Britain may be leaving the EU, but English is going nowhere
Jul 04, 2016 19:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
After Brexit, there are various things that some in the EU hope to see and hear less in the future. One is Nigel Farage. Another is the English language. In the early hours of June 24, as the referendum outcome was...
More in hope, less about immigration: why poor Brits really voted to leave
Jul 04, 2016 19:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A popular Brexit narrative is that those left out of rising prosperity lashed out at the establishment because they could take no more punishment. They had suffered years of recession and austerity exacerbated by a Dutch...
What a weaker pound means for the British economy
Jul 04, 2016 18:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The value of the pound dropped off a small cliff when it became clear that Britain had voted to leave the European Union. But this is not necessarily a bad thing. Simple economics dictates that a falling currency is good...
Here's what would have happened if Brexit vote was weighted by how long voters had left to live
Jul 04, 2016 18:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Britains youngest voters will spend about 60 years living with the consequences of Brexit even though the majority of them voted Remain. Wouldnt it be fairer if their vote was worth more than the vote of someone with only...
London banking will struggle to escape Brexit trap
Jul 04, 2016 18:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
The free movement principle of the EU means that all individuals of member states receive an EU passport. They can settle in any other EU country and enjoy the same rights and benefits as any other citizen of the host...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: Key political updates 3
Jul 04, 2016 09:48 am UTC| Commentary
Since out political updates 2 on June 28th, which is available here http://www.econotimes.com/Briferendum-Series-Key-political-updates-2-228421 , a lot has gone under the bridge. Here are the most crucial ones and as...
How to start healing those Brexit family rifts
Jul 03, 2016 12:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
It has been an emotional month for many in the UK. After the sadness and anger that followed the tragic murder of MP Jo Cox, many people now feel fearful and apprehensive as the consequences of the EU referendum begin to...
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