The US excels in two things … our mega military and our universities. Americas’s universities consistently fill all of the top slots in world ranking of “top fifty schools” … with the exception of Oxford, Cambridge along with the Imperial College London, UCL, and King[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Great Britain’
October 1st, 2017 - 1:03 am § in Misc.
What Rich Peers Do For The Brits
Revealed: rich peers paid for doing nothing Multimillionaire peers are claiming up to £40,000 a year in expenses for attending the House of Lords while making little or no contributions to debates, committees or questions, an investigation by The Sunday Times has found. Critics — including peers [...]
June 23rd, 2017 - 1:54 am § in Misc.
AFTER BREXIT: Soros predicts mounting debt and falling living standards for Britons.
George Soros warns Brexit is ‘lose-lose’ scenario for Brits and Europeans “The fact is that Brexit is a lose-lose proposition, harmful both to Britain and the European Union. It cannot be undone, but people can change their minds. Apparently, this is happening. Economic reality is be[...]
April 4th, 2017 - 6:18 am § in Foreign Affairs
Make England Great Again
Brexit and Britain’s delusions of empire Much of the rhetoric of the pro-Brexit crowd centers around the reclamation of British “sovereignty” from technocrats in Brussels. But the fantasy of Britain’s past collides almost farcically against Britain’s present. By Ishaan Tharoor[...]
March 29th, 2017 - 1:05 am § in Politics
BRITAIN SUCCEEDS FROM EU, TINTIN PUZZLED
Europe’s top Brexit negotiators hang a mocking poster on the walls of their Brexit war room. The image reflects the view among many top EU officials that Brexit is an act of economic self-harm by the UK that will become apparent in the course of the negotiations. Many top EU officials and politic[...]
February 21st, 2017 - 11:36 pm § in Misc.
A Model for the US: Brits campaign to to stop advertising with the hate press
The ‘Stop Funding Hate’ Campaign A campaign urging British companies not to advertise in a number of the country’s tabloids in the run up to Christmas has gathered momentum after a Danish toymaker Lego said it would end “promotional activity” with the Daily Mail. The ‘Stop Funding Hate[...]
January 28th, 2017 - 9:57 am § in Donald Trump, Misc.
Great Britain’s Version of Air Force One
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January 24th, 2017 - 9:45 am § in Misc.
Brexit Up for a Vote?
Britain’s Supreme Court rules Parliament must have a say on Brexit The ruling creates a potential hurdle for Prime Minister Theresa May, but is not expected to block the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. [...]
November 3rd, 2016 - 10:52 am § in Misc.
Court May Block Brexit
A Blow to Brexit A court derails the prime minister’s plans—for now. KRISHNADEV CALAMUR[...]