Democracy on speed #Brexit
The question, when it came, was striking in its simplicity: “should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” Two boxes.…
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Brexit: a View From Scotland
By John Bryden On Thursday 23 June, two of the four constituent nations of the formerly United Kingdom – England, and Wales – voted to leave the EU,…
Brexit: a View From Scotland
By John Bryden On Thursday 23 June, two of the four constituent nations of the formerly United Kingdom – England, and Wales – voted to leave the EU,…
Brexit: a View From Scotland
By John Bryden On Thursday 23 June, two of the four constituent nations of the formerly United Kingdom – England, and Wales – voted to leave the EU,…
Brexit: a View From Scotland
By John Bryden On Thursday 23 June, two of the four constituent nations of the formerly United Kingdom – England, and Wales – voted to leave the EU,…
Was bedeutet der Brexit für Flüchtlinge?
Großbritannien blieb weitgehend abgeschottet von der Flüchtlingskrise, die im vergangenen Jahr viele andere Länder Europas erschüttert hat. Geschützt durch die Geographie und den Status außerhalb des …
UK should Remain in the EU to stop the global advance of the far right
Tomorrow the British will go to the polls to decide whether UK should stay within the European Union or not. I truly hope that the majority will vote…
Did the Belgian Authorities Purposely Trigger the Brussels Attacks?
Among the dense clouds of speculation from mainstream journalists and the many supposed national security experts whose expertise lies in repeating nothing (“I have been briefed, but I…
The Shape of Things to Come in Libya (Part 1 of 2)
There is another rush to war in Libya. Driven by US public alarmism over ISIS, and fronted by Italy, we are now being told by the Italian Defence…
Varoufakis announces pan-European movement to “democratise the EU”
In a recent interview for the Italian magazine L’Espresso, former finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis announces the formation of a new Pan-European movement in February 2016, with…
Antropologie: een kansloze discipline? (2)
Griekse burgers in discussie met elkaar. Door Herbert Ploegman. Meer dan drie jaar geleden schreef ik een blog op Standplaats Wereld met bovenstaande titel. Ik was net afgestudeerd, en…