminster need to show courage and leadership on Northern Ireland.
Brexit was to allow the United Kingdom to reclaim its former glory. Instead, the country's leaders have bumbled their way into catastrophe. Built on a false premise from the start, the UK's move away from the EU has been dominated by mistakes and miscalculations.
JEF is composed by its members working together to promote the creation of a democratic European federation as a guarantee for peace and a more free, just and democratic society.
A “RECORD high” number of people believe Brexit was a mistake, according to the latest polling.
John Major breaks Tory ranks as he urges young voters to stop Boris Johnson's Brexit plan
06/12/2019
Sir John Major will tonight call on millions of young people to use their votes to derail Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans in an extraordinary general election intervention.
Keir Starmer has said it “feels wrong” not to allow EU citizens who live and pay tax in the UK not to have the right to vote in general elections.
RECENT polls have suggested that opinion on independence versus staying in the UK is split almost 50:50. And once Boris Johnson and a possible "no-deal" Brexit are added into the mix, support for independence moves into the lead.
Now that the United Kingdom has officially been out of the European Union for well over two years, many people, particularly the younger generation, have been seriously considering their position on this tiny sceptred isle, and have started to look further afield as the once abundant amount of opportunities dries up in front of our very eyes.
Lessons of Brexit: the Conservative Party
23/01/2023
Brexit is an existential threat to Conservatism. When it fails, the party will need to ask itself some searching questions.
An EU committee has urged the bloc to negotiate a reciprocal free movement agreement with the UK.
Michael Heseltine tells an audience in Nottingham tonight that they should they should never give up trying restore Britain's position in the European corridors of power
03/11/2021
Michael Heseltine tells an audience in Nottingham tonight that they should they should never give up trying restore Britain's position in the European corridors of power...and says it's the young generation who will push for a reversal of Brexit.
May needs to ditch her intransigent red lines as a population shift means young remainers have replaced older leave voters.
We believe that there is no good Brexit deal for young people. Brexit means less opportunity, a tougher job market and fewer rights for young people. Our generation must be given a say on a decision that will affect us for the rest of our lives. That's why Our Future, Our Choice is committed to a People's Vote on the final Brexit deal.
Pro-EU campaigner Mike Galsworthy: 'We need to build our way back into the EU step by step'
31/01/2024
'There's always someone saying the EU is going to break up but it's more robust than ever'
London mayor Sadiq Khan is to call on the Governmment to ease post-Brexit visa rules, which he warns are putting off young Europeans from visiting and working in the capital.
SDLP claim Brexit impacting education
17/01/2022
SDLP Brexit Spokesperson Matthew O’Toole has said the DUP’s “foolhardy pursuit of a hard Brexit” is impacting young people’s futures.
Indecision over Britain’s scheduled departure from the European Union three years after referendum feeds clashes within families as attitudes become more entrenched.
Even after years of division and vitriol, it seems like Britain still needs to talk about Brexit. / More than six years after voting to leave the European Union, the UK is facing a prolonged recession and a deep cost-of-living crisis. Last week’s Autumn Statement heralded years of higher taxes and cuts to public spending.
An extract from 'A Call for Revolution: An Appeal to the Young of the World'.
In return for offering a more liberal visa regime to younger EU citizens, the UK can negotiate the restoration of lost opportunities for young UK citizens to travel and work in the EU.
The Future of Europe: Disruption, Continuity and Change - Scottish Centre on European Relations
06/05/2019
Strategy report setting out the big future challenges for the EU – and Scotland’s contribution to that European future
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.
Being in the EU is the more popular option in polls now, writes John Curtice, because those who did not or could not vote in 2016 – such as younger people – support rejoining by more than three to one. / On average in the polls, more than 80 per cent of those 18- to 24-year-olds (nearly all of whom were too young in 2016) who express a referendum preference say they would vote to join the EU.
