Brexit

Workers January/February 2020

With a clear majority, the government must retake full control of Britain’s coastal waters…

The battle is only just beginning

All the schemes, the arrogance, the contempt for democracy of the diehard Remain campaigners, have come to nothing, squashed by the vote of the people – as happened in 2016.

How to protect the environment (and why the EU makes things worse)

CPBML public meetings

Tuesday 3 March 2020 19:30 to 21:00

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London

London, Tuesday 3 March 2020, 7.30 pm

A CPBML public meeting in the Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL.

We are often told we must stay in the EU “to protect our environmental rights”. And yet we constantly read that the environment has grown worse over the past few decades – when Britain was a member of the EU. Both refrains cannot be right. Come and hear an independent approach to the environment in a lively talk – and then join in the discussion. Free entry.

Manifestoes and the art of misleading

26 November 2019

With the publication of the Labour and Conservative manifestoes, it is at least clear what this grim election is now about: deciding on the least worst option, and wading through the deluge of half-truths.

Brexit: from ideas to action - London

CPBML public meetings

Tuesday 14 January 2020 19:30 to 21:00

London

London, Tuesday 14 January, 7.30 pm

A special discussion event in the Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL

We cannot rely on politicians to keep Brexit on track. One month after the General Election, this event will be different from the usual CPBML public meetings. It will be designed to maximise discussion and participation from the audience, and come up with ideas for action. Free entry.

We need a clean break, says fishing campaign

19 November 2019

The campaign group Fishing for Leave has issued a new press release about the effect of the proposed “deal” for leaving the EU on UK fishing, and the benefits of a clean break.

Scottish union campaign hears from Irish anti-EU campaigner

19 November 2019

The Unite HQ in Glasgow was the setting for a trade union meeting involving current and former officials of the RMT union and others that heard from Anthony Coughlan, a veteran of decades of struggle against the EU in Ireland.

Financial standstill: the EU can't cope with Brexit

13 November 2019

News Analysis

Brexit has brought the EU’s plans to a financial standstill that shows little signs of easing.

The battle for an independent Britain is there to be won

5 November 2019

The general election campaign has started, and with it the combined efforts of the establishment seeking to distract us into delegating the job of independence to parliament.

Impromptu march brings democracy to the streets of London

1 November 2019

The planned official Brexit rally in Parliament Square in London on 31 October did not go ahead. Instead, hundreds of demonstrators arrived to stand opposite parliament to make their feelings felt.

Next steps on the road to independence

Despite the chaos in Parliament, fundamentally nothing has changed. We still haven’t left, and the opposition has become ever more hysterical – and coldly calculating…

Economy: Post-Brexit boom

A new study suggests that Britain will achieve a science and technology boom over the next two decades.

Only one option

Brexit undecided. All options are in the air. But for the people of Britain, those who live and work here, there is only one that works – no deal.

No good guarantees from the EU

We can sit back and trust any state dedicated to the pursuit of profit to guarantee our rights at work and in the environment – least of all the would-be superstate the EU.

Brexiteers commemorate Peterloo

Protesters marked the bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre with a marchin Manchester on 19 October calling for democracy to be upheld and the EU referendum result implemented.

It's not a deal. It's a trap. Reject it.

19 October 2019

The prime minister says “Let’s get Brexit done” but the deal he is bringing before Parliament is not Brexit.

March for Democracy

March and rally

Saturday 19 October 2019 11:30

Manchester

Manchester 19 October 2019

Assemble 11.30 am, Victoria Street, nr Manchester Cathedral.

#Brexit. Honour Peterloo martyrs’ memory. We demand our democratic vote be respected.

Organised by Leavers of Greater Manchester.

Collectivism and trade unions - the future?

Interview

Workers magazine talks to young person just starting out as a union rep for Unite in a large, prestigious manufacturing company based in Britain but with facilities in more than 50 countries.

Just binning the backstop will not be Brexit

22 September 2019

Eight major pro-Brexit groups without party affiliation have launched a joint initiative in defence of a clean Brexit.

RMT union member "no platformed" for supporting Brexit

1 September 2019

A pro-Brexit RMT activist has been “no-platformed” by two prominent journalists, who are among the darlings of so-called "left" EU supporters.

Take real control [updated]

Britain stands at a crossroads. Either we leave the European Union on 31 October, or an anti-democratic majority in parliament will find some way to force through their objective of overriding the June 2016 referendum.

May's agreement: four reasons for No Deal

Yes, the backstop matters. But the Withdrawal Agreement and its accompanying Political Declaration have the surrender of sovereignty built into every aspect…

Fishermen reject Defra panic

Fishermen are furious about a leaked government memo saying it might be unable to enforce our fishing rights once we leave the EU.

Why Marxists back Brexit

Marxists want to live in an independent country for the same reason as everybody else: because no one can be free in a country where the laws are made outside that country.

New situation, old truths

30 July 2019

There’s optimism about. But Brexit has never been the property of politicians. Nor can it be left to them to implement while the people gaze on from the sidelines.

Holding politicians to account at Parliament Square

21 July 2019

Since December 2018 a group of Brexiteers have stood outside Parliament in fair weather and foul, making a very simple point with huge placards: “We voted leave.”

Brexit: The death of ideology and the start of a polite revolution?

1 July 2019

Letter

Three years have now passed and we still seem to be tied to the shackles of a dying supra-national organisation.

Workers pay the price of the European Union

Workers July/August 2019

It’s become a mantra, endlessly repeated by Remainer unions: “Workers must not pay the price of Brexit.” What price would that be? And how about acknowledging the price of staying in the EU?

Learning how to organise again

Workers July/August 2019