On the fence.
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As both beneficiary and victim of EU policies, yellowhammers are apt symbols for Brexit’s divisions.
Balls.
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If you think first past the post or the alternative vote can sort this out, dream on.
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Leaving the EU will threaten the long and close relationship between Britain and Europe when it comes to making and enjoying music.
A signed copy of Marcel Proust’s ‘Du cote de chez Swann’ . Proust highlighted France’s bitter debate about the Dreyfus affair.
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Proust’s masterpiece À La Recherche du Temps Perdu reveals how people’s irrational beliefs become entrenched.
Stormy seas ahead.
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Confrontation between French and British scallop fishers is a warning about the resource conflicts of the future.
Are bulb bans a bright idea?
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Encouraging people to buy LED bulbs is not a long-term solution. We need lighting which is kind to the planet and our health.
A feeble Theresa May in Kenya.
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The UK’s plans for post-Brexit trade and investment in Africa are pint-sized by the standards of other major players.
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Neither country’s fishing fleet has come out of this well.
Big decisions.
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What migration figures really tell us about the movement of people.
Tally ho!
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The idea that welfare cuts galvanised Vote Leave risks identifying the wrong culprit.
Theresa May with her South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Many leaders before her have sought to make aid spending all about their own agendas – but there’s a new element in this case.
British Prime Minister Theresa May during her South Africa.
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The British prime minister’s visit to Africa comes amid increased interest by China and France.
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Belgium held the previous record with 541 days without a government. What’s holding up power-sharing?
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Could issues like price manipulation and over-regulation be having an impact on the medicine supply chain?
US President Donald Trump is accused of siding with white right wing groups on South Africa’s land reform issue.
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The US president’s comments about South Africa’s land reform stem from his view that whites are under attack from blacks.
Dominic Raab, secretary of state for existing the European Union and star of Deal or No Deal.
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August 24, 2018
Ioannis Glinavos , University of Westminster ; Alan Shipman , The Open University ; Andrew Gunn , University of Leeds ; Feargal Cochrane , University of Kent ; Helen Carasso , University of Oxford ; Philip Crilly , Kingston University , and Stephen Roper , Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
From trade to medicines, the UK government’s ‘just in case’ planning is revealing.
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Tariffs, border controls and other barriers would kick in and prove costly for both businesses and consumers.
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Roma are worried they may not meet all the requirements necessary to secure ‘settled status’ in the UK after Brexit.
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Results showing a large number of Leave constituencies now back Remain caused great excitement but don’t necessarily mean major change is on the way.
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Austerity measures, a refugee crisis and the UK’s retreat have not dimmed most EU citizens’ enthusiasm for the union.