EuroCitizens: UK NATIONALS WILL LOSE ALL CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS ON BRITAIN'S DEPARTURE FROM THE EU

UK nationals in Europe will automatically lose all their citizenship rights on Britain´s departure from the EU, unless there is a specific agreement to the contrary, according to a report by two Spanish legal experts carried out for the European Parliament. This will mean the end to a whole raft of rights: freedom of movement; the right to live, work and study; the right to receive social benefits; consumer and political rights.

These are the shocking conclusions...

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Brexit is bad for Britain - Stephen Dorrell

Brexit is bad for Britain

Today the Prime Minister has formally begun our withdrawal from the European Union in triggering Article 50.

Theresa May says that the referendum result means we should all come together and collude in a pretence that Brexit is good for Britain.

I profoundly disagree.

Too often I hear an argument which begins “The referendum result must be accepted; I regret the outcome, but we have to make the best of it”.

That is not a sound basis for policy in a representative democracy. It is what we normally call “trimming”. “Telling the voters what they want to hear”. “Putting convenience before principle”.

It is obviously right that those who lose elections lose power. That is what happened last year. But it doesn’t follow that those who lose power must change their minds.

I was a member of the Cabinet which lost power to Labour in 1997. Our parties disagreed on a number of issues, but after the result nobody expected me to declare that everything I’d fought for was a mistake, and I didn’t.

That is how representative democracy works. Those involved in public life seek support for their point of view and when they win, they have a mandate to follow through their policy for as long as they can sustain that support.

But those who disagree with them have not merely the right, but the obligation, to argue their case, not out of a misplaced commitment to consistency, but because our society benefits from noisy debate between those with different points of view.

Brexit and the cost of a meal - what May has decided you voted for

Typical French greengrocer's stall in a market

Today dawned bright and sunny and, here at least, continues so. The local market was doing a roaring trade, even at midday and near to its closing time.

And still the stalls were loaded with: ripe fruit'n'veg, including bright red Spanish strawberries the size of medium tomatoes; beguiling cheeses from near and far, all begging to be tasted; fish, meat and poultry so fresh it could barely keep still; olives; spices; mouthwatering breads and pastries; takeaway meals prepared under guaranteed hygienic conditions; decent quality wines... the lot at ridiculously low prices.

Now let us compare with similar products in the UK 40 years ago, which is what Theresa May (with the help of both Tories and Labour) has decided you're going to get.

Of course, this is assuming the EU (a WTO member) immediately accepts trade on basic WTO rules with the tariffs proposed by the UK. No, WTO isn't a default treaty. It's a framework. You still have to negotiate with your trading partners, which - for a hard-Brexit UK - means every country on Earth.

Admittedly, it seems passing moronic to prefer a huge, global organisation with no elected representatives and centred only on trade to a regional union with your nearest neighbours and allies, with elected representatives whose remit covers not just trade, but also your health, social welfare and, er, human rights. Nevertheless, there you go. To think that May should in reality be cleverly manipulating public opinion, in order to do an overwhelmingly popular U-turn on Brexit once the entire country is up in arms as it realises what it's in for, appears to be generously over-estimating her intelligence and political savvy.

So, what did we have 40 years ago? Let me search my memory. It's not hard:

Trump the builder

Mr Trump was building his great wall out of broken promises and failed businesses#BuildTheWall #Trumpcare #ObamaCare pic.twitter.com/AS4FuB3JJ2

— Trumpton (@Trump_ton) 25 March 2017

Unite for Europe - March on 25th is proceeding!

Everything is in order and we've had final confirmation from the GLA that Parliament Sq can be used tomorrow.

We want to reiterate the need for people to be mindful of the Wednesday attacks in their behaviour.

There is a flower memorial by Carriage Gates (Parliament) and we encourage people to add flowers, wreaths, cards and messages to the existing remembrance site. Alternatively, please bring some other sign in honour of and solidarity with those that lost their lives.

We will be holding a minute's silence before our guest speakers begin.

We will march for peace and unity. Let us unite for London, unite for Britain and Unite for Europe.

Help spread the word

Unite for Europe: National march to Parliament - 25 March 2017

Promotional video for the 25th March demonstration

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Update to Crowdfunder page, posted 17/Mar/2017

Hello everyone!
The march is coming along nicely. We've all been very busy behind the scenes and so much has been invested into this event – from volunteers’ energy and your money, to your buses, flights and trains arranged to come to on the day.

Your committee have been working very hard to make this march a reality. None of us care for the limelight or for political power. We’re here because we care, because we’re 100% behind the cause and because we know how important it is to make this event a success.

Despite the usual issues and setbacks that an event of this scale can up against we are now in the position of having booked, confirmed and paid for almost everything we need to have a safe and successful event; including stage, screen, PA system, security, camera operators, content and advertising. We have professional technical companies on-board who are experienced and have regularly dealt with large events in Central London.

