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 […]
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UK 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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AEJ Guests 1968-2016
2016 29 November 2016 Alex Salmond Former First Minister of Scotland and Scottish National Party spokesman on international affairs and Europe in the UK Parliament. […]
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Brexit dominates AEJ congress November 2016
Perhaps unsurprisingly the issue of Brexit was on every delegate’s mind at the AEJ’s 2016 Congress in Kilkenny in southeastern Ireland on 4 –6 November […]
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Roger Morgan 1933-2015
A frequent participant in AEJ events down the years, Roger Morgan died on 3 March 2015 at the age of 82. A lifelong enthusiast for […]
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Don Hatwell 1926-2014
Former secretary of the AEJ British section and London editor of the Bristol Evening Post, Don Hatwell died at his home in Woodford on 29 […]
Read moreDr. Andrew Mango 1926-2014
Former BBC World Service editor and executive, and noted interpreter of Turkish affairs, Andrew Mango died at home in Barnes on 7 July 2014. AEJ […]
Read moreJohn Guinery 2014
Retired journalist, lobby correspondent, head of information for the Independent Broadcasting Authority, and member of the AEJ, John Guinery, died on 24 February 2014.
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Frank Gray 1941-2013
From friend and colleague David Barker: Raconteur, jazz aficionado, editor, writer and most of all a friend to the many people whose lives he touched…. […]
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