Archive: Eu

If May is serious about Brexit she needs to be straight with the public

The UK government must be clear with the public as it embarks on negotiations with the EU

BMF: The EU and Motorcycling – Home Truths

Responding to an increasing number of enquiries over the forthcoming EU Type Approval regulations, the BMF have produced a comprehensive briefing document outlining the current position, explaining the EU process of government, detailing the measures under discussion and by listing a Reality Check, dispelling a few myths over what will and will not reach our home shores.
BMF In ‘Back Off EU’ Brussels Protest

Despite the unseasonable time of year, Tuesday saw the BMF amongst the hundreds of riders from all over Europe who converged on the European Parliament building in Brussels to protest at the latest raft of motorcycle related Type Approval Regulations emanating from the European Commission.
Government makes helpful concessions on EU directive plans

Legislation to incorporate the European mortgage credit directive into the UK has now been published by the government.

The first British defeat over Brexit happened in moments

The UK capitulated on day one
Know your soft Brexit

Everything you need to know about the different types of 'soft Brexit'

Merkel's new world order?

Brexit and Trump risk damaging international cooperation
The real reasons Theresa May launched her attack on Europe this week

The prime minister seems desperate not to become a David Cameron mark II

Brexit: The gloves are off

Europe's politics get personal
Great Repeal Bill: Anatomy of a Brexit power-grab

The government will be able to change or eradicate nearly half a century of law with very little scrutiny

Britain has spent years mocking the European parliament - but now it's in control

The European parliament is not going to be an easy sparring partner, and years of eurosceptic abuse hasn't made that easier.
Britain's thriving art scene strangled by Brexit chaos

The art world has been knocked by Brexit - but a fightback is starting

The Game Theory of Brexit

A classic economic game offers a hint of what Britain's chances are in the negotiations to come.
Brexit forces starting to get the jitters about 2019

The government knows that once the true impact of Brexit is felt, opposition to it will grow

Patent law: Theresa May's new Brexit battlefield

May's rash promise to remove the UK from the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice will come back to haunt her
Brexit will flood the UK with genetic-modified American food - and it's about time too

We deny ourselves of the advantages of a new generation of food, despite there being no evidence it could harm us

If you respect the electorate, you’d tell them the truth about a hard-Brexit

There's nothing respectful about just pretending everything will be ok
Brexit critics need to start working within the system

If Remainers want to influence the outcome of Brexit they must first accept that it's happening

One day in Brexitland: No plan, no capacity and very little time

By the time the government figures out what's going on, the damage will already be done
Can we withdraw Article 50 once we trigger it? Probably (but it's complicated)

It's not straight forward but the decision to leave the European Union could be undone

MPs want to know as much about Brexit as MEPs

In the coming months it will be crucial for us to scrutinise the parliamentary scrutineers,
The man in charge of Brexit has no idea what he's doing

Things are unravelling at the Brexit department even faster than we expected