European Movement in Wandsworth and Merton

20/05/2026

Our "Living with the Brexit Divide" social with a twist is underway. We are at the Wandaworth Quaker Meeting House from 1778, listening to two couples experiences over the last decade.

18/05/2026

Suddenly, the Brexit omerta that was poisoning the British democracy for 10 years is gone. It turns out, we can have a debate and YOU can vote in the poll! 😃

The Brexit debate has come crawling back from the dead to dominate Labour leadership chatter after this weekend - with a firm split emerging in the party's senior ranks

14/05/2026

Join us for our special social meeting "Managing the Brexit Divide". Our guests will be talking about managing life and business post-Brexit, in two countries suddenly no longer governed by the same set of rules. It's going to be an evening with fellow Europhiles and opportunity to continue the conversation until late. RSVP below. 👇
When:
May 20, 2026 at 19:00 - 10pm

Where:
Wandsworth Quaker Meeting House
59 Wandsworth High St
London, Greater London SW18 2PT

27,000 members. 100+ local groups. One mission: rebuilding Britain's relationship with Europe.

30/04/2026

Our meeting with MP for Wimbledon Paul Kohler is underway. He shares with us what is going on in the Parliament.

19/04/2026

https://www.wimbledonbookfest.org/events/antony-seldon-marina-wheeler/

In the 10th anniversary year of the referendum, historian and author Anthony Seldon and barrister and writer Marina Wheeler KC discuss the deeply relevant ongoing political ramifications of Brexit. Whether you’re politically engaged or simply curious about Britain’s future, this promises to be a...

15/04/2026

Paul Kohler, Lib Dem MP for Wimbledon, is joining us for an informal meet-up and discussion about his party’s views on closer links with the EU.

When: Wednesday April 30th at 7 pm.

Where: The Alexandra in Wimbledon, 33 Wimbledon Hill Rd, London SW19 7NE

Register:

27,000 members. 100+ local groups. One mission: rebuilding Britain's relationship with Europe.

11/04/2026

After numerous warnings during the referendum campaign that implementing Brexit will be like "removing eggs from the omelette", 10 years later we see exactly that. The Home Office is about to launch crackdown on some pre-settled status holders who may have abused the system. The problem? A binary, yes-or-no decisions will be based on something not intended for that purpose: travel patterns and even cheap ticket bookings. That potentially creates new problem to solve another. Maybe NOT creating them in the first place, by NOT ending the freedom of movement, would have been a better choice?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/10/home-office-starts-crackdown-on-eu-citizens-post-brexit-rights-to-live-in-uk?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwdGRjcARHM79jbGNrBEcxxGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHgFG_tTDH6Hl8ckxaRKuvaBPmwbOtq-Q_5LbydRQvU-8ebR0Kj7shvVGGpT1_aem_Tbf6Jj_kBPlQgMu5RoRWTw

Concerns raised over use of travel data in determining whether people are ‘continuously’ in Britain after HMRC fiasco

07/04/2026

Iceland and Norway, two countries that have applied for EU membership in the past and subsequently changed their minds, may join very quickly if they chose to. “They’re basically 80 percent there”, said EU diplomat. And the appeal of EU membership is growing.

Donald Trump’s distancing from Europe means richer countries now want EU membership for protection in a more fragile world.

28/03/2026

We were back on the street in Wandsworth today, or by the Southfields Station to be precise. We have found one single person who felt that her life has been improved by Brexit. That's the pattern we're seeing in every Eurometer we make for years now! On the other hand, we have heard stories of people more afraid to travel abroad, cautious to invite family members to visit them due to the EU Entry/Exit System or even feeling the burden of being "third-country national" while on vacation in Europe. There was a strong feeling among people that these consequences are most often treated as a political taboo. At least they have Fleur Anderson representing them!

26/03/2026

Join us this Saturday for our Spring Eurometer!👇We will be asking good people of Wandsworth how they feel about the UK’s relationship with the EU, as we approach a decade from the referendum.
WHEN: Saturday 28th March from 11am
WHERE: Southfields Station, 248 Wimbledon Park Rd, SW18 5RL

Stay tuned for live coverage! 😄

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11/02/2026

Today European Movement in Wandsworth and Merton held the AGM and meeting with our guest and Vice-President Molly Scott Cato MEP. Molly encouraged us to be proud of our European identity and explained some of many reasons for it. European countries occupy most of the top 20 most developed, desired and respected countries in the world. It is thanks to their common European values. There isn't - and never was - a conflict between the European and British identity.
After the discussion we celebrated the noble and iconic British tradition of raffle. Some lucky members won European food and souvenirs that, somehow, made their way through Dover. 🤭