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How an emboldened Parliament can halt the descent to Brexit chaos The descent into Brexit chaos accelerates on a daily basis. Turn away from a news outlet for more than an hour or two and there is some new twist. From close to the Brexit department David Davis’ former adviser reveals that his old boss […]

A key ally of Brexit secretary David Davis has allegedly called for the embattled prime minister to quit. Andrew Mitchell supposedly told a private dinner the PM was ‘dead in the water’ on the very day she struck a £1 billion deal with the DUP to prop up her failing premiership. The former chief whip […]

Amid a growing sense that Brexit is doomed Sir Vince Cable told the Andrew Marr Show: ‘The problems are so enormous, the divisions within the two major parties are enormous. The former Cabinet minister, who is the only candidate to replace Tim Farron as Lib Dem leader, said he believed FCorbyn’s popularity would dwindle as […]

The forces of history are with Remain. The only question is when we will win Now that the dust of the general election is settling, some of the outlines both of the Brexit issue and the state of the UK’s political order have become clearer. We are dealing with a moving three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle (if […]

Theresa May has further risked infuriating business leaders by shunning calls for Britain to remain in the customs union. The Confederation of British Industry has urged the Prime Minister to soften Brexit. In a speech this week CBI general secretary Carolyn Fairbairn called for Britain to remain a member of the single market and the […]

We explore the wonders of European languages with some of the continent’s quirkiest sayings 1. leben wie die Maden im Speck (German) to live like a maggot in bacon (ie, live the life of Riley) 2. van een kale kip kan je geen veren plukken (Dutch) you can’t pluck feathers from a bald hen (you […]

Hope: we all want to live by it, but lately hopefulness has been in short supply. The past year has been punishing for many, Brexiters and their opposite, with one bad thing after another in the 12 months following the referendum vote. You’d be forgiven for feeling our suit is hopeless. But now, there is […]

A victim of bad timing and Nazi disapproval meant the curiously-titled Schlump vanished into obscurity. But it has been recently re-evaluated and its anonymous author unmasked. Hans Herbert Grimm – Credit: Archant Alone In Berlin opened in British cinemas last week starring Brendan Gleeson and Emma Thompson as the working class couple Otto and Anna […]

The governments of Catalonia and Spain have set themselves on a collision course over the issue of independence. Almost every corner of Europe has its own independence movement. Some are obviously hopeless causes, lacking population, economic heft and clearly defined territory. Others, however, have the people, the money and the land, and require only political […]

In this column’s unflinching commitment to finding fragments of silver lining in the debris that has been the Year of Brexit it is torn between Emmanuel Macron and Dominic Cummings. Both have been thoughtful on the future of Europe this week. It is true that not all British voters have yet heard of Macron, but […]

Matt Kelly, Richard Porritt and Geri Scott tackle another busy week in British politics, crown the latest Brexiteer of the Week and celebrate The New Europeans first birthday. As The New European reaches its first birthday Richard Porritt and Geri Scott look back on an incredible 12 months with Editor Matt Kelly as well as […]

We rank 6 of the losers, fiends and bonkers Brexiteers of another crazy seven days on Planet Brexit 6. Peter Whittle The front runner to land the coveted title of UKIP leader (after successfully leading Chelsea to Premier League glory, previous leader Paul Nuttall is understood to be joining Barcelona), Whittle could yet change his […]

Ahead of the Lions rugby game, our Editor at Large considers patience, dreaming and winning the bigger fight – Brexit Forgive me if this is already out of date. I know some of you rush to the newsagent first thing Friday morning, so excited are you to get your hands on the one newspaper prepared […]

That’s 52 issues – not bad for a newspaper that was initially supposed to run for just four-weeks when we launched in July 2016. To celebrate our birthday, you can expect another great issue packed with news, Brexit analysis and brilliant features on art, culture, film and food. In this week’s issue: 1. Steve Richards […]

Where can I buy The New European? What stories are in the latest issue of The New European? https://twitter.com/TheNewEuropean/status/883257636589895680 The New European turned one this week – that’s 52 issues – despite initially only planning for a four-week run when we launched in July 2016. To celebrate our birthday, you can expect another great issue […]

Reactions and analysis from Question Time July 08 .

