EU Referendum: Were the young shafted by the old ones?
Young people complain that they did not have a chance to vote on an issue that will affect their life very directly and that the over 64 influenced unduly the Brexit vote. I have been trying […]
June 2016
Nigel Farage wants second referendum if Remain campaign scrapes narrow win |Mirror Online
Straight from the horse’s mouth – Farage demanding a repeat of the referendum in case of a close result. That’s when he believed that he would lose. Now that the situation is reversed, we’ll see […]
Tony Blair: Brexit’s Stunning Coup – The New York Times
My impression at the moment is that the Leave side has been surprised by its own victory. While they were all clamouring to get their independence back and jettison the unfair EU, they have all […]
Brexit Vote: Stunned Britons Awaken to a New Era for U.K. | WSJ
Jimmy Harris’ livelihood, along with millions of others, has been destroyed by the closure of mines and factories in the UK. That got rid of the pesky trade unions, but also of the only hope […]
Post Brexit – the Remain camp? Which Remain camp?
Perhaps the Brits – and the rest of the EU leaders – should stop blaming the EU (which they run) for all the problems and claim all achievements as their own only. Even the defeated […]
Coulisses de Bruxelles – Brexit: amis Anglais, merci pour votre sacrifice ! – Libération.fr
Amis Anglais et Gallois, merci, du fond du cœur. Vous avez su résister à tous les arguments, des plus rationnels au plus apocalyptiques, de ceux qui militaient pour le remain. Vous avez choisi d’ignorer les […]
Brexit: Good for the United States?|The American Interest
British citizens will be voting on June 23 on a question that will affect not just their political futures and Europe’s, but America’s as well. Source: Brexit: Good for the United States?
‘The Eurosceptics’ Little England is a claustrophobic timewarp’ – why I’m glad to be a European | Politics | The Guardian
The late Hugo Young wrote powerfully in praise of the EU following the introduction of the euro in 1999. His arguments about national identity, Brussels bureaucracy and the fantasies of anti-Europe Tories are more relevant […]
MSF rejects EU funding in protest at refugee deal | World news | The Guardian
With the greatest respect for MSF, who do a great job in often terrible conditions, where others fear to tread – in this case they are wrong – dead wrong. It’s like having children; it’s […]
Six reasons to keep calm and vote Remain|Spectator
Like almost everyone, I’ve piled angrily into this fight. But as the debate nears resolution I feel ashamed of all… Source: Six reasons to keep calm and vote Remain
Map Age Guide from xkcd
Very impressive! http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/map_age_guide.png
Norman Davies on Russian Expansionism
Russian expansionism, summarised by Norman Davies: “Russian historians have rationalized their country’s expansion in terms of ‘national tasks’ and ‘the gathering of the lands’. In reality, Russia and its rulers were addicted to territorial conquest. […]