My father would have said “Britain, right or wrong”; but Bill, who was also an accountant, knew what “wrong” was, and he and Peggy would have voted Remain Robert Fisk@indyvoices 25 Politicians have, for personal gain and ambition, led us into the Brexit perdition “Britain, right or wrong.” My Dad also […]
PM says government ‘will not tolerate intolerance’ after reports of hate crimes and abuse after EU referendum David Cameron condemned incidents of intimidation and abuse reported over the weekend. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Harriet SherwoodReligion correspondent @harrietsherwood Monday 27 June 2016 David Cameron has condemned xenophobic abuse after the EU referendum […]
By Thomas Hüetlin DPA Leave campaigner Boris Johnson Boris Johnson is Britain’s most talented populist. He has seduced his country to leave the European Union — and it could make him prime minister. But those supporting him could end up paying most dearly. On the day of his greatest triumph, Boris […]
Source: The Guardian Sadiq Khan has said it is ‘crucial that we don’t demonise’ those who voted to leave the EU. Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The mayor […]
Source: BBC George Osborne has said the UK is ready to face the future “from a position of strength” and indicated there will be no immediate emergency Budget. The chancellor […]
Source: BBC Jeremy Corbyn will stand in any new leadership election, and reshape his shadow cabinet over the next 24 hours, the Labour leader has said. He urged people “to come together to heal the divisions” after the EU vote. A string of Labour shadow cabinet members have quit, with […]
Jun 25,2016 -JORDAN TIMES = Mahmoud N. Zidan Perhaps the assassination of Jo Cox, the British MP, outside a library is symbolic after all. The purpose of Cox’s suspected murder, Thomas Mair, behind killing her after a surgery session with her constituents cannot be missed: silencing her v oice […]
Most voters in most countries are ignorant of even the most basic political facts, let alone the social scientific theories needed to make sense of these facts. BY JASON BRENNAN ON 6/25/16 AT 10:00 AM Britain Votes Brexit: What Happens Now? This article first appeared on the Princeton University Press […]
Former Mayor of London says ‘no need for haste’ in initiating Article 50 and beginning process of negotiating Britain’s exit from the EU Oliver Wright Political Editor @oliver_wright 1678 comments Boris Johnson has […]
Source: Time By Jeffrey E. Garten Jeffrey E. Garten is the author of From Silk to Silicon: The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives. Though it will take a long […]
By Zubair Khan Note by Editor. In March 1996, in a question answer session, Late Mirza Tahir Ahmad r.a. the 4th spiritual head of Ahmadiyya when asked about ECC narrated following details. The fact is that behind the working of the mind which conceived of this plan or minds which […]
The European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker says there is no reason to wait until David Cameron is replaced in October to begin negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union.Speaking to Germany’s ARD television station, Mr Juncker added that he wants to start negotiating the UK’s reformed relationship with Europe ‘immediately’.’Britons […]
theguardian: by Katherine Whitehorn — Feeling isolated is not only soul destryong, it’s also a risk factor for early death ‘We must help local authorities realise that being lonely is not normal or necessary’: Katharine Whitehorn. Photograph: Caro/Alamy Macbeth may have spoken of “that which should accompany old age/ As […]
Cornwall recieves millions of pounds in EU subsidies every year Will Worley @willrworley 165 comments The Cornish council has issued a plea for “protection” following the United Kingdom’s vote to […]
Participants at the Europride festival in Zurich in 2009. File photo: AFP Priests to protest Swiss Pride march with Latin prayers Published: 23 Jun 2016 Thousands of people are expected to gather in the picturesque Swiss city of Fribourg this weekend to take part in French-speaking Switzerland’s 15th annual Pride […]
The fire broke out in a baroque confessional. Photo: St Gallen Police Tourists put out fire in historic Swiss church with holy water Published: 22 Jun 2016 10:21 GMT+02:00 A couple of quick-thinking tourists earned the praise of police on Tuesday when they used holy water to put out a […]
Source: The Local Writing on Twitter, AfD (Alternative for Germany) leader Frauke Petry said that “the time is ripe for a new Europe.” The AfD has long called for the end to the Euro as a single currency for the European project, and has also been sharply critical of the European Union’s […]
Source: The Local A drunk 28-year-old and his equally sloshed 18-year-old girlfriend clambered onto one of the arches of the Kaiserlei Bridge in Frankfurt at around 11am on Thursday “and didn’t just enjoy the view,” according to police. Drivers approaching the bridge, which crosses the mighty Main river, spotted the […]
Source: BBC The UK has voted to leave the EU – a process that has come to be known as Brexit. Here is what is likely to happen next. Dawn […]