Lewesians campaigning for the closest possible economic, political and cultural relationship with the EU.
Lewes, England
Joined April 2017
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Congratulations to Lewes MP @JamesMacCleary on being appointed Europe spokesperson for the Lib Dems.
Thrilled to share my appointment as @LibDems Europe Spokesperson by @EdwardJDavey ! Excited to start work on mending the UK’s ties with Europe, champion economic opportunities, and push for a proper, dynamic Youth Mobility Scheme.
EUnity Lewes and @SeahavenIn had a stall at the @LewesLabour 'Mapping the Hope' event in Lewes Town Hall yesterday.
Interesting conversations. People put post-it messages to @Keir_Starmer on our board. Recurring theme? ‘Be Bold' in our relationship with Europe!
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🚨 BREAKING: Campaign group Led by Donkeys has disrupted Nigel Farage's latest Reform rally with a Putin banner
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Spain this summer?
Staying with family/friends? You'll need a Carta de Invitación (takes several weeks and costs £70+).
Financial resources: each UK visitor needs access to at least £862.
Not “new rules”: existing requirements that we asked to apply to us.
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What Brexit did to the UK economy. Astounding.
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Thanks to everyone who came to our packed panel event last night, especially to our panelists, Bernard Brown (@ReformUKCouncil) and @JamesMacCleary (@LibDems)
Some excellent questions from our members, making sure #Brexit isn’t ignored in this election.
#GE2024
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So you thought we’d reached Peak Brexit? Watch British Paratroopers who after being dropped into Sannerville, France, to commemorate D-Day, had to show their passports to the French Douane…
@Nigel_Farage musty be so proud…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The UK has never been a member of the EU’s passport free Schengen area. The UK has always had passport controlled travel with France. Both the UK and Ireland secured Schengen opt outs in the Treaty of Amsterdam. ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-and-the…
At least it wasn’t 52%:48% - because we know how that worked out. #ITVDebate
Damning NAO report says the border strategy lacks a clear timetable and delays meant money had been spent unnecessarily.
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Businesses describe the government’s new #Brexit border control checks as a “disaster” - lorries carrying meat, cheese and cut flowers being held for up to 20 hours.
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Happy #EuropeDay !
On #EuropeDay, we honour Robert Schuman's vision of a united, peaceful, and thriving Europe.
We celebrate the people who built our Union.
And those who keep building it every day.
This day belongs to all Europeans—the dreamers and the builders.
Together, we are stronger.
Thanks to everyone who attended our @paulmasonnews event last night in Lewes on ‘What do we do if America turns its back on Europe?'
What a rich, informative and thought-provoking talk, which left us all pondering the UK's place in the world order.
Hurry, our next event has almost sold out! Just a handful of tickets left for the @paulmasonnews talk: What do we do if America turns its back on Europe?
Weds 13 Mar, 19:30, Elephant & Castle, Lewes
Book now 🔗
eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-talk-by…
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On many issues where public opinion was bitterly divided (e.g. banning smoking in pubs, or legalisation of same-sex marriage), it moved to strong support once the decision was taken & implemented.
Not so with Brexit, where it hasn't rallied around, but shifted steadily against
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“Come on son - we don’t want to be late for the Brexit anniversary celebrations”
Four years on from Brexit we celebrate the restoration of this country’s democratic power to make its own laws and rules. With those Brexit freedoms we have introduced improved standards for animal welfare, cut taxes on sanitary products, created greater flexibility for cutting edge industries from financial services to bioscience, done many global free trade deals - and it was at least partly thanks to Brexit that this country had the fastest covid vaccine rollout in Europe.
We must retain the appetite and the courage to diverge from the low-growth high-regulation European model. We must at all costs avoid a return to anything remotely like the disastrous “Chequers” formula whereby artificial concerns about the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland are used to keep the whole of the UK in alignment with EU rules.
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Brexit was a bad idea that was doomed to fail - and it has. A responsible govt that cared about growing our economy would be looking for ways to align more closely with the EU to benefit British business. Instead we get Rwanda and Trussonomics. #GeneralElectionNow
Opinion: Brexit was in fact certain to go wrong, because it was based on false premises – and the saga is an object lesson in the dangers of populist politics on.ft.com/48LHpio