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European Movement Staffordshire is committed to making the positive case for EU membership.

Promoted by European Movement Staffordshire, Cliff Mitchell I000928, Unit 4 Tunstall Trade Park, Brownhills Road, Stoke on Trent, ST6 4SE, [email protected]
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
BREAKING: “The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong."

Keir Starmer says that "wild promises were made" about Brexit.

He adds: "The same argument is now being made about the European Convention on Human Rights"
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Brexit has failed people, and now, it's failing animals too.
Brexit: 'Serious risks to animal and public health', House of Lords warns
A grace period for existing measures expires on 31 December.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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eastkent4eu.bsky.social
Now less than 3,000 signatures are required to bring the total to 100,000. Be the one to make a difference and sign now.

Ask for a judicial public inquiry into Russian interference in UK democracy.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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europeanmovement.co.uk
Read our new report in association with the Centre for International Learning and Leadership on the importance of Erasmus+ for our culture, education system, and economy:

www.europeanmovement.co.uk/this_is_eras...
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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europeanmovement.co.uk
Use our new tool to explore EU-funded Erasmus+ projects in your area, and see real-time updates from our Erasmus+ campaign:

fundedbyerasmus.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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bylinesnetwork.co.uk
Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances. A new decade-long Brexit study explains it: a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.

Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Watch the video. See what cooperation between the UK and EU could achieve: cheaper bills, healthier communities, and a thriving natural world.
#OneEarthOneTeam @europeanmovement.co.uk

Sign the petition:

www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...
One Earth. One Team. | Caroline Lucas | European Movement UK
YouTube video by European Movement UK
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November 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’

'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
John Major labels Brexit an 'act of collective folly'
John Major has launched a devastating attack on Brexit, branding it an "act of collective folly."
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Learn more about our One Earth, One Team campaign and sign our petition here:
Tell The Government: Strengthen UK-EU Environmental Cooperation
Climate change and environmental problems don't respect borders. The UK and EU must work together to protect our shared environment, tackle the climate crisis, and preserve biodiversity for future…
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Individuals and families across the country are struggling with rising energy bills, food prices, and the cost of living. Rejoining the EU's Internal Electricity Market would save families £370 million a year.
£370 million. Since leaving the EU's energy market, the UK pays up to £370 million more each year for electricity. Rejoining the EU Internal Electricity Market would bring prices down.
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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A clear message from Sir John ...
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implausibleblog.bsky.social Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 13d
John Major, "Our links to Europe and America may be loser now than once they were and that is a loss"

"The loss of trade with Europe alone costs us £100 billion of lost trade every year"

"That's a tax yield of £40 billion"

"How useful would that have been in recent months to the Chancellor?"
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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In the run up to the Budget, the economic impact of Brexit is becoming clearer everyday.
'GDP reduced by 8%' - Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
Can't help but feel those responsible for Brexit should not, for example, be riding high in the polls with a new party...
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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And these are just the economic impacts. The social, cultural, political and reputational damage is just as real and that also has a huge impact on our quality of life.
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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femi-oluwole.bsky.social
Nigel Farage: "Small businesses shouldn't trust politicians who get freebies from big corporations."

*3 MINUTES LATER*

Nigel Farage: Lord Bamford and JCB, the Tories' old donors, are giving Reform UK £200,000!
Farage admits Big Business funding during Small Business launch!
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
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November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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The UK played a pivotal role in creating the ECHR. Leaving it now would betray that legacy, and destroy the very principles we helped to create.
The European Convention on Human Rights was written by British lawyers after the Second World War to protect people from torture, persecution, and abuse of power. It is the backbone of the Good Friday Agreement, guaranteeing equality and peace in Northern Ireland. To abandon it now, as is now being demanded, would be to tear up those protections and betray Britain's promise to uphold human rights at home and abroad.
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Rejoining the EU won’t happen overnight, but we can start by rebuilding cooperation with the EU. This should include realigning the UK as an associate member of European agencies, rejoining key European programmes such as Erasmus+, and seeking deeper agreements with the EU across the board.
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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marchforrejoin.co.uk
Rejoin Ramble - Walking 250miles from London to Brussels! More info... www.marchforrejoin.co.uk/ramble
RAMBLE | National Rejoin March
www.marchforrejoin.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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peteknapp.bsky.social
Fires & Fascism showing at:
Stoke, B-arts
Tue 25 Nov, 7pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fires-and-...

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FIRES AND FASCISM - Film screening + director Q&A
Hosted by North Staffs Campaign Against Racism & Fascism with Stoke Extinction Rebellion and North Staffs Friends of the Earth
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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brexitbin.bsky.social
Mamdani, Greens and others shouldn't really be seen as radical. Rather, they should be seen as a return to the tradition of Roosevelt and Attlee. A return to the common sense social policies that were sidelined by 40 years of a trickle-down experiment that led nowhere.
#NewDealers
brexitbin.bsky.social Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 27d
Two ideas defined the 1930s. Fascism on the right and Roosevelt's New Deal on the left. The only one to survive was Roosevelt's – until "trickle-downers" started dismantling it in the 1980s. Roosevelt's New Deal is worth cheching out, as it seems to be what folk are looking for again.
#NeoRoosevelts
New Deal Programs
The New Deal was an amalgam of dozens of programs and agencies createdby the Roosevelt Administration and the Congress. Some came into beingby law, some by executive order; some arewell known, some ar...
livingnewdeal.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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carolinelucas.bsky.social
That the UK - one of the architects of this fund, designed to save the world’s forests - is now refusing to put any money into it is frankly shameful. Starmer’s claim that he still continues to back the fund is meaningless without resources - so much for climate leadership
November 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
emstaffs.uk
For people across the UK, Europe means many different things - from culture, adventure and diversity, to opportunities for work, collaboration and friendship.
@europeanmovement.co.uk
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What Does Europe Mean to You?
For people across the UK, Europe means many different things - from culture, adventure and diversity, to opportunities for work, collaboration and friendship.
www.emstaffs.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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zoejardiniere.bsky.social
This afternoon an incredibly important principle is being debated in the House of Lords

We know people die at our border & in our asylum system at a horrifying rate, but shockingly the govt does not record how many, who, or how.

@asylummatters.bsky.social are campaigning to #KnowTheirNames
November 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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bremaininspain.com
"The chancellor has finally got the Brexit message, but only part of it"!
".... somewhat disingenuous of Reeves to claim the damage caused by Brexit is suddenly apparent. Some of us have known this for some time. Indeed, we have gone on about it."
#brexitcarnage
@theobserveruk.bsky.social
The chancellor has finally got the Brexit message, but on...
Reeves has shared the dramatic news that the damage of Brexit imposes a serious constraint on her budgetary freedom
observer.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
emstaffs.uk
And another one ...

The Brexit elephant was busy trampling everything under its feet while it knew everyone was pretending not to see it.

Now its presence has been acknowledged is anyone going to do anything to stop it?
‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache
Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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ursusclan.bsky.social
Every time I visit Italy ( I am in Sicily) I feel the loss. Europe was our natural home — law, culture, trade, defence, shared purpose. We walked away on the promises of Johnson and Farage. They sold pride and delivered poverty. #faragetaxes
October 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM