2024 Election Statement

The result of the 2024 general election has profoundly changed the UK’s political landscape. For supporters of European integration in all four nations it must be a relief to see the Conservative party – the key instrument in Brexit – so roundly defeated.

Labour has won an enormous victory. We congratulate the party and wish it well in government. It is in all our interests that Labour succeeds. The party inherits historically weak public finances, a limping economy, hollowed out public services and dangerously threatening geopolitical clouds. At home, Labour faces a Commons with Nigel Farage constantly sniping on every front, sowing division and discontent at every opportunity. A successful Labour government is in the interests of our cause.

At EMiS (European Movement in Scotland) we have been working on a post-general election campaign plan. We will share that with members shortly.

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Blog

  • The Labour Government, Scotland and the EU
    This article was first published on 20 September 2024 on Kirsty Hughes’s substack at https://kirstyhughes.substack.com/p/the-labour-government-scotland-and. By Kirsty Hughes As it heads into its party conference, after its July general election win, Labour should be riding high. But, while Keir Starmer’s government is three-quarters of the way through its first 100… Read More »
  • Scotland and the EU: Lessons from the Last Decade
    Ten years after the 2014 referendum and Scotland is outside the EU alongside the rest of the UK. The threats in 2014 that an independent Scotland would find it difficult or impossible to rejoin the EU after independence, never valid, are now ironic indeed and have been so since the 2016 Brexit vote.… Read More »
  • Blowing up the transatlantic bridge
    The imminent advent of a Trump 2.0 presidency is concentrating the mind of Europeans as they confront more tumultuous instability at home and abroad. More Europe is, with risks, the preferred option.… Read More »
  • The EU, the UK and Scotland: what now?
    Creating strong, constructive relations with the EU and its member states is a welcome sight after the Tories’ destructive chaos of Brexit, including the damage to the UK’s international reputation and influence. But how much difference is it going to make to the reality of the UK’s position fully outside the EU? And does Scotland get any say in how this all unfolds?… Read More »
  • Media that Matters – Special UK General Election Edition
    A selection of recent press articles on the UK’s new government, where it mightstand with Europe, and the changed political landscape across the UK. Ourselection includes a thoughtful piece from Ireland, an examination of the UK/EUdefence relationship and Bertelsman Stiftung’s analysis of the general election. Keir Starmer ruled out rejoining… Read More »

Upcoming Events

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Podcasts and Videos

European Conversations

The Future of Wales

European Conversations
European Conversations
The Future of Wales
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The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales reported in January 2024. The Commission had both independent experts and party political nominees on it, produced a unanimous report, and… Read More »

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Webinars and Livestreams


Livestream: At the Heart of European Integration and Peace-Building



Livestream: At the Heart of European Integration and Peace-Building
Glasgow for Europe are  talking to Catherine Day, former Secretary General of the European Commission about European integration, enlargement, …


Fife4EU in conversation with Douglas Chapman MP



Fife4EU in conversation with Douglas Chapman MP
On their monthly meeting Fife4EU were joined by Douglas Chapman MP. They talked about the Rosyth Ferry, Erasmus, the Nordic Council and more. …

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