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Stay at home, Cameron

You might have heard that David Cameron has reportedly been in touch with Theresa May to advise on Parliament’s Brexit deadlock. Number 10 has obviously denied this - like everything else - but the BBC’s sources seemed confident. This isn’t the first time that yesterday’s man has poked his nose into a mess of his own making. Never mind the...

Published on 18 Dec 2018

The View from Düsseldorf: Brexit Worries for a Travelling Professional

After studying languages all my academic life, I moved to Germany to live, work and start my post-university career. Leaving the EU will make my future far more difficult. Thanks to the EU, I was able to live and study in Europe with two partner universities as part of my applied languages degree, without the need for visas or...

Published on 18 Dec 2018

Reclaiming the flag: English Nationalism in the Age of Brexit

“I’m going on a march”, said an English Defence League supporter in 2011, “because I want Britain to be back British”. In a YouTube clip of this moment, the flag of St George waves in the background. For years now, England’s banner has been associated with the far-right and football hooligans, but there are questions to be asked over whether that...

Published on 14 Dec 2018

Renew’s Long Read: Why Theresa May Must Go

The PM should resign. Windrush, Grenfell, and Brexit are indicative of an old style of politics and arrogance that must end, says John Nucciarone Democracy and “will of the people” is not only about and expressed through the act of placing a mark on the ballot. It is about information the electorate has access to and how a government...

Published on 12 Dec 2018

Brexit is Turning UK Politics into a Farce. Seriously.

Renew Deputy Leader James Clarke gives the lowdown from a bizarre day of protest outside parliament. Today in Parliament Square and College Green, a 'Vote Down the Deal' rally and a 'Brexit Betrayal' counter-protest went ahead in spite of the government's shabby decision to delay the meaningful vote for another day.On a bright and sunny December morning, the proceedings began...

Published on 12 Dec 2018

Boris Bikes for a Greener World

Renew candidate and Cambridge resident Boris Boyadzhiev comments on the need to protect the natural world, both in the way we move around and how we relate to othersBeing a keen cyclist and part of the thriving Cambridge community is something I am proud of. My city has been crowned ‘the cycling capital of UK’ for a reason. There is...

Published on 10 Dec 2018

RENEW BLOG

Stay at home, Cameron

The View from Düsseldorf: Brexit Worries for a Travelling Professional

Reclaiming the flag: English Nationalism in the Age of Brexit

Renew’s Long Read: Why Theresa May Must Go

Brexit is Turning UK Politics into a Farce. Seriously.

Boris Bikes for a Greener World