Mad as hell and tagging you in the comments.
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Pressure from online comments can cause our democratically elected leaders to act in the strangest ways.
Here come the cavalry?
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The Bank of England has cut interest rates to a historic low of 0.25% and is injecting further rounds of quantitative easing.
European laws are often actually written in pen.
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The best option for future relations seems to be EEA membership, but that puts paid to the ideal of ‘taking back control’.
Those living through the first Renaissance recognised that their age offered blinding possibilities, but that any gains would have to be achieved amid relentless shocks. The same is true today.
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The first Renaissance struggled with the same doubts and uncertainties and blinding possibilities that we face today. Any gains we make will have to be achieved amid relentless shocks.
Waiting for Superman.
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Britain’s central bank governor Mark Carney is like a prize fighter throwing his last, limp punches.
The plebiscite on whether Australia should legalise same-sex marriage is constitutionally unnecessary.
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It’s the plebiscite Australia doesn’t have to have. But if the plebiscite on marriage equality goes ahead, how should it be designed?
Nurses will have to apply for a student loan.
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More people will go into nursing after bursaries are scrapped, but fewer than the NHS needs.
The docks at Felixstowe: what does the customs union mean for business?
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The difference between a customs union and a free trade area – explained.
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If turnout had been 100% on June 23, you might be eating a croissant right now instead of protesting about Brexit. Then again, you might not.
Keeping the lights on.
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Post-Brexit Britain will have many rivals eager to exploit any weakness in London’s primacy as a home for banking.
Catching up on the UK news.
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The case of a man stripped of his EU citizenship offers some guidance for emigrants living in legally uncharted territory after the Brexit vote.
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Brexit, borrowing and birth rates may prove a lethal cocktail.
Your vote is not insignificant in the bigger scheme of things. It matters.
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Not voting can have serious consequences regarding the kind of society we end up living in. Disengagement can mean a lowering of quality of life.
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The added costs from trade-related red tape that will result from leaving the EU are certain and they will be costly for business and government.
How to keep them active?
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How can British politics win back the trust of young voters?
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The UK is in for a volatile few years, with no obvious calming measures in sight. But for a true revolution to happen, a great many stars would have to align.
The Western Distributor project announced by the Andrews government will benefit Melbourne’s suburban residents in the west and north, but inner-city elites are mobilising against it.
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It’s a project that creates benefits for Melbourne’s western suburbs and the state as a whole. But the inner-city elite don’t like it and recent experience suggests their opinion holds sway.
Please, you must go now.
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Britain might want to play nice and exit calmly, but the French president must avoid giving ammunition to Frexiters.
Meet new British PM: Check.
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Everyone is looking to the German leader to save the union in the wake of the Brexit vote.
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Wetherspoon chief Tim Martin is so excited about Brexit he’s called it a ‘new Magna Carta' – but do his sums add up?