And, guess what, top prizes go to Remainers
A UNIVERSITY competition for essays on Europe awarded nearly every prize to a pro-EU effort.
The contest at Canterbury Christ Church University was judged by Professor Amelia Hadfield – who receives a grant from the EU of up to £44,000 over three years as the Jean Monnet Chair.
Her title is a teaching post with a specialisation in European Union studies for university professors.
The ‘blog on Europe’ competition was for first and third-year politics undergraduates, with winners getting £250 each in book vouchers.
Ten of the 12 winning entries were pro-EU, one was neutral, and only one – talking about the EU’s failure to intervene in Catalonia – was negative.
Eight made reference to Britain’s exit from the union, claiming that it was damaging and chaotic.
An article published by The Bruges Group, a Thatcherite thinktank, argued that the scheme is ‘propaganda’.
It added: ‘It’s not just academics who can rely on EU backing.
‘There is funding for British students to write research papers about the positive aspects.’
Canterbury Christ Church did not comment.