Next week I will be standing for election as chairman of a valuable European youth movement and this comes at some especially interesting and changing times. The UK’s decision to leave the European Union has left many people wondering what this means for Rural Youth Europe. It has also left a vacuum, absent of certainty for the future of many …
What I have learnt from having backyard chickens
This summer, I have had four chickens and a rooster in our backyard behind our summer house. I would have preferred a dog, but reality set its limits; during the winter we stay in a flat, and my fiancé has an allergy. So we thought chickens whould be perfect – they stay outside, they lay eggs and my fiancé doesn’t need …
European friends, the UK may have voted out but please don’t forget us
On the 23rd of June 2016, the UK held a referendum to determine its membership of the European Union. More than 30 million UK residents turned out to vote, signifying the importance of the referendum. A majority vote of 51.9% determined that the UK would leave the EU. A result, I believe shocked the nation. Having spoken to both ‘remain’ …