‘Imaginary and real obstacles to Britain resuming its membership of the EU’
Former EPLP leader Richard Corbett looks at the myths and real objects that arise in any conversation about rejoining the EU.
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‘Britain and the EU – what are the options?’
Foemer EPLP leader Richard Corbett sets out the options for our future relationship with the EU and how they would impact growth.
‘How should Prime Minister Burnham handle the EU?’
In discussions around our reset with the EU free movement may no longer be the problem it is sometimes feared.
‘The growth strategy no one will say out loud: rejoin the European Union’
By the time the next election manifestoes are written, it might be an idea whose time has come.
‘The reset with the EU must be ambitious if we are to meet our economic, security and other objectives’
If the opinion polls show that public opinion continues its gradual but relentless shift in favour of rejoining the EU, then surely smaller steps, at least, should be easier.
‘Far-right gains in Europe are worrying – but will have limited political impact’
Despite the drama in France, where President Macron has responded to Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement Nationale coming first with 31% of the vote by calling an early national election, the much-hyped surge of the far-right in this weekend’s…
‘Labour should follow the EU’s lead and tighten lobbying rules for MPs’
As Westminster continues to be hit by sleaze allegations, and Labour ponders what rules it should bring in if it wins the election, it could do worse than look at what the European parliament has done after the recent 'Qatargate' scandal…
Starmer must do more than offer to tinker with Johnson’s flawed Brexit deal
Just as opinion polls show that a large majority now consider Brexit to have been a mistake (53% to 35% according to a YouGov survey), the Labour leadership seems to have concluded that now is the time to distance the party from any…
Why the Brexit issue won’t simply go away
Some seem to believe that Labour should now "move on" and ignore Brexit, hoping it won't be an issue anymore. They are wrong, for three reasons. 1. Boris Johnson's deal is incomplete. The trade and cooperation agreement signed with the EU…
Message to Labour: don’t give Boris Johnson’s deal a ringing endorsement
How Labour votes in the House of Commons on the post-Brexit trade deal matters. Not in terms of Brexit itself, which happened on January 31st, but in terms of whether we endorse the post-Brexit arrangements with the EU that have been…
We cannot let the Tories force a no-deal Brexit amid a pandemic
While we are all focused on the pandemic and its consequences, Boris Johnson's government is busy trying to rip up all the promises it made to get Brexit done. The Tories hope to get away with making far-reaching choices that will have huge…
Why Labour was right to offer a fresh EU referendum in the 2019 election
There have been many attempts to explain why Labour did so badly in the general election in December. Some are genuine, actually looking at the data, but others seem to be mere affirmations of previous – often strongly held – views. This is…