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Britain’s fabulous Brexit song is even better than the Trump Girls Freedom song
Britain is to hold a referendum on leaving the European Union, and the "Brexit" group—largely represented by the country's nativist UKIP party—have a fabulous music video to promote their cause... By Bob Beschizza.
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Spain PM protests Cameron 'Brexit' visit to Gibraltar
Both sides in the British referendum debate Thursday suspended campaigning after Labour lawmaker Jo Cox was seriously injured in a shooting near Leeds. Both the "Stronger In" and "Vote Leave" groups agreed to cease campaigning as a mark of respect, and soon afterwards the Prime Minister himself announced on social media that he would not be going ahead with the Gibraltar rally.
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Brexit will turn Berlin into 'Europe’s startup capital'
Thanks to its location in a finance centre and also fewer language barriers with Silicon Valley, London has long been dubbed the startup capital of Europe. But not anymore, according to the some tech industry experts. “The German startup capital of Berlin is the winner of Brexit, London is the loser,” said German Startups Association boss Florian Nöll on Friday. At the same time though, Nöll said this isn’t the kind of victory one should celebrate. “We haven’t seen ourselves as German or British entrepreneurs in a long time. We are European entrepreneurs. Our startups were founded for international markets.”
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To Brexit or Regrexit? A dis-United Kingdom ponders turmoil of EU divorce
To leave, or not to leave: that is the question. Still. After Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union, there is no indication that a so-called Brexit will happen soon. It maybe never will.
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How Ex-London Mayor Boris Johnson Suddenly Became the Most Powerful Man in Britain
For now, anyway. It’s not going well.
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Poland 'shocked' by xenophobic abuse of Poles in UK
Poland's ambassador in London has expressed shock and concern about what he said were incidents of xenophobic abuse directed against the Polish community following the UK's decision to leave the European Union. Dozens of alleged racist incidents were reported to the police in parts of England over the weekend, including cases where Poles and other eastern Europeans were the victims of racial abuse.
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The politics of anger
Many Brexiteers built their campaign on optimism. Outside the European Union, Britain would be free to open up to the world. But what secured their victory was anger. Anger stirred up a winning turnout in the depressed, down-at-heel cities of England (see article). Anger at immigration, globalisation, social liberalism and even feminism, polling shows, translated into a vote to reject the EU. As if victory were a licence to spread hatred, anger has since lashed Britain’s streets with an outburst of racist abuse.
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Brexit voters are not thick, not racist: just poor
The most striking thing about Britain’s break with the EU is this: it’s the poor wot done it. By Brendan O’Neill.
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Pound slides to fresh 31-year low against the dollar
The pound has hit a fresh 31-year low against the dollar as markets remain edgy in the wake of the Brexit vote. At one point it hit $1.3058 against the dollar, the lowest level since September 1985. Against the euro it fell to €1.1703, its lowest since 2013. Analysts blamed a disappointing report on the UK services sector, and ongoing uncertainty about the effects of the UK's vote to leave the European Union. There was caution on Wall Street as well, where shares closed lower.
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A Short History of British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Insulting Foreign Leaders
The brash and flamboyant politician, the U.K.'s new foreign secretary, is one of the more cosmopolitan figures on the world stage—but he’s also one of the least diplomatic. By David A. Graham.
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The Abdication of the Left
The political backlash against globalization, evident in the UK's Brexit referendum, was predictable. The bigger surprise is the decidedly right-wing tilt the political reaction has taken, which partly reflects the left's role in leading the hyper-globalization movement at crucial junctures. By Dani Rodrik.
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After Brexit: the myth of post-truth politics
Remain has become a religion, whose Truth we must not deny. By Brendan O’Neill. (July 13, 2016)
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Brexit Blues
“I don’t think there’s ever been a time in British politics when so many people in public life spent so much time loudly declaring things they knew not to be true.” John Lanchester.
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Meeting to address British-Swiss ties post-Brexit - SWI swissinfo.ch
A delegation from Switzerland will visit Britain to discuss the countries’ future economic ties and agreements following Brexit. ...
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'Mr Brexit' meets Mr Brexit: Nigel Farage to stump with Trump
Former Ukip leader and leading figure of leave campaign is not expected to endorse Republican nominee but will tell Mississippi voters ‘the Brexit story’
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Immigration: Brexit an opportunity to fix 'broken' system
Leaving the EU is an opportunity to fix the UK's "broken" immigration system and restore public confidence in controlled migration, a report says.
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The Remain campaign does not want a second referendum
The official Remain campaign, known as Britain Stronger In Europe, has relaunched as a campaign group called Open Britain, but has stopped short of calling for a second referendum, and says controls on free movement of people should form part of Britain’s renegotiated arrangements with the European Union. Open Britain will campaign to ensure that the UK is seen as outward looking and open for business with the rest of the world, but accepts that the result of the referendum should be final.
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Former UTV Ireland owner suffered ad fall in Brexit run-up - Independent.ie
THE run-up to Brexit led to a fall in advertising at the former UTV local radio stations, the chairman of Belfast-based Wireless Group plc has said.
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Theresa May tells ministers UK must make success of Brexit
The government will "push ahead" to triggering Brexit without Parliamentary approval, Downing Street says. In a statement after Theresa May's cabinet gathered at Chequers, Number 10 said ministers agreed on the need for a "unique" deal for the UK. Mrs May told cabinet colleagues to focus on the "opportunities" outside the EU as she reiterated there would be no second referendum. The UK would not stay in the EU "by the back door", she added.
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People who felt marginalised drove Brexit vote, study finds
People who felt that they had been pushed to the margins of society, on low incomes and living in low-skilled areas, were the driving force behind Brexit, according to research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. It found that the way Britons voted in June’s referendum was deeply divided along economic, educational and social lines, with a lack of opportunity across swaths of the country resulting in people opting to leave the EU.
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