Reader Letters
03 September 2021
Letters to the Editor: UK’s E10 petrol move is a decade behind EU
Boris Johnson claims the UK is a world leader in combatting climate change, so why did this move take so long?
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Letters to the Editor: Nick Clegg has chance to save face by saving Facebook
What was Nick Clegg expected to do after losing his seat in politics? One reader believes the former Lib Dem leader could achieve some good at Facebook.
Read the full article24 August 2021
Letters to the editor: Blame for social problems cannot be pinned on Europe
Readers respond to a letter from a voter in Sheffield who now backs Brexit.
Read the full article19 August 2021
Letters to the editor: Afghan crisis is first sign that Global Britain will fail
The 'global Britain' mantra from Boris Johnson's government is as much hot air as its 'levelling up' agenda
Read the full article10 August 2021
Letters to the Editor: This ‘green’ government’s rail policy is a train wreck
Reader letters: In light of the climate emergency, rail connections between the UK and Europe could become our 'Green Gateway' to the rest of Europe
Read the full article03 August 2021
Our PM demonstrates why Latin lessons plan is a bad idea
Just take a look at the cabinet to see how a focus on Latin, classics and PPE [Philosophy, Politics and Economics] in schools and universities does not guarantee success
Read the full article30 July 2021
Party politics will not save us from the Tories – we need drastic action
One party on its own can't save us from the Tories - it's time for a progressive alternative.
Read the full article22 July 2021
Trigger issues help explain the pull of this government
Reader letters: Trigger issues were critical in the 2016 EU referendum and US presidential votes.
Read the full article19 July 2021
It’s now clear what sovereignty means
The sovereignty promised in the EU referendum only benefits the Tory party
Read the full article16 July 2021
Why I remain deeply pessimistic about my country’s future
Alastair Campbell’s article on sado-populism has struck a chord with this reader
Read the full article16 July 2021
Brexit stripped me of my Britishness
A reader explains how the EU referendum stripped him of his Britishness
Read the full article09 July 2021
England team stirs feeling of patriotism Boris Johnson cannot achieve
England’s success at the Euros tournament has stirred emotions Boris Johnson can only wish he could achieve
Read the full article06 July 2021
Why does Boris Johnson never learn from his mistakes?
One reader has his doubts about Boris Johnson’s plan for unlocking England
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By-election win shows Boris Johnson’s bubble is bursting
Readers have their say on the result of the Batley and Spen by-election
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28 June 2021
Hold your nose and vote tactically to secure electoral reform
The Chesham and Amersham by-election results show what can be achieved from tactical voting
Read the full article18 June 2021
Does Chesham and Amersham result show need for progressive alliance?
We asked readers for their views on whether or not the Chesham and Amersham by-election demonstrated the need for a progressive alliance to stop the Tories.
Read the full article18 June 2021
Did Euros fever contribute to result of EU referendum?
Five years after the EU referendum, readers have their say on the Brexit vote.
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17 June 2021
Why have Remainers gone so quiet?
The champions of Brexit have gone particularly quiet since the UK left the EU - but are Remainers guilty of doing the same too?
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05 June 2021
Only Marcus Rashford can save democracy
Marcus Rashford has the power of appeal with voters that Labour’s leadership currently does not have
Read the full article02 June 2021
Political will is key to resolving social care
An ‘oven-ready’ deal for social care exists – it’s time the prime minister delivered on his promise.
Read the full article01 June 2021
Matt Hancock is becoming the fall guy for Boris Johnson’s disastrous reign
It's not Matt Hancock that should be facing calls to resign - it's the prime minister
Read the full article30 May 2021
Bring back Yvette Cooper into the shadow cabinet
It's a no-brainer that Yvette Cooper would offer much-needed leadership in the shadow cabinet
Read the full article30 May 2021
It’ll be Boris Johnson who brings down the government
Labour is wasting its time trying to shock the public about Boris Johnson's low standards, it needs to focus on setting its own agenda.
Read the full article27 May 2021
Has Dominic Cummings been converted over Brexit?
Dominic Cummings didn't sound so pro-Brexit when he faced a committee of MPs to discuss the coronavirus pandemic
Read the full article24 May 2021
Time for the government to finally award peerage to John Bercow
Readers praise the former House of Commons speaker's column for The New European.
Read the full article20 May 2021
If only we’d been warned over Brexit
Nearly five years since the Brexit vote it's proving to be far from the success the ringleaders promised
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