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The EU was never just about trade

Jon Danzig |

Eurosceptics often claim to love Europe but hate the European Union, insisting Britain can be part of Europe without EU membership. While technically true, this perspective misses the EU’s fundamental purpose. The European Economic Community – later the EU – was founded in the aftermath of the Second World War with a clear goal: to […]

President Trump and the NHS

Jon Danzig |

An emboldened President Trump in his second term has brazenly announced that he wants to own Gaza, Greenland and the Panama Canal. Might he also have eyes on our NHS in a USA-UK trade agreement? Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer believes he can strike trade deals with both Trump and the EU. But surely he […]

When did Britain vote for Nigel Farage's 'real' Brexit?

Jon Danzig |

On 31 January 2025, the fifth anniversary of Britain leaving the EU, the Daily Express front page featured a message from Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, claiming that a real Brexit had ‘not been delivered.’ He insisted: ‘We now need people in charge to deliver the Brexit we voted for’

"I want my continent back"

Jon Danzig |

In February 2016, I phoned James O’Brien’s LBC radio show to express my frustration with the upcoming EU referendum, declaring: “If we leave the EU, I’ll want my continent back.” At the time, Prime Minister David Cameron was attempting to renegotiate the UK’s terms of EU membership ahead of the June referendum.

After the referendum, 114 MPs voted AGAINST Brexit

Jon Danzig |

On 1 February 2017, MPs faced a critical vote on whether to proceed with Brexit by triggering Article 50 – the formal notice to leave the EU. In the second reading of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill, a resounding 498 MPs voted in favour. But 114 took a stand and voted against.

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