So we now know: jobs and the UK economy will come second
Johnson government sends EU a message before trade talks begin: stating that Brexit means sovereignty and trumps the economy.
3 Feb 2020
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SOME DAY FUTURE GENERATIONS WITH LOOK ON THIS DAY WITH INCREDULITY
THANK YOU EU FOR 47 YEARS OF PEACE, PROSPERITY AND COOPERATION JANUARY 1973-JANUARY 2020
31 Jan 2020
50p coin to mark the end of a 47 year friendship
The Brexit coin to mark leaving our friends, herald in a less secure world, isolation and economic instability
27 Jan 2020
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD, 27 January)
THE WORLD MUST NEVER FORGET Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD, 27 January) is a national commemoration day in the United Kingdom dedicated to the remembrance of those who suffered in The Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution, and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2020 marks 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Here you can find different ways to get involved in this landmark anniversary and explore the theme for HMD 2020: Stand Together.
26 Jan 2020
EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill passes as Tories reject Lords EU citizens rights and child refugee amendments
Lib Dems child refugee lobbying campaign fails as Tories push through the EU Withdrawal Bill The Brexit divorce agreement renegotiated by Johnson's government with Brussels, and approved by EU national leaders, finally passed its 3rd Reading in the Commons and now needs Royal assent and ratification by the European Parliament before it becomes law and a EU Treaty. MEPs are due to debate and vote on the deal next week (January 29) and are expected to pass it.
23 Jan 2020
I’m telling the people with power that I have power too.
Moraene Roberts (1953-2020) In the last week, a women who few in the East of England will have known died. Moraene Roberts was a poet and campaigner for human rights and her lived experience of poverty and disability informed her unique voice which made an indelible impression on people of all walks of life. Moraene was and will continue to be an inspiration to all those who challenge poverty in all its forms in the sixth-largest national economy in the world. All people, all human I'm telling the people with power
17 Jan 2020