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Donald Trump is a game-changer, but using The Queen as a bargaining chip to secure Britain gets thrown a few post-Brexit scraps is insulting So there I was chatting with Keir, my Arsenal-supporting personal trainer – how liberal metropolitan elite is that folks? And he is named after Keir Hardie – about the football commentating […]

Britain loves a toff. But the media’s current favourite, Jacob Rees-Mogg, may not be as harmless as he seems As a student I rented a flat from my old professor who was on sabbatical. ‘Check my post from time to time,’ he asked me, so I did, and one day noticed an envelope (postmarked Brussels), […]

The English might claim their language is clear and straightforward, and mock the complexities of others. But when it comes to opacity, it is English which leads the way A German word recently made it into our news. The word was Bundespräsidentenstichwahlwiederholungsverschiebung. It was deemed to be newsworthy because of its extreme length, fifty-one letters. […]

The direction that Britain and the world has turned in the last six months has been a shock to many. We can’t let this become the new norm. The feeling of irony with which Sinclair Lewis’ classic read It Can’t Happen Here has sky rocketed towards the top of best-selling charts this week, has been […]

The central focus of the Leave campaign was for Britain to ‘take back control of our borders’. When Britain, as part of the European Union, signed up to the single market it agreed to the rule that goods could move freely across borders as if the EU was a single country. Many believe Britain’s entry […]

Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union is a section of EU law. It sets out the process by which a member state may begin the withdrawal process from the EU – Britain is set to become the first nation ever to trigger it. Once it is triggered a two-year deadline is in place […]

The Speaker of the House of Commons didn’t hold back in stating he’s ‘strongly opposed’ to Donald Trump addressing parliament https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP0c6smM_NM Was John Bercow right to speak out against Trump addressing the houses of Parliament? Read John Bercow’s speech in full: ‘What I will say is this – an address by a foreign leader to […]

Confused by another week in Brexit? Can’t keep up with all the insanity and inanity coming from 52% Our new weekly chart rates the no-good, the bad and the ugly from the last seven days Jane Collins (NEW ENTRY) Pass the collection plate round for UKIP’s Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire MEP, now facing a legal […]

85% of world is joining trading blocs… as we decide to leave There are many things about the Brexit fiasco to make one angry, and one of them – which we will hear a lot at this present moment because of the Article 50 Bill – is the cant phrase ‘the will of the people’ […]

May has form to suggest her attraction to politics of Trump runs deep On her way to Philadelphia to meet with Donald Trump last week, Theresa May was asked about their contrasting temperaments, and how that may affect proceedings. May replied, ‘Haven’t you
ever noticed, sometimes opposites 
attract?’ It’s a nice soundbite, but both the answer […]

It is claimed Donald Trump wants to be remembered like a king. Here we profile his courtiers, examining the influences which have sent the White House lurching to the far right US President Donald Trump – Credit: PA Wire/PA Images Reince Priebus – chief of staff His sharp, dark suits and all-American smile hide a […]

The Government has handed a ‘concession’ to Conservative MPs who were threatening to rebel over Brexit by offering parliament a vote on the final deal with Europe ‘before it is concluded’. Theresa May has handed a ‘concession’ to Conservative MPs who were threatening to rebel over Brexit by offering parliament a vote on the final […]

Brexit explained: Britain’s exit from the European Union has become widely know as ‘Brexit’. Find how Brexit started and why it matters. What does Brexit mean? Britain’s exit from the European Union has become widely know as ‘Brexit’. The word is a portmanteau of ‘British’ and ‘exit’ and gathered popularity once then Prime Minister David […]

Theresa May is engaged in a series of spontaneous chess battles, and with fresh rumours swirling of a snap election, the outcomes of none are certain It would be churlish to deny that the economics of Brexit are holding up a lot better than most leading Remain campaigners predicted before June 23. But the politics […]

Donald Trump likes big crowds. ‘Act in haste, repent at leisure’. An aphorism Theresa May was no doubt familiar with as a child growing up in the tolerant, civilised climate of her father’s vicarage. Alas, it was one she’d clearly forgotten as the virtuous vicar’s daughter, transformed into Britain’s second only female prime minister set […]

While the US press showed restraint and balance in its reporting of Theresa May’s encounter with Donald Trump, Fleet Street’s Brexit backers betrayed their – and her – growing desperation, with their fawning coverage ‘The worst thing you can possibly do in a deal is seem desperate to make it. That makes the other guy […]

