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Europe Life UK

Brexit Bubble

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I’m quite concerned about the potential impact of a BREXIT, and have been avidly following events on Twitter. At some point you do need to pull yourself out of the Twitter bubble and take a reality hit. Today was the day I did that, and it’s also the day I realised that this isn’t an […]

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Politics UK

Brexit: Nicola Sturgeon

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Nicola Sturgeon looks like the only person with a firm hand on the tiller in the UK, given the almost civil war within the Labour Party, the obviously divided and rudderless Conservatives, and the fact that Cameron is resigning. She’s the only one sounding calm, confident and more importantly the only one with what at […]

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Europe UK

Brought freedom

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Lovely piece by Deborah Orr in the Guardian, about how much the EU project has done to provide a free and open Europe for all it’s citizens: Given the limited nature of the project, it’s a wonder that the EU has achieved as much as it has. And yet, it has offered millions of people […]

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Big Brother Freedoms Privacy Secret State UK

Police speak to boy, 10, due to spelling error

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http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/20/i-live-in-a-terrorist-house-police-speak-to-muslim-boy-10-over-spelling-error As a result, the child was interviewed on 7 December by police and the authorities examined a laptop found at his family home. His family has since demanded the school and police apologise, according to the BBC. A cousin of the boy, who has not been named to protect his identity, said his relatives initially […]

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