Editing Rory Bremner (section)

==Political views==
In a 2001 interview, Bremner expressed his disillusionment with the [[premiership of Tony Blair]], despite being initially optimistic about him. He said: "When I first met [[Tony Blair]] in 1996, he was open and idealistic, keen to bring a breath of fresh air to government. But something happened – was it just the arrogance of power? – that narrowed [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]'s vision from purposeful reform and investment, to peevish and petulant pragmatism." However, he remained an outspoken critic of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], saying: "How dare they look at the railways, the schools, the hospitals, and say the priority is [[Taxation in the United Kingdom|tax cuts]]?"<ref>{{cite news | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1375844.stm | title= Rory Bremner: Finding his own voice | work=BBC News | first=Chris | last=Jones | date=8 June 2001 | access-date=23 July 2015}}</ref> Bremner supported [[Reg Keys]] in the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]] when he stood against Tony Blair as an anti-war candidate.<ref name="Sheppard">{{cite book |last=Sheppard |first=David |title=On Some Faraway Beach: The Life and Times of Brian Eno|year=2015|publisher=Orion|isbn=978-1409157625}}</ref>

Bremner opposed [[Scottish independence]] in the [[2014 Scottish independence referendum|2014 referendum]], arguing that "social justice, a fairer society and the [[National Health Service|NHS]] don’t stop at the border" and that people should "fight for those things within the Union".<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence/11090517/Rory-Bremner-on-Scottish-independence-Why-this-proud-Scot-has-a-very-big-but....html | title= Rory Bremner on Scottish independence: Why this proud Scot has a very big but... | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Rory | last=Bremner | date=11 September 2014 | access-date=23 July 2015}}</ref> He was also one of several celebrities who endorsed the parliamentary candidacy of the [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]]'s [[Caroline Lucas]] at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]].<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/24/celebrities-sign-statement-support-caroline-lucas-not-green-party | title= Celebrities sign statement of support for Caroline Lucas – but not the Greens | work=The Guardian | location=London | first=Jessica | last=Elgot | date=24 April 2015 | access-date=23 July 2015}}</ref>

In August 2018, Bremner spoke at a [[People's Vote]] rally in Edinburgh; People's Vote was a campaign group calling for a public vote on the final [[Brexit]] deal between the UK and the European Union.<ref>{{cite news | last = Staff and agencies | title = People's Vote backers rally in Edinburgh for say in final Brexit deal | url = https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/aug/18/peoples-vote-backers-rally-in-edinburgh-demanding-say-in-final-brexit-deal | work = [[The Guardian]] {{!}} Edinburgh | date = 18 August 2018 | access-date = 19 August 2018}}</ref>