Friday, June 16, 2017

'May's Election Gamble': What Happened? - BBC Newsnight


Newsnight's Political Editor Nick Watt looks back at what happened during the Conservative election campaign.

Sir John Major | Why Britain Should Remain in the EU | Oxford Union (2016)


EU Debate – Oxford Union | Lord Michael Heseltine (2016)


Lord Heseltine Brexit Is the Cancer Gnawing at the Heart of the Conservative Party


Lord Heseltine Talks Theresa May and Brexit


Brexit Is Dead: A Wave of Anger Crashes over Britain


SPIEGEL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL: Europe used to have a fearful respect of the Tories. But those days have long since passed. Now, the weakened party may have accidentally killed off Brexit -- a pet project that most party leaders didn't want in the first place.

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

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

What's Her Game Plan? Weakened Theresa May in Paris ahead of Brexit Negotiations


Bernie Sanders Slams Trump for Ignoring Climate Change, Income Inequality & Voter Suppression


Full Interview: Naomi Klein on "No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump's Shock Politics"


Naomi Klein: Trump is the First Fully Commercialized Global Brand to Serve as U.S. President


Brexit Negotiations "Could End Absolutely Anywhere"


Now, "the terms will be dictated by the EU," says Sajjad KARIM, British Member of the European Parliament. The real danger now is that May won't have the majority to pass whatever agreement comes of the negotiations.

Bernie Sanders: We Must Reevaluate Our Relationship With Saudi Arabia


Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke about his vote for a resolution of disapproval of arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

Ivanka Calls Her Father's Critics 'Vicious'


Ivanka says that she didn’t expect her father’s critics to be so vicious. Hannah Cranston, Mark Thompson, and Amberia Allen, the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.