Reading Time: 6 minutes Books will soon be obsolete in schools. Scholars will soon be instructed through the eye. It is possible to teach every branch of human knowledge with the motion picture. Our school system will be completely changed in ten years. – Thomas Edison – 1913 You’ve got to give Thomas Edison credit for his vision. Of […]
EU Citizens and Brexit: “Leave if You Want to, The Expat’s Not For Leaving.”
Reading Time: 4 minutes The title of this post paraphrases something Margaret Thatcher said during the 1980 Conservative Party Conference. Having been asked on several occasions by the media whether she would perform a U-turn concerning her economic and social policies, she had always replied that she wasn’t one to change her mind. At the conference she spoke a […]
Call My Bluff with Theresa May…This week’s word is…Brexit
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time once again for “Call My Bluff”. And here’s your host, Theresa May. Hello everybody, and welcome to this edition of “Call My Bluff”, a panel game in which three contestants give me a definition of a political word that I have never heard of. I must guess the true […]
Socrates in the House of Lords: What is Democracy and Does Theresa May Believe in it?
Reading Time: 5 minutes The fact that Theresa May, the UK prime minister, made an unprecedented appearance in the House of Lords speaks volumes over her respect for parliamentary democracy. It is now patently clear that the EU referendum that took place on June 23rd 2016 was flawed ever since the former prime minister, David Cameron, promised the vote […]
El Mismo Sol: Corruption et Pauvreté au Pérou
Reading Time: 6 minutes Un mandat d’arrêt international a été émis à l’encontre de l’ancien Président péruvien Alejandro Toledo, suite à des allégations de pots-de-vin, estimés à $20m, versés par le géant brésilien de la construction, Odebrecht. L’ancien président, en contrepartie, aurait accordé un contrat lucratif pour la construction d’une route transocéanienne entre le Brésil et la côte péruvienne. […]
Tony Blair’s Appeal Not to Rush Brexit – But Was he Partially to Blame For it in The First Place?
Reading Time: 7 minutes In October 2016 the former UK premier Tony Blair wrote an opinion article in The New European newspaper. He appealed to the UK not to rush into Brexit without seriously taking into account the consequences of such a decision. Tony Blair compared Brexit with a house move. For the former prime minister, it is only […]
BREXIT: Pris Entre Les Lignes: Le Sort des Citoyens Européens au Royaume-Uni et des Britanniques dans l’Union Européenne
Reading Time: 3 minutes Le parlement britannique a approuvé un projet de loi donnant à Theresa May l’autorité nécessaire pour déclencher l’article 50 du Traité de Lisbonne, conformément au résultat du référendum du 23 juin 2016. Presque huit mois se sont écoulés depuis le vote, et le sort des ressortissants de l’Union Européenne vivant et travaillant au Royaume-Uni, ainsi […]
Philosopher Kings to Save the EU?
Reading Time: 5 minutes 2016 was marked by a sharp rise in populist politics and has culminated in the UK vote to leave the EU and the election of Donald Trump in the US. In 2017, the French presidential election race has already been marred by a political scandal involving the right-wing candidate and presidential front-runner, François Fillon. He is […]
EUROPE: Un Philosophe Roi Peut-il Sauver L’Europe?
Reading Time: 5 minutes 2016 a été marquée par une montée en puissance de la politique populiste en Europe et a abouti au vote du Brexit, et à l’élection de Donald Trump aux Etats-Unis. En 2017, la campagne présidentielle française a déjà été troublée par un scandale politique impliquant le candidat de droite et favori présidentiel, François Fillon. Il […]
Caught Between The Lines: The Fate of British and EU Expats Post-Brexit
Reading Time: 5 minutes This week, the UK parliament approved a bill giving Theresa May the authority to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, in accordance with the EU referendum result on June 23rd last year. Seven months on, and the fate of EU nationals living and working in the UK, as well as British nationals in other […]