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

  • A new way to govern Scotland: co-opposition
    Labour and Plaid Cymru ran Wales pretty successfully for three years (2021-24) without a formal coalition. Could Swinney and Sarwar take a leaf out of the same boat?… Read More »
  • UK a Small Economy Bystander as Geopolitical Instability Grows
    What would you do if you were Keir Starmer now? Would you rejoin the EU, meet China’s President Xi Jinping, stop supplying arms to Israel, encourage the Chancellor to free up regulations on bankers’ bonuses, adopt a ‘pragmatic’ approach to Trump’s election victory or tell the UK public they don’t have to change their behaviour in the face of out of control climate change?… Read More »
  • The EU in the World: Rising to Today’s Challenges or Losing Influence?
    As Europeans look nervously towards the outcome of the US presidential election, there is no shortage of articles exploring how a Trump or a Harris presidency will impact on the European Union (for a good overview see this FT piece by Tony Barber). And, unsurprisingly, with the exception of some of the EU’s far right politicians such as Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, there is widespread concern at the deep impact a Trump presidency would have. The outgoing president of the European Council, Charles Michel, has said a Trump victory would be a wake-up call for Europe “to act more to take our destiny in our own hands.”… Read More »
  • Council of the Nations and Regions: seven questions Scotland’s First Minister must put
    Keir Starmer is due to chair the inaugural meeting of the UK government’s newly created ‘Council of the Nations and Regions’ in Scotland this Friday. The summit is due to focus on investment and growth ahead of a much bigger international investment summit to be held in London the following Monday.… Read More »
  • The Labour Government, Scotland and the EU
    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 days, you would struggle to find any clear, transformative strategy, bringing a new sense of dynamism, hope and constructive action to the UK. … 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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