Pro-European groups should focus now on a campaign to extend the Brexit transition period

Major pro-EU groups are coming together to campaign for the UK to agree with the EU, in the transformed global setting of the COVID-19 pandemic, to postpone by two years the hard end-date of the UK's exit transition period. Colin Gordon (Oxford for Europe)* sets the scene. The case for extending the Brexit transition period … Continue reading Pro-European groups should focus now on a campaign to extend the Brexit transition period

Reflections on the Grassroots for Europe Conference

by Colin Gordon, Oxford for Europe The recent, excellent and highly successful Grassroots for Europe conference, “Where Now For Remain?” devoted a set of important sessions to three interlinked subjects: “The Post-truth Age – how can we bring truth & honesty back to politics?”, “Brexit Isn’t “Getting Done”! – keeping the public informed as the … Continue reading Reflections on the Grassroots for Europe Conference