After Brexit, it's clear our voting system needs to change
Of all the lessons we need to learn from this disaster, there is an important one about young people
Of all the lessons we need to learn from this disaster, there is an important one about young people
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Corbyn and his allies should now seriously consider his position. If he doesn't, he may leave Labour split, as well as defeated and irrelevant, with yet more unknowable consequences for our democracy
At least for now, Britain is my home. I care about this country, and it's devastating to see it pummelled with such turmoil. This could have been avoided - and in the US, it still can be
The European elite's contempt for the people of Europe has manifested itself with brutal clarity in their imposition of austerity on the populations of Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Latvia, Ireland and Portugal, as well as their drive to conclude the TTIP negotiations in the face of such widespread public opposition
As history tells us, there are reasons to be cautious about the claims that the Iraqi city of Fallujah is freed from Isis control
How quickly the economic shock recovers depends on these factors
Calling for a British Independence Day is wounding to all the nations that revolted and fought hard against British colonial rule. This kind of language is contributing to real incidents of xenophobia across the UK
Being a decent chap with values shared by young idealists and old lefties like me is not enough. It is not the beginning of enough
What have we done? If I could take my vote back now, I would
Yes, there is plenty of cross-generational unfairness, but Brexit isn't a good example of it
The crude majoritarian politics of this referendum has seen half of the population (a generally poorer, less well-educated and elderly half) effectively strip major freedoms and even a cherished identity from the other half (a more prosperous and predominantly younger half)
Within a few short years the 48 per cent will be the 50 per cent, and then the 55. The young voted Remain by a substantial majority. Many of us feel betrayed
One Saudi businessman noted that the kingdom's imports would be cheaper; so would purchases in London's property market, the super-wealthy Arab bolt-hole for immensely rich Gulfies
Some poorer communities that were sacrificed for the good of the EU could become prosperous again; we probably would have been forced to join the euro eventually; and savings on the EU budget contribution are real
Labour needs to embrace the vote for Brexit for what it really is: a vote against austerity, insecurity and uncertainty, with tax-dodging corporations, an irresponsible finance sector and the Conservative Party to blame
With Hilary Benn's midnight sacking, the coup against the Labour leader is under way