Letter to Bim Afolami and Sir Oliver Heald – 18 October 2019

Our MPs names do not appear below. Write to Bim, Oliver or Stephen today. We are wasting precious time. We can be sure Boris Johnson and his unelected advisor, Dominic Cummings, will be working hard through the summer to subvert democracy and silence the many millions of people that do not want Brexit or its effects…

Brexit benefits What benefits has the UK had from Brexit?

In the House of commons today, 8 Oct 2019, Michael Gove announced the ‘Disconection of SISII’ as part of Brexit. This is the system which continually shares information on criminals and their activities in and between EU states. Of course this includes the UK and Ireland. See official Government statement. And then read the consequences…

Every serious independent economist argued that massively raising barriers with your main trade partner is an extraordinary act of self-harm. And now, 6 years too late, the extreme right wing Brexit backing Express newspaper last week carried the headline “Brexit blamed as UK exports 2021 drop 14% – Britain ‘missing out’ on global trade”. And…

Warwick University Econometrics Research Report – July 2020 The authors find that the negative impact of Brexit on the economy is larger in areas where : a) more people voted to leave b) the manufacturing sector is more prominent c) there are higher numbers of low skilled workers.

Deadline of 30th June 2021 for EU Citizens to apply for settled status The government has set (and recently confirmed) a deadline of 30th June 2021 for EU Citizens resident in the UK to apply for EU Citizen settled status. This requirement supersedes any previous granting of indefinite leave to remain from the days of…