ELfR Podcast: China, a counterweight to Russia or a threat to the West?
A discussion with China expert Enrico Fode As China tries to maintain a balance between Russia and the west, what are the likely scenarios in…
I want my country back|New Statesman
As Tories prepare to elect a new prime minister – yet another one in a long sequence of candidates previously anointed by an unelected, self-appointed Australian-American foreign billionaire, whose discrete…
Forget the politics – Brexit may be unlawful | Philip Allott | Opinion | The Guardian
…the original motivation for the holding of a referendum seems not to have been the public interest, but the particular interest of a political party. Especially in cases relating to…
Muslims Are the True Feminists
Before we do anything else, we need to conduct an easy test: we, men and non-muslim women, accept to wear the various forms of modest Islamic garb for a week…
The pope of Great Britain bestows his blessing on the country
Now that the UK has proclaimed, among cries of “Independence Day” its intention to leave the EU – has anybody stopped to think who was the architect of such a…
Rupert Murdoch describes Brexit as ‘wonderful’ | Media | The Guardian
Who made Rupert Murdoch pope? When Henry VIII decided to establish the Church of England, it was to affirm his right to be the only master of the destiny of…
The people have spoken on Brexit. But did the media tell them the truth?
The failure to challenge campaign myths over the last month mirrors a failure to report on and explain the EU correctly that goes back 40 years Source: The people have…
So many Brits now live abroad that they’re causing immigration debates. Oh, the irony|The Independent
A 2015 story – pity that it didn’t get any traction during the acrimonious EU Referendum debate about immigration. I have known – and still know – lots of Brits…
Britain, we love you, but bugger off already
Let’s see in how many we love you… Britain and the Brits have always been popular and loved in Europe, for various reasons, some of them entirely irrational. Brits were…
Brexit hangover – who won the referendum?
If sanity ever regains a foothold in the UK – I am not holding my breath – perhaps the endless concessions which Murdoch won from prime ministers, from Thatcher onwards,…
Più crescita e innovazione, sicurezza e migration compact: così può svegliarsi l’Europa – Il Sole 24 Ore
Ci vuole un grande progetto, che dia speranza a giovani e meno giovani. Il 73% dei giovani Inglesi ha scelto di restare nell’UE – ma solo il 25% dei giovani…