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European Union

Politics

The Man Who Brought You Brexit

“‘I’m going to devote myself full time to securing and then winning a referendum on leaving the EU,’ Daniel Hannan replied. The aide laughed down the line. ‘Good luck with that.’”

Sam Knight The Guardian Sep 2016 30min Permalink

Politics World

Brexit: A Disaster Decades in the Making

A political history of Britain.

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“On the day after the referendum, many Britons woke up with the feeling – some for better, some for worse – that they were suddenly living in a different country. But it is not a different country: what brought us here has been brewing for a very long time.”

Gary Younge The Guardian Jun 2016 20min Permalink

Politics World

How to Grow a Weetabix

On the relationship between conservation, British farmers, and a possible Brexit.

James Meek London Review of Books Jun 2016 50min Permalink

Business Tech World

Google’s $6 Billion Miscalculation on the EU

European antitrust regulators just won’t leave Google alone.

Brad Stone, Vernon Silver Bloomberg Businessweek Aug 2015 20min Permalink

Politics World

Plasenzuela's Dirty Secrets

Welcome to Plasenzuela, whose 500 inhabitants enjoyed no-show jobs, spent millions on phantom projects and defrauded Social Security.

Guillermo Abril El País Jul 2012 10min Permalink