Churchill’s dream has almost come true
In May 1948 Winston Churchill declared at the launch of the Congress of Europe:
“We cannot aim at anything less than the union of Europe as a whole.”
Churchill’s dream has nearly come true. Today, almost every European country is either in the EU or has applied to join. The outsiders? Russia, Belarus, and Britain.
On 28 September 2025, Moldova confirmed its path to EU membership when its people voted by a decisive majority for the pro-EU governing party, PAS, to remain in office.
The election was clouded by credible allegations of widespread Russian interference, echoing claims of Russian meddling during elections in Romania, France, Germany, the Netherlands…
…and yes, also in the UK, where the Brexit vote wasn’t just a dream of Putin’s — he helped make it happen.
If you doubt that, please:
- Watch my video Putin and Brexit
- Read my article How Brexit played into Putin’s hands
Despite Putin’s efforts to destabilise the European Union in pursuit of a hybrid Soviet Union, the EU remains strong, united, and growing.
Even far-right parties such as Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in France have abandoned talk of leaving the EU. They know it’s a vote-loser. Instead, they now propose reform from within.
Frexit, Grexit, Italexit, Polexit, Huxit… all off the table.
Churchill called for a union of Europe as the antidote to war, on a continent where both world wars began and where there had been hundreds of wars and conflicts, together with dictatorships.
The EU has helped to make war between its members unthinkable. No EU member has ever gone to war with another – a remarkable achievement for which the Union won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Despite absurd claims that the EU is collapsing, the facts say otherwise:
- the world’s biggest trading bloc
- one of the planet’s three largest economies, with the USA and China
- the euro, the world’s second most traded currency
- frictionless trade and free movement across 31 nations in the EU Single Market
- democratic, rules-based governance agreed by all members
- a global standard-bearer for rights of workers, consumers, travellers and citizens
Forty-four countries of Europe are now either in the EU, its Single Market, or have applied to join.
The UK is the only EU member ever to have left. No other country is following. Does Britain really want to remain an outsider, lumped with Russia and Belarus?
Brexit offers no benefits, only enormous downsides.
Isn’t it time to rejoin our allies, friends, and close partners on the continent to which we belong?
I say yes. And you?
- Join the discussions about this post on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, BlueSky
- Watch my video: Why we joined the EU – and why we might join again for the same reasons. Includes an excerpt from Churchill’s 1948 speech
- Watch my video: Putin and Brexit
This documentary brings together statements in Parliament and beyond about 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺 and its wider strategy to destabilise Europe. It shows how Brexit was not only a British story, but part of Vladimir Putin’s campaign to weaken the European Union.
