Friday, June 16, 2017
'May's Election Gamble': What Happened? - BBC Newsnight
Brexit Is Dead: A Wave of Anger Crashes over Britain
Once upon a time, under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, the Tories filled all of Europe with trepidation. French President François Mitterrand complained to his psychologist that he was plagued by nightmares caused by the British leader and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, as unclassified British documents revealed in late 2016, once preferred to chow down on a cream pie in Salzburg than meet with the British prime minister.
Many in the UK thought a bit of fear was a good thing. Fear sounded like respect and influence -- and, more than anything, like good deals. But now, after two catastrophic elections in less than a year, that is over. Completely.
"The country looks ridiculous," the Financial Times -- not exactly a leftist mouthpiece -- wrote recently. Indeed, the party of Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher has turned into a gaggle of high rollers and unwitting clowns. » | An Editorial by Thomas Hüetlin | Thursday, June 15, 2017
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Thursday, June 15, 2017
BBC Panorama - Election 2017: What Just Happened? | June 12, 2017
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Brexit Negotiations "Could End Absolutely Anywhere"
Bernie Sanders: We Must Reevaluate Our Relationship With Saudi Arabia
Ivanka Calls Her Father's Critics 'Vicious'
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