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Briferendum Aftermath Series

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In an unexpected outcome, people of the United Kingdom voted in favor of leaving the European Union in June 23rd referendum. For so many months, we have kept our readers updated on the referendum through our "Briferendum Series". Now with the referendum in place, we can hardly call it an end, instead, it's a new beginning of an era of greater uncertainties. With this non-binding referendum, there are so many possible scenarios that may play out including a second referendum. In this series, we once again vow to keep our readers up to the minute as the path ahead unfolds.

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Return of the town hall: will Brexit bring British democracy closer to the people?

Jul 08, 2016 23:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

In the lead up to the EU referendum, the Leave campaign urged voters to take back control from Brussels. Their message invoked the dominance of EU laws and institutions such as the European Commission and the European...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Brexit shock has caused a sterling crash of historic proportions – here's just how bad it is for the pound

Jul 08, 2016 23:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Even before the UKs Brexit vote was official, the pounds value plummeted. It has been much reported that sterling has hit record lows. A look at the history of British currency crises shows how dramatic the shock was....

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Brexistentialism: Britain, the drop out nation in crisis, meets Jean-Paul Sartre

Jul 08, 2016 23:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The greatest philosophical one-liner of the 20th century or anti-EU theme tune? Hell is other people began life as a snappy soundbite in Jean-Paul Sartres Huis Clos, a short, harsh, brilliant meditation of a play, written...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Moody's lowers UK's and EU's growth outlook after Brexit vote

Jul 08, 2016 11:40 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The United Statess rating agency, Moodys, has lowered the growth outlook for the United Kingdom and for theeurozone, following the Brexit win in the EUreferendum on June 23 that diminished confidence among the entire...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Briferendum Aftermath Series: One pie the world would like to bite out of UK

Jul 08, 2016 11:33 am UTC| Commentary

Clearing house business is one big pie that the financial centers all around the globe would love to steal away from the United Kingdom viz.a.viz London. After the referendum, Londons clearing house business is clearly...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Briferendum Aftermath Series: Why does Brexit bring UK's consumer confidence down when majority had voted for it?

Jul 08, 2016 07:13 am UTC| Commentary

British consumer confidence as recorded by GFK consumer confidence dropped sharply in the aftermath of the referendum where themajority of the Britons voted in favor of exiting from the Union. GFK released anone-off...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Briferendum Aftermath Series: UK to get second female Prime Minister after Margaret Thatcher

Jul 08, 2016 06:09 am UTC| Commentary

After the second round of voting among the members of the Parliament (MPs), Britain is heading to get its second female Prime Minister after Margaret Thatcher, the Iron lady. In the second round of voting, front-runner...

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