Lindsay Mackie writes: The vote has happened. And, many millions of people voted to Leave for what they believed were good reasons, from knowledge that they, their families and neighbours and communities, were living precarious lives, subject to economic and social...
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We are all in this together: Vote In
The picture in the window of this small, independent shop keeps the referendum message simple. We may each have different reasons for voting to remain in the EU, and that itself is the point. From the perspective of the New Weather Institute, whether you care about...
Europe IN 250 words: What would Mrs Thatcher do?
On immigration Brexit is like an advertising campaign promoting national, political body dysmorphia
On the subject of immigration Brexit is like an advertising campaign to promote the national equivalent of body dysmorphia (anxiety related to a distorted view of the self). When it comes to handling influxes of people, much poorer countries like Ethiopia, the Lebanon...
Europe IN 250 Words – The Last Gasp of Fleet Street
Today Michael White, all-seeing political commentator on The Guardian, writes about the last gasp of Fleet St as the old media try to influence the Europe debate. Of the many things which have changed in Britain since the first European Referendum in 1975, cleaner...
Europe IN 250 words: ‘Bigger, faster & more’ for the few, or a better world for all? New Weather argues on the BBC the need for European coordination
From returning finance to useful economic and social purpose, to tackling climate change and reversing inequality, European-wide coordination is vital. The New Weather Institute argues the case here on the future of Europe on the BBC's World Business Report. The first...
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This pamphlet looks at how the UK is unprepared for a new era of crises and disasters. To illuminate the national predicament we look at lessons from recent history, and what we can learn, often from countries in the Global South, about the kind of local planning required and resources needed to be ready for when storms and other disasters strike near where we live.
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