Britain’s media should fall into line and back Brexit – according to Liam Fox. Speaking in the House of Commons the International Trade Secretary said the BBC and other organisations preferred to see ‘Britain fail than see Brexit succeed’. But veteran Labour MP and Europhile Barry Sheerman hit back calling the attack ‘silly ‘ and […]

Europe’s chief negotiator has sent a stinging warning to Britain over Brexit and asked the question: ‘Why don’t you understand?’ Michel Barnier told a European Union committee Britain will not enjoy frictionless trade with former EU partners after Brexit and the full benefits of the single market will cease. He added that there will be […]

There is anger in the UK’s aerospace industry at the government’s dereliction of duty over such a thriving sector Some people go to Paris to buy beautiful clothes, others go to stock up on jets. There was some good news out of this month’s Paris Air Show for the British aerospace sector, with UK manufacturers […]

A poignant review of artist Khadija Saye who was among the victims of the Grenfell tragedy Khadija Saye, Sothiou 2017 – Credit: Archant The photographic prints of Khadija Saye have what can best be described as a kind of powerfully transgressive, tumultuous quiet. This is mixed with something spiritual, almost ritualistic. The Crowned explores the […]

We chart the rise of Corbyn from Labour leadership candidate to pulling in the crowds at Glastonbury Festival June 2015 Jeremy Corbyn secures a spot on the ballot paper to find a replacement for Ed Miliband as Labour leader just two minutes before the deadline closes. He reaches the threshold of nominations from MP thanks […]

Centrists are desperately hoping for the emergence of a Macron-like leader in the UK. It won’t happen, and wouldn’t work anyway Amongst a certain section of the liberal commentariat, an idea is starting to catch on. Dismayed to have ceded control of the Labour Party to an Jeremy Corbyn’s economically left wing faction and horrified […]

The Aesthetes were the men and women behind the world’s first youth cult ‘ The Toilette of Salome II ‘ – Aubrey Beardsley ‘s illustration for ‘ Salome ‘ (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images) – Credit: Getty Images The Aesthetic Movement is the only British-born art movement to properly influence the whole world in almost […]

The Daily Express and Daily Mail battled hard to prise Britain from the EU – a year on they are still fighting ‘Thwart’ is not a headline word. It is ugly. It is quite hard to say. It isn’t a word people tend to use in general conversation. But in the months after the EU […]

If next week’s G20 summit in Hamburg were a political beauty pageant, Donald Trump, the man who owned the Miss Universe franchise for 20 years, would prefer to stay at home. But when you’re the President of the United States, and the most unpopular populist on the planet, that’s not an option. So Hamburg is […]

Jeremy Corbyn mocked Theresa May’s deal with the DUP during PMQs claiming she found £1 billion to save her own job yet was snubbing public sector workers. https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/882572733271482368 During a robust and tetchy clash at the dispatch box the Labour leader said: ‘The Prime Minister found £1 billion to keep her own job … why […]

When American rock met European art – a bizarre chapter in rock history to which countless other acts, from David Bowie onwards, owe a debt of gratitude. Salvador Dali, Spanish surrealist painter – Credit: PA Archive/PA Images As a solo act Alice Cooper is known as a golf-playing born-again Christian, a preacher’s son who played […]

From George Osborne at the Evening Standard to Ed Miliband at Radio 2, fallen politicians are finding new platforms. A poster criticising George Osborne’s position as the editor of the London Evening Standard outside the newspaper offices. – Credit: PA Wire/PA Images One of the features of the ITV election night was former chancellor, George […]

Never mind the Tour de France – we pick Europe’s 10 greatest cycle rides Tour de France (Robert Calin) – Credit: Archant Texel, Netherlands (Karsten Wurth) – Credit: Archant Tuscany (Rowan Heuvel) – Credit: Archant Luberon, Provence – Credit: Archant Paris, France (Willian West) – Credit: Archant Mayrhofen, Austria (Linas Barn) – Credit: Archant Electric […]

The flames might be out in Grenfell Tower but the pain is still searing – conspiracy theories have taken hold of the shell-shocked community The people of Grenfell Tower say that the bodies of the victims have been recovered. Only body parts are left in the wreckage now. But still they are baffled why the […]

The Royal College of Midwives believes the threat of leaving the EU is already damaging maternity services With Brexit talks now under way, the breezy promises made by the Leave campaign last year are beginning to be tested by cold, hard reality. One of those tests is the impact of Hard Brexit on the NHS. […]

A new Brexit Minister called for the European Union to be ‘torn down’ in a speech to a right-wing think tank. https://youtu.be/CjvE5GDxke0 Steve Baker told the Libertarian Alliance: ‘I think UKIP and the Better Off Out campaign lack ambition. I think the European Union needs to be wholly torn down.’ (03:37) He added that the […]