We are planning for huge success. We will march. We will make our voice heard.

All of us are working flat out to ensure this march is amazing and will do everything we can to ensure that the trust you put in us results in a great event for all who attend.

Far Right Watch Team: Getting Social Media Hate Speech Accounts Suspended ...

Last year, 2016, we specifically created Far Right Watch for a core reason:

To fight Online Hate Speech of every kind.

None of our team are rookies in either the fight against Far Right Extremism or in the digital arena, but this group was founded to formalise our previous co-operative efforts.

Part of this is to identify and target accounts which primarily are set up to disseminate Hate Speech, whether it's Islamophobia, Anti-Semitism, Homophobia, Racism, White Supremacy or glorification of Fascism or Nazism - primarily on Twitter, but also on other Social Media platforms...

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Stop Funding Hate: People Like You

#PeopleLikeYou
Please share: What if these stories were about #PeopleLikeYou? http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/stop-funding-hate
Posted by Stop Funding Hate on Sunday, 12 March 2017

We've just released a new video highlighting how it can feel to be on the receiving end of news stories that demonise minority groups.

In 2016 the Daily Mail and Daily Express published over 1,768 pages of stories about migrants - almost all of them negative.

Experts have warned that the hate in our media is fuelling hate crime on our streets - yet companies like the Co-op, British Gas and BT continue to fund divisive news stories through their advertising.

We're stepping up our efforts to persuade the Co-op and other household names to take responsibility for the social impact of their advertising.

Please share our latest video to help build support and spread the word.

Many thanks,

Richard, Rosey and the Stop Funding Hate team

LibDems: please take 5 minutes to write to your MP on Article 50

BRITS IN THE EU:  PLEASE TAKE 5 MINUTES TO WRITE TO YOUR MP ABOUT ARTICLE 50 Dear fellow Lib Dem in Europe, Tomorrow, 13th March, is Article 50 crunch time. The Bill returns to the House of Commons where the Government is urging MPs to overturn the Lords’ amendments that would unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU nationals in the UK and give Parliament a meaningful vote on the final terms of the EU exit deal. Given that the exit talks are expected to be very difficult it is absolutely essential that the rights of EU nationals are protected and that Parliament gets a proper say on what the Government negotiates on our behalf. What can I do?

The most important paper I ever published | Edzard Ernst

WARNING: THIS POST IS NOT ABOUT ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

My first ever scientific paper, a spin-off from my MD thesis, was published exactly 40 years ago. Since then, I have written many more articles. Readers of this blog might think that they are all on alternative medicine, but that is not the case. My most cited paper is (I think) one which combined my research in haemorheology with that in epidemiology. Yet, I would not consider it to be my most important article.

So, what is my most important publication?

It is one that relates to the history of medicine.

How come?

In 1990, I was appointed as chair of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Vienna. On the occasion of the official opening of the new 2000-bed university hospital in Vienna, I was asked to say a few words and thought that a review of the history of my department might be a fitting subject. But I was wrong. What I discovered while researching it turned out to be totally unfitting for the event; in fact, it contributed to my decision to leave Vienna in 1993. I did, however, summarize my findings in an article – and it is this paper that I consider my most important publication. Here is its abstract:

Misguided by the notion that the decline of the German race would be prevented by purifying “Aryan blood”...

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Refugees, by @judeinlondon

As someone who works primarily with unaccompanied minors let me just smash this continued women & children first myth re: refugees.

— Congolesa Rice (@judeinlondon) 23 October 2016

1) women are always at risk in conflict. We tend to pay the highest price. There was an entire summit on this in 2014 by Angelina Jolie & UN

— Congolesa Rice (@judeinlondon) 23 October 2016

2) so many refugees & minors happen to be male is largely because they're fleeing conscription into fighting. This isn't rocket science.

— Congolesa Rice (@judeinlondon) 23 October 2016

3) there is a long and rich history of young boys & teenagers being roped into fighting wars they neither understand nor want part of.

— Congolesa Rice (@judeinlondon) 23 October 2016

Families will send their at risk children away from war to give them a chance of survival. This is the first deployment of women & children.

— Congolesa Rice (@judeinlondon) 23 October 2016

So if you live in a constantly under siege town where 14yr old boys are being rounded up to go& fight, you're gonna try to get then out.

— Congolesa Rice (@judeinlondon) 23 October 2016

This isn't really groundbreaking information. The use of child soldiers is as old as time. So these young boys & men become the refugees we

— Congolesa Rice (@judeinlondon) 23 October 2016

see. And they're just as vulnerable as women & young girls fleeing sexual violence in conflict. But because we have been conditioned to...

— Congolesa Rice (@judeinlondon) 23 October 2016