In 2018 Brexit dominated AEJ UK lunchtime meetings just as it did for most of the year’s news agenda.
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Fake News undermines democracy …and confuses expert researchers
Two reports in 2018 tried to examine the difficult phenomenon of fake news. The AEJ issued a road map on how to respond after a […]
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AEJ joins call for justice for Jamal Khashoggi
The Association of European Journalists International joined the Journalist Support Committee (JSC) to call for justice and a full investigation into the death of Saudi […]
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AEJ UK Anniversaries
On the 50th anniversary of its formation in 1968 the AEJ UK hosted an open and substantial dialogue among figures from opposing sides of the Brexit debate.
Read moreNo deal on Brexit? – September 2018
How likely was no deal with the EU on Brexit? Prime Minister Theresa said the only choice was between her Chequers plan or no deal […]
Read moreBrexit meets fake news – July 2018
In July 2018 there were a series of reports that raised questions about the role of fake news in the campaign for Brexit. A UK […]
Read moreBrexit Checkers – July 2018
In early July 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May forged an agreement from her cabinet on Brexit – an agreement that fell apart starting two days […]
Read moreDennis Kiley 1933-2018
Denis Kiley’s “full and outrageous life” was celebrated on July 13 2018 after his death from advanced prostate cancer on June 29. Exiled nearly 60 […]
Read moreUK Parliament passes EU repeal law – June 2018
The UK Parliament approved the Conservative government’s EU withdrawal bill in June 2018, paving the way to Brexit by converting all applicable EU laws into […]
Read moreUK and EU Brexit transition deal – March 2018
Britain and the European Union agreed on most of the terms for the Brexit transition period in a deal announced on March 19 2018 showing […]
Read moreLords fail to stop Brexit – early 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May got her withdrawal bill passed virtually unchanged in early 2018, winning every vote in the House of Commons, rejecting amendments proposed […]
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AEJ Guests 2017
Digesting Brexit and Donald Trump and their impact on the UK, international relations and global security caught the attention of much of the media through 2017 and was reflected in the AEJ’s guest list.
Read moreMPs face rising levels of abuse and threats
A survey by the BBC in September 2017 confirmed growing levels of abuse and death threats to MPs. This issue was sadly highlighted by the […]
Read moreTheresa May’s election gamble backfires – June 2017
The newspaper headlines said it all on the morning after the 2017 UK election. Prime Minister Theresa May lost 13 seats and in the coming […]
Read moreThe Brexit voting saga – early 2017
On March 13 2017 the lower House of Commons voted 498 to 114 in a final vote to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to invoke […]
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