Our own bad habits have brought Britain to the brink of Brexit – The Guardian

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By Martin Kettle This article first appeared in The Guardian   Whether voters decide to leave or remain, we must address failures in our media, culture and politics     Trust the people, that’s what I always say to myself. By and large, over the long term, they will do the […]

You need to apply to postal vote by THIS FRIDAY! #POSTIT

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You need to apply to postal vote by THIS FRIDAY!     Did you know the recommended deadline to mail your postal vote application is this Friday 3rd June? Nor does anyone else. Do it now at j.mp/PostItEU Although the postal voting deadline is technically 5pm on June 8th, we’re deeply […]

We Are Europe – You need to apply to postal vote by THIS FRIDAY! #POSTIT

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  You need to apply to postal vote by THIS FRIDAY! Tweet this Share on Facebook  Did you know the recommended deadline to mail your postal vote application is this Friday 3rd June? Nor does anyone else. Do it now at j.mp/PostItEU Although the postal voting deadline is technically 5pm on […]

Donald Trump and Boris Johnson kiss in Bristol mural – BBC News

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  This piece was originally published on the BBC News website   This is a campaign, We Are Europe, which I helped to start to mobilise millennials to vote in the EU referendum. Please check it out at www.weareeurope.org.uk     Donald Trump and Boris Johnson have been pictured in a […]

In Starbucks and on Tinder, campaigners seek out the young vote – The Guardian

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  By Jessica Elgot This piece was first published in The Guardian Thursday 19 May 2016    Only 51% of young people say they are sure to vote in the EU referendum, as activists blame poor timing and uninspiring rhetoric     Half a million young voters are to be targeted […]

Youth vote targeted for registration before EU referendum – The Guardian

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  By Toby Helm, Harriet Agerholm and Rebecca Ratcliffe This piece was first published in The Guardian on Saturday 14 May 2016    On campuses and in cafes across the UK, groups are organising to ensure that young Britons turn out on 23 June                 […]

Energy policy post-Paris

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    Fulfilling our climate change obligations post-COP21 means a complete transformation of our energy system. The shift towards to a smarter, safer, carbon-free and affordable system is set against a challenging landscape of volatile prices, changing demand patterns and expanding technology options. This backdrop is further complicated by June’s […]

Brexit battle: how tech crew We Are Europe is making the ‘in’ campaign go viral

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Originally published in the Evening Standard As the Brexit debate rages on social media, one east London tech crew is making the remain campaign go viral, says Joy Lo Dico Better together: We are Europe supporters   Monday night in a bar near Silicon Roundabout: the craft beers were flowing, […]

WE ARE EUROPE – WHAT ARE YOU #INFOR?

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…the travel, our rights, better cities and clean air; 70 years of peace; women and men, parents and kids; the right to love whoever we want; science, art, music and culture; our spare time and our work time; action on climate change and the fight against global poverty; food and […]

Why the EU’s electricity market design proposal actually matters

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  By Simon Skillings | E3G   This piece was originally published by EurActiv     The European Commission’s vision of an Energy Union with citizens at its core, where consumers take ownership of the energy transition, is to be applauded but needs to be followed up with genuine policy change, […]