There are two reasons why students from abroad want to study in Britain. The first is that British universities are, in general, far and away better than those in the EU.
Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer work for the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. In early 2015 Obermayer received a message, “Hello. This is John Doe. Interested in data?” This book is the story of what happened next.
Real wages in Britain have fallen by more than 10 per cent in the past ten years, according to government figures.
Italy’s GDP is up by only 0.8 per cent on last year. In this year’s second quarter, there was no growth at all.
27 October 2016
NHS England is trying to defy the historic referendum vote to leave the EU by applying EU rules to the procurement of up to £15 billion of specialised services contracts.
The British people made a declaration of independence. Now we have to get the independence we voted for.
Who cares if Russia sails its only aircraft carrier through the English Channel (or La Manche if you sit on the other coast)?
24 October 2016
Belgium cannot sign the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, the EU’s proposed trade deal with Canada because of opposition from local elected bodies. That may block the whole deal.
24 October 2016
This account of the Remain campaign by David Cameron’s PR man opens up a fascinating insight into its fundamental contradictions.
The government wants massive cuts to staffing on Britain’s railways regardless of safety. ASLEF is to ballot train drivers in Southern rail against that threat, joining RMT guards in their increasingly bitter dispute.
Deutsche Bahn, the German state-owned rail company, has axed nearly 900 jobs, a quarter of its British workforce.
Unison’s go-it-alone stance on local government pay has hit the buffers. Its additional pay claim for 2017-18 is not supported by other unions. Employers have refused the claim. New thinking is needed by workers to make progress.