‘Brexit means POOP!’ Children have started to notice the effects of Brexit – Credit: Archant Like many children, TNE reader John Pheby’s 8-year-old daughter has started to pick up information about the negative impact of Brexit. ‘She is fully aware that she and her mother (a Hungarian citizen resident for years in the UK) are […]

Regardless of the personal or party consequences, politicians must not be afraid to tell the truth. And the truth is that the country is destined for irreparable harm No wonder the last battalion of John Major’s infamous bastards looked happy in the Commons on Wednesday night. The vote to trigger Article 50 and cut Britain […]

Europhile Ken Clarke delivered a passionate speech against Brexit in the House of Commons Article 50 debate MPs have defeated an SNP-wrecking amendment that would have stopped Theresa May triggering formal Brexit talks, by 336 votes to 100, in the House of Commons, London. – Credit: PA Wire/PA Images Speaking on Tuesday in the House […]

Is this really the country any one of us, Remain or Leave, voted for on June 23? THE NEW EUROPEAN SAYS: We want our country back, they said, and they voted accordingly. But take a step back and reflect for a moment on the last seven months: Is this really the country any one of […]

How did my MP vote on Article 50? Here are all the MPs who voted against Article 50 After two days of fractious debate in the House of Commons, members voted 498 in favour and 114 against formally beginning the UK’s exit from Europe. Here is the full list of the MPs who rebelled and […]

The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill to pave the way for the formal Brexit process to begin under Article 50 has cleared its first hurdle in the House of Commons. But the main Commons skirmishes over the legislation will come during its committee stage from Monday to Wednesday next week, when MPs will scrutinise […]

MPs have voted in favour of triggering Article 50 paving the way for the formal Brexit process to begin. After two days of fractious debate in the House of Commons, members voted 498 in favour and 114 against formally beginning the UK’s exit from Europe. A successful rebellion was never on the cards after both […]

‘Choose Brexit,’ SNP MP Hannah Bardell. ‘Choose making up numbers from thin air about the NHS and plastering them on the side of buses.’ SNP MP Hannah Bardell delivered a biting alternative version of the famous Trainspotting opening speech. Speaking at the Article 50 debate in the House of Commons, Bardell channelled Ewan McGregor in […]

A look ahead to what will be a big – possibly the biggest yet – year for books from and around the continent When you think about European literature a couple of things might come to mind. Sprawling Russian epics the size of house bricks, maybe, whose list of aristocratic characters alone could fill a […]

The Brexit crisis is not the only emergency facing the UK and leaving the EU could spell the end for another union The UK is facing a major crisis because of the consequences and complexities involved in exiting the European Union. But an even greater calamity lies buried in the Brexit debacle. The underlying condition […]

Perceived wisdom says that Marine Le Pen cannot win this year’s French presidential election. But such complacency is deeply troubling At the beginning of the year, I already have a feeling of the same bad movie playing out again. The initial scene is rather cheerful. It will happen with friends in a cafe, or having […]

The New European and Newmarket Holidays are offering one lucky competition entrant the chance to discover the wonders of Iceland with a prize worth over £1100! Experience Reykjavik, one of Europe’s most surprising, welcoming and happening cities and the capital of the ‘Land of Fire and Ice’, on this unforgettable break for two people. Discover […]

Things are about to get a lot worse as Donald Trump begins to flex his muscles in the White House The witty slogans at the Women’s March inspired reflection about the rubbish spouted against us. ‘Men and women think differently’ – So they say. ‘Men are rational. Women are emotional. Thinking gets in the way. […]

En ce début d’année, j’ai déjà l’impression d’un mauvais film qui recommence. La scène initiale est plutôt gaie, elle se passe avec des amis autour d’un café, d’un thé, d’un verre, à dîner. J’écoute parler des gens au QI plus élevé que le mien, politiquement concernés, plein de bonnes intentions humanistes et plus ou moins […]

Why are you in the UK? 11 EU citizens share their experiences (good and bad) of living in Brexit Britain Begona (Photo: Susana De Dios) – Credit: Archant Ever since the referendum, EU citizens in the UK have been enduring great uncertainty, their future status unknown. One of them, Susana De Dios, a photographer, decided […]

Tweet them, email them and engage with them – do not stop Many of them – a majority in fact – did not want the UK to leave the European Union, and many represent constituencies which also strongly voted against Brexit. And yet, because their parties are insisting on a whipped vote on the issue, […]