Brexit

Source : BuzzFeed News, Alex Spence, 07-06-2018
« J’admire de plus en plus Donald Trump. Je suis de plus en plus convaincu qu’il y a de la méthode dans sa folie. »
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The United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II has given her royal assent to Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit legislation which has finally made its way through Parliament.
Reuters reports:

Nine EU countries are expected to sign on to a new European military force. Non-EU countries can also participate, including Britain – if Brexit ever really happens.

Brexit rode to victory on the coat-tails of a type of discontent whose power sprang from its insuperable reluctance to specify its nature. Seemingly focused on a foreign power centre that British voters saw (with some justification) as the usurper of their democratic rights, its real focal point was nebulous and imprecise enough to encompass a potent mix of grievances.

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Nothing better illustrates the disaster of Britain leaving the EU than Donald Trump. Once we’re no longer able to enjoy the huge benefits of the European single market we will be compelled to try to arrange favourable independent trade deals with other countries, the largest of which will almost certainly be the USA. Having to rely on the US for our primary trading partner is the truly nightmare scenario of Brexit, and one example of why this is so was provided last week.

Source : Jacobin, 29-04-2018
Les partisans du maintien dans l’UE prétendent que Brexit sera une apocalypse économique. Mais il donne aussi l’occasion d’une rupture radicale avec le néolibéralisme.
Le leader du Parti Travailliste, Jeremy Corbyn, lors d’une allocution sur le Brexit en 2017. (Crédit photographique : Getty)

Progressive people and politicians in the UK should end the “idiocy” of wishing for a second referendum on Brexit and instead turn to what can be salvaged from leaving the EU, according to Yanis Varoufakis, the former Greek finance minister. Even though the UK is likely to leave the EU with a bad deal, it can still work with other governments on the continent to end austerity and raise living standards, he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his UK counterpart Theresa May at 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday April 18, 2018 [Image: PMO, India]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has returned to New Delhi after concluding a three-nation trip
He capped off his diplomatic tour with stop in Berlin where he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Although no details have been released about their talks, Modi’s visit with Merkel is seen as a testament to strengthening India-Germany cooperation.

Golden years, Saudiwood and HD vinyl + this day in history w/the Johnson Space Center shooting and our song of the day by Guided By Voices on your Morning Monarchy for April 20, 2018.