The immediate legacy of the referendum is a Dis-United Kingdom, split communities, eroded friendships, family rifts, and pervasive uncertainty.
Brexit’s biggest flaw is that its success hangs on the creativity and hard work of the young whose votes said clearly that they want to stay within EU.
Of those aged between 18 and 24, 71% voted to remain: amongst them, 80% of women opted for staying in the EU.
Taking Stock after the Snap Election
This is a new introduction to the site. We trace what has happened since the June 2016 referendum and conclude that neither the government nor the opposition has a convincing Brexit negotiating strategy. We suggest that the approach to negotiation needs to shift from antagonistic bargaining to constructive consensus building. The process should be “reset”, not ruling out membership of the single markets nor curtailing the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. Instead it should explore innovative ways of reconciling the goals of “leavers” with continued membership of the EU – as we illustrate in relation to alternative ways of cutting migration from member countries.
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Protesting in Florence
TEXT of 5 Placards prepared and displayed by Future of our Children in Piazza di Santa Maria Novella during May’s speech on 22 Sept 2017 BREXIT KILLS YOUNG HOPES TRUST BREEDS PEACE BREXIT CUTS TRUST PEACE IN EUROPE IS PUT AT RISK POUND DOWN 17% ...
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Escaping from Collective Denial
Escaping from Collective Denial MPs must stop closing their eyes to the harm already caused by 15 months of chaotic government mismanagement and act in the national interest We are in a surreal situation as our MPs return to Westminster after their long summer recess,...
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Verse or Worse!
Theresa on Quitting and Splitting I’ve told you I’ll not be a quitter, But I’m being called a Conservative splitter. I swear that I’m still a Brexitter. But just wait till I U-turn by Twitter. I can blame it on Barnier, Le French...
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http://www.future-of-our-children.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Benrecrev-sep.m4a Please note that this audio is aired just after 2 hours 40 minutes into episode 12 of Sixteen Million Rising http://16millionrising.wixsite.com/16millionrising Here is the text from...
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The Height of Lunacy
The Height of Lunacy There is a lot of talk these days about the amount that the UK would have to pay to get out of the European Union and so qualify to begin negotiations about a new trade deal that, according to Theresa May, would generate the “exact same benefits”...
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Taking Stock after the Snap Election
This is a new introduction to the site. We trace what has happened since the June 2016 referendum and conclude that neither the government nor the opposition has a convincing Brexit negotiating strategy. We suggest that the approach to negotiation needs to shift from antagonistic bargaining to constructive consensus building. The process should be “reset”, not ruling out membership of the single markets nor curtailing the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. Instead it should explore innovative ways of reconciling the goals of “leavers” with continued membership of the EU – as we illustrate in relation to alternative ways of cutting migration from member countries.
Healing Intergenerational Divisions
This site is about healing divisions, mainly within families, between friends and in communities. We focus especially on inter-generational divisions within those families in which the older generation voted to leave the EU and the younger generations opted to remain.
These are the most painful divisions because they damage the natural bonds between grandparents, parents and their children that hold families together: they mean that millions of young children are already growing up in divided families. But they are also the fault-lines that can be drawn together most readily as all those involved have a vested interest in family unity.
The first step in tackling this is through trying to restore intergenerational trust within divided households. This implies talking frankly about the problems faced by split families. It does not mean blaming grandparents or calling on them to renounce their beliefs and values, but simply inviting them to signal their respect for the aspirations of their young.
If this happens on a sufficient scale, our leaders will sense a mood change amongst older voters that will embolden them to think twice about the reckless course on which they are now embarked.
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We know how difficult it is to start talking about these things, and that we have to learn from each other. This is why we have created this site as a place for sharing ideas, experiences and information between individuals, groups and campaigners.
Please chat with your family and friends about these thoughts and raise them for discussion with any groups that you are in. Please comment on this and tell us about the situations in your own families and communities and how they are being handled. Send us lots of stories, photos and videos that we can post here!