Interesting News, Articles and Commentary
The man with his head in his hands above wrote a lovely piece. The comments are interesting too. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/2014-2019/andriukaitis/blog/thoughts-weareseat123_en
Blog post by the man behind Nigel Farage in that photo from the EU parliament.
Potential second referendum?
http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/brexit-fix-it/#7IyAPQ8mgiqO
Branson weighs in
https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/calling-parliament-take-second-look-eu-referendum</a>
Referendum Claims / Inaccuracies / Misinformation / Lies
- European Movement – Mythbusters
(29/06/16)
http://euromove.org.uk/mythbusters/
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- Guardian – Vote Leave’s campaign director defies MPs
(20/04/16 (pre-referendum!))
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/20/accuracy-is-for-snake-oil-pussies-vote-leaves-campaign-director-defies-mps
- JK Rowling – years of lies
https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/745931839248932865
- Guardian – British fishermen warned Brexit will not mean greater catches
- Independent – Why are we so surprised that Boris Johnson lied when he’s been sacked for lying twice before?
- BBC – Reality Check: Have Leave campaigners changed their tune?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36641390
- UN declares UK austerity breaches human rights
This one cheered me up although it’s not directly related to BREXIT
Consequences of Brexit
- Forbes – What next after Brexit? (27/06/16)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevekeen/2016/06/27/what-next-after-brexit/#6b8f781446f8
- BBC – Berlin eyes Britain’s tech talent
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36642560
- Reuters – EU tells UK single market access requires full free movement (29/06/16)
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0ZF29S
Racism / Xenophobia
- Guardian – Emboldened by Brexit, Europe’s far right is surging
The Union – Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England
- Independent – Spanish PM opposes EU talks with Scotland (29/06/16)
- Brexit might not happen
Independent – Even though we voted for it, a Brexit won’t happen. Here’s why. (28/06/16)
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-wont-really-happen-second-referendum-markets-value-housing-pound-a7106996.html
- Guardian – John Kerry: Brexit could be ‘walked back’ (29/06/16)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/29/john-kerry-brexit-could-be-walked-back-david-cameron
Guardian – UK voted for Brexit – but is there a way back? (29/06/16)
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/29/uk-voted-for-brexit-but-is-there-a-way-back
Regretful voters
- Independent – The Mail has explained what Brexit means and its readers seem shocked. (25/06/16)
- Independent – The Sun has also got around to telling its readers what Brexit will mean, and they are not happy (26/06/16)
- Huffington Post – Brexit ‘Regretters’ Say They ‘Weren’t Really Voting To Get Out Of The EU’
Relating to the referendum itself
- FT – The demographics that drove Brexit (24/06/16)
http://blogs.ft.com/ftdata/2016/06/24/brexit-demographic-divide-eu-referendum-results/
- BBC – The result in maps and charts (28/06/16)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36616028
Lessons we need to learn
http://rightsinfo.org/brexit-five-lessons/
If you want to do more, consider
marching or demonstrating
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