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THE war of words on Britain’s EU membership “renegotiation” stepped up a gear at the CBI with protests both inside and outside the lavish annual conference.
The CBI’s role as a big business bastion of Brussels is not in doubt. Over the last eight years this “independent” body has received more than €1 million cash from the European Commission.
It continues to represent the interests of British and US financial capital who benefit immensely from membership of the EU.
US tariffs have had Von der Leyen bowing in submission, while comments from the former European Central Bank leader call for more European political integration and less individual state sovereignty. All this adds up to more pain and austerity ahead, argues NICK WRIGHT
Starmer sabotaged Labour with his second referendum campaign, mobilising a liberal backlash that sincerely felt progressive ideals were at stake — but the EU was then and is now an entity Britain should have nothing to do with, explains NICK WRIGHT
In an address to the Communist Party’s executive at the weekend international secretary KEVAN NELSON explained why the communists’ watchwords must be Jobs not Bombs and Welfare not Warfare