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I wrote to my MEP Nigel Farage requesting a financial assessment of the benefits of Brexit. I was expecting a mathematical answer but was astonished to receive a reply blaming those bloody Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle: ‘May I suggest some general reading for you: Hobbes, Locke, Von Mises, Hayek, Fukuyama. The EU is based […]

This week Andrew Adonis discusses whether Ireland could be Europe’s new liberal icon. Wow. I’ve heard a few political speeches in my time but Leo Varadkar’s speech welcoming the Pope to Ireland was something else. An oration which defines a nation. Varadkar proclaimed a ‘new Ireland’ – open, tolerant, no longer in thrall to the […]

Our diary reveals how the BBC had second thoughts about Gina Miller, the three top Labour people blocking any change of policy on Brexit and why has Boris Johnson still not declared his Telegraph salary? BBC has second thoughts on Gina If there was one individual who could have dissected the ‘no deal’ Brexit papers […]

I hate Bank Holidays – why, oh why, does Jeremy Corbyn think we want more? – but the last one in August is a real bastard. It always rains over the weekend, and it’s always the Notting Hill Carnival. As a teenager I’d refuse to go on family villa holidays if they clashed, such was […]

As a New European reader, you probably reckon you keep a close eye on the continent’s news. Test yourself with our quiz… Think you’re on top of what’s been going on across Europe in the past seven days? Take The New European’s tricky quiz and find out just how much of a Europhile you are…

Following the death of John McCain mainstream media has been flooded with tributes to America’s war hero. But further into the blogosphere, Senator McCain’s death is proving just as divisive as he was, writes Mitch Benn US Republican Presidential Candidate Senator John McCain speaks during a rally in Davenport, Iowa. (Photo credit should read JIM […]

Unlike her siblings and mother, Adela Pankhurst has been overlooked in events marking the centenary of women’s suffrage because of the other controversial causes she championed. But, say LUCY WILLIAMS and BARRY GODFREY, nothing is gained by writing her out of history. In the centenary year of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, women’s […]

Liz Truss today unveiled plans to restore the United Kingdom’s ‘proud status as a great trading nation’… by selling naan breads to India. The chief secretary to the treasury claimed that it was ‘this type of entrepenurial and go-getting spirit’ that will enhance the nation’s trading opportunities after Brexit. Truss claimed: ‘Selling naan breads in […]

The Jack and Rose of Brexit are back together at last. The 3D Homer Simpsons. Picture: Miguel Vasquez – Credit: Miguel Vasquez Having made the titanic error of joining Nigel Farage on the prow of his Thames cruiser, Kate Hoey is now following him as a supporter of the Leave Means Leave campaign. LML intend […]

The claim that the Lib Dems are ‘the only UK-wide party willing to stop Brexit’ simply isn’t true says Green activist Nate Higgins. If Remainers are to stop Brexit in its tracks, we have to work together. That means Liberal Democrat activists, and large amounts of the mainstream media, need to stop sowing discord within […]

The Catalan club’s historic Challenge Cup success is a win for rugby’s other code, says Paul Knott European history was made at Wembley last weekend. By winning the 121-year-old Rugby League Challenge Cup, France’s Catalans Dragons become the first overseas team to lift a major British domestic sports trophy. The Catalans’ landmark victory in a […]

In his parting letter to staff the editor of the Daily Mail said he hoped he had made Britain a better place to live. We take a look at the issues that under Paul Dacre’s leadership the newspaper has tackled. From the topics of lorry drivers to computers and brown shoes here’s a flavour of […]

There have always been two compelling practical reasons for the Labour leadership to come out against Brexit: the first is that it would win them votes. This has always been the case but has, over time, become unarguable. Most constituencies are now Remain (341 to 291). Most Labour members back Remain. Most Labour voters back […]

Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has announced it is shifting its European headquarters out of the UK ahead of Brexit. Panasonic Europe’s chief executive Laurent Abadie said the move – from London to Amsterdam – is to avoid tax issues linked to the UK leaving the EU. It is the latest multinational firm to pull jobs […]

Actress and film director Cate Blanchett has hit out at the politicians behind the UK’s exit from the European Union branding their actions as ‘lazy incompetence’. The award-winning Australian actress – who has a spent a lot of her life living in England – was interviewed by Harper’s Bazaar about British politics and the #MeToo […]

The electoral logic is inescapable, and even Corbyn will soon grasp it… Labour must support a People’s Vote, says historian of the Labour movement FRANCIS BECKETT iframe width='100%' height='300' style='background-color:transparent; display:block; padding: 0; max-width:700px;' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='allowtransparency' scrolling='no' src='//embeds.audioboom.com/posts/6982312-best-for-britain-raabbiting-on-and-donald-trumped/embed/v4?eid=AQAAAC3ofluoimoA' title='Audioboom player'> This Saturday, the leaders of Momentum will meet to make a decision which will have […]

