Brexit
Brexit
EU flounders over R&D and Brexit
9 June 2018
In research and development (as in so many other things) the European Union desperately needs to cooperate with Britain. It’s time we realised its weakness.
Myth and manoeuvring over the Irish border
8 June 2018
The whole issue, “backstop” or none, is being used as a backdoor way of delaying and perhaps denying Brexit.
Fears hyped over US steel tariffs
8 June 2018
Remain-backing MP Stephen Kinnock is trying to use new US steel tarrifs to damage Brexit – but the real danger to Britain’s steel comes from Brussels.
Scandal of EU fishing discards ban
7 June 2018
The EU is enforcing a discard ban during the proposed Brexit transition period that could bankrupt most of the UK fishing fleet.
Brexit: Stop the Sabotage!
Brexit: Stop the Sabotage!
CPBML Public Meeting, Wednesday 11 July, 7.30 pm [NB: change of time]
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Brexit is in danger. Across the establishment, in the Commons and the Lords, those who wish to defy the democratic mandate of the EU referendum are turning from obstruction to sabotage. They will do anything to keep Britain in the EU. And they must be stopped. Come and discuss. All welcome.
Boats 'transition' protest
Fishermen brought about 200 fishing vessels to six ports around the coast on Sunday 8 April to stage mass demonstrations against the government’s “transition” arrangements allowing the EU to control British waters until 2020.
Fishing vessels in mass 'transition' protest
10 April 2018
Fishermen brought about 200 boats to six ports around the Britain on Sunday in mass demonstrations against the “transition” arrangements allowing the EU to control British waters until 2020. Crowds gathered on the shores to join the protest.
Fishing for Leave Brexit Transition Protests
Fishing for Leave Brexit Transition Protests
Fishing for Leave are staging mass protests against the proposed Brexit transition agreement in ports nationwide on Sunday 8 April.
Populism and EU reaction
2 April 2018
This book argues that despite the supposed threat to democracy from populist movements, the anti-populist reaction is worse; a reactionary viewpoint characterising populist movements as xenophobic, anti-democratic and totalitarian.
Call this a transition?
28 March 2018
The much-heralded Brexit “transition” agreement has delayed our departure from the European Union – and left us in the position of a vassal state.
'Strength in workplace' matters most, admits Unite
28 March 2018
While stoking fears about the impact of Brexit, Unite has acknowledged that protection comes from collective strength in the workplace.
Fishing fury at transition 'betrayal'
28 March 2018
Fishermen reacted with fury to the government’s acceptance that the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy will continue to apply until December 2020.
Aerospace demands plans for Brexit
20 March 2018
A year after aerospace companies called for a post-Brexit transition deal as soon as possible to protect jobs in the sector there seems to be an uneasy lack of detail from the government.
Corbyn's speech: cynical, disingenuous, reckless
6 March 2018
Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit speech in Coventry on 26 February would have been breathtakingly naïve had it not been so stunningly cynical.
May Day 2018. Take Control for an Independent Britain! London
May Day 2018. Take Control for an Independent Britain! London
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the CPBML, we invite you to celebrate with us the prospects for independence.
Customs: Something to declare [print copy]
Suddenly, it seems, the talk is all about the EU’s customs union, with “commentators” bewailing the possibility that in leaving the EU Britain will also leave the customs union.
Coastal communities fight for a future
Brexit is an opportunity to revitalise Britain’s coastal communities, which have taken a beating after they were tricked into the EU Common Fisheries Policy in 1973.
Brexit - an opportunity to produce more food
Along with fishing, agriculture is set to be a big beneficiary of Britain’s leaving the EU. But that won’t happen without a collective determination to make it so…
Positive thinking
At last, an optimistic book setting out how Brexit can make life better for Britain…
1: Farmers union looks forward
British farmers should deliver an increasing proportion of the nation’s requirement for high quality, safe, affordable food.
2: 'Fundamentally flawed'
Paying land owners for the amount of agricultural land they have is unjust, inefficient and drives perverse outcomes.
Customs: something to declare
18 February 2018
Suddenly, it seems, the talk is all about the EU’s customs union, with “commentators” bewailing the possibility that in leaving the EU Britain will also leave the customs union.
Royal Mail snubs EU withdrawal
21 January 2018
The Royal Mail has announced that it will not be issuing special stamps to commemorate leaving the European Union, claimingit would damage its “strict political neutrality”.
Boom in factory output
11 January 2018
Manufacturing is growing more quickly than at any time in the past seven years, official figures suggest.
Diary of a nobody
With Britain’s independence movement facing new challenges, a fresh book looks how to fight, and win…
Negotiations: let's have clarity
It's time for the Brexit negotiators to show the same clarity as that of the British people in the referendum vote. We don't want opaque wording, we want out.
We need a Cromwell now
There are few more nauseating sights than pro-Remain MPs standing up for their constitutional right to “scrutinise” Brexit-related legislation. They are the same MPs who spent years nodding through a flood of EU laws.