This is the real cost of Brexit - SNP
28/09/2021
People, businesses and communities are now paying a heavy price for a hard Brexit we never voted for, imposed by a Tory government we never voted for. / Here’s a rolling list of the impacts of Brexit.
Young people are strongly in favour of a People’s Vote – with only 9% against it, survey finds.
If any of the candidates genuinely cared about listening to and engaging with younger voices, they would commit to a vote on the final Brexit deal.
Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel tweet support for offshoot of US group accused of anti-Islam views.
UK lawmakers have urged EU and UK officials to gradually rebuild relations following a period of “tension and mistrust”, putting visa access for musicians and speedy UK access to the Horizon Europe research programme at the top of a list of policy fixes.
Deep generational divide over Europe, as young favour EU membership and old want to stay outside. / Boris Johnson’s pleas for the UK to unite following Brexit have fallen on deaf ears, with the country still deeply split over the decision to leave the European Union, a new poll has suggested.
UK train operators to pull out of Interrail
07/08/2019
The UK’s train operators are to pull out of the Interrail scheme, which has allowed unlimited train travel across Europe for a fixed price for almost 50 years.
"In addition to expressing a range of concerns about the implications of Brexit for travel, trade, identity, health, education, freedom of movement, security and funding, young people have argued that Brexit-related issues should be taught in schools."
Every election is determined by those who show up. / No matter how you vote, it’s important that young people turn out in this year’s European Elections. Find out who’s standing in your local area.
Little could be meaner than sacrificing our young people to promote a malicious form of British nationalism. But is that what’s happened?
Those who have changed their mind are notably younger than those who still think it was right to vote to leave the EU.
This may very well be the last time we get to vote in these elections, and a large part of how the next years shape up will be down to us. Our future is in our hands.
France opted not to ask under-18s in families living in France since before Brexit to hold residency cards, but this is causing issues at the border and for education and work, a support group says.
Young European Movement UK (YEM UK) is Britain’s pro-European youth organisation, open for all those under age 35. We are committed to ensuring that the UK stays in the European family. It’s not a short-term mission, but a long-term one.
Youth representatives from the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Green Party and Plaid Cymru urge MPs to back Final Say vote
Analysis of a YouGov survey for the People’s Vote campaign shared with HuffPost UK revealed 79% of 18-24 year olds in the north east, north west and east and west midlands want another public say on Brexit.
'It is the first time in our long history that any British government has embraced a policy of self-harm, despite their own advisers warning that it will make our nation weaker – and our people poorer.'
Young People Are Already Being Ignored On Brexit – Leaving Us Out Of The Debates Will Only Make Things Worse
05/12/2018
As we enter the crucial parliamentary debate on the Brexit debate, politicians risk repeating the same old mistake - ignoring our country’s young. Brexit happened two years ago and we still know nothing - that’s why 80,000 people have joined me in signing a petitioncalling on the Prime Minister to talk to us about what is happening with the negotiations.
A study by University College London found 18 to 29-year-olds were more concerned about Brexit than catching Covid-19
A Conservative MP has warned people under 30 they will not “reap the benefits” of Brexit.
Younger generation will be forced to clear up Brexit chaos left by politicians, headteachers told
05/05/2019
The country’s children will be forced to clear up the Brexit “chaos” left by politicians, a headteachers’ union leader has said.
Michael Heseltine says Brexit will be ’high on the agenda’ if Liz Truss loses general election. / The Tories will never win back younger voters as an anti-Europe and populist party, former cabinet ministers have warned – as they called for trade links with EU to be rebuilt.
Michael Heseltine says Brexit will be ’high on the agenda’ if Liz Truss loses general election.
Hundreds voice dismay at Sunak and Starmer, accusing them of misreading UK attitudes towards Europe.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called on the governmment to ease post-Brexit visa rules, which he warns are putting off too many young Europeans from visiting, and working in, the UK capital.
A recent YouGov survey found 55 per cent of people would now vote to rejoin the EU, the highest number recorded. Eleanor Peake speaks to the new cohort of voters leading the charge.
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