The man who predicted the Brexit negotiations would be the ‘easiest in human history’ now insists he shouldn’t be blamed if there isn’t a deal. Liam Fox told the BBC that the government wants a deal with Europe – but that if there is no deal ‘it wouldn’t be the fault of the UK government, […]

Michael White on how Brexit realist Philip Hammond lit Fleet Street’s blue touchpaper. The African Queen. Picture: Martin Rowson – Credit: Martin Rowson They may mock him for being dull. But where would Fleet Street’s Brexit Crew be in the dog days of August without Philip Hammond to come to their rescue? Parliament and the […]

I voted Leave at the referendum. I regret it every day. Boris Johnson and David Davis both have contributed to the Brexit shambles by resigning from government. Photo: PA / Gareth Fuller – Credit: PA Wire/PA Images I voted for a number of reasons. I did not like the negative Remain messaging of ‘Project Fear’. […]

Sinn Fein has called for the creation of a EU constituency for Northern Ireland post-Brexit. Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson said it was crucial that Northern Ireland citizens retained democratic representation in the European Union, especially as the majority of Northern Ireland voted to remain. Sinn Fein published its submission to the Constituency Convention dealing […]

The only Brexit options are Theresa May’s Chequers plan or no deal, de facto deputy prime minister David Lidington has told a French business conference. The comments are likely to embolden Brexit hardliners in the Tory parliamentary ranks who are implacably opposed to Chequers and would prefer to crash out and trade on WTO terms. […]

A portrait of hard-line Brexiteer Nigel Farage failed to attract any interest when it went up for sale at a major art show. The painting, by artist David Griffiths, shows Farage in trademark tweed jacket with a purple-striped tie. It had a price tag of a massive £25,000 but, not surprisingly perhaps, failed to gain […]

The health secretary’s plan to set aside six weeks’ worth of vital medicines to avoid supply disruptions in the event of a no-deal Brexit could cost up to £2bn, it was warned today. Anti-Brexit campaign group Best for Britain used figures collated by think-tank the King’s Fund earlier this year to suggest the cost of […]

This past week we saw just how catastrophic the government’s Brexit strategy could be for young people. Dominic Raab’s guidance notices for individuals and companies show the true horror that could be unleashed on a generation that overwhelmingly voted to Remain. The explicit impacts on young people from a no-deal are clear. The UK will […]

U2 frontman Bono has promised to wave the ‘big, bright, blue EU flag’ at gigs in defence of Europe. Demonstrators show their passion for Europe by flying the EU flag. Photograph: Matt Crossick/EMPICS Entertainment. – Credit: Empics Entertainment Writing in German newspaper the Frankfurter Allgemeine the Irish frontman said that ‘Europe is the theatre of […]

With the England-India test series in full swing, Richard Luck celebrates the tax inspector from Jutland who took the county game by storm Ignoring the hornet’s nest that is ‘French cricket’, Europeans aren’t renowned for putting willow to leather. Sure, there have been a few players from the continent who have played the county game. […]

The prime minister has become the latest politician to be caught out by a question about whether or not the UK would be better off out of the EU. Theresa May follows Jeremy Corbyn in failing to give a straight answer – despite being asked repeatedly the same question. Asked if Britons would be worse […]

Brexit ‘poses an existential threat to the UK’s anti-slavery efforts’, it was warned today as Theresa May arrived in Nigeria with people-trafficking on the agenda. The prime minister will hold talks with President Muhammadu Buhari in the capital, Abuja, with the threat of Boko Haram in west Africa expected to be discussed. She will then […]

A bad Brexit deal could “jeopardise patient care” in hospitals, nurses have warned. In a letter to party leaders, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) claimed Brexit poses an “immediate risk to the provision of safe and effective care”. The warning comes as the RCN calls on all political parties to back a referendum on […]

Fighting Brexit isn’t all about waving placards and attending marches, here are examples of those protesting Brexit in day-to-day life. An issue of The New European covers the Daily Mail. – Credit: Archant 1. Covering up pro-Brexit newspapers with copies of The New European Across the country unknown Remainers have been rearranging news stands to […]

The international trade secretary has joined in rubbishing the chancellor’s no-deal Brexit economic forecast, calling it “hard to swallow”. Fox, who is in Singapore touting UK trade opportunities to Asian governments and businesses, said the chancellor’s warning, that GDP could fall and borrowing could be around £80bn a year higher by 2033/34 if Britain resorted […]

The EU’s forthcoming anti-tax avoidance rules could be a big boost for our public services but, as Chevan Ilangaratne and Dami Olatuyi explain, they will be binned if Farage and Rees-Mogg get their way. In all honesty, tax and law are an unattractive couple. Even specialists in the field will admit as much. That said […]