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Why the British Said No to Europe Posted: Saturday, June 25, 2016 How Severe Is Venezuela's Crisis? European Union’s Imperial Overreach The European Union's haughty and hasty expansion into low-wage Eastern Europe may be its undoing, as the Brexit vote shows popular resistance to the westward migration of workers that followed, writes Jonathan Marshall. Why the British Said No to Europe The majority vote by Britons to leave the European Union was an act of raw democracy. Millions of ordinary people refused to be bullied, intimidated and dismissed with open contempt by their presumed betters in the major parties, the leaders of the business and banking oligarchy and the media. Basta Ya, Brussels! British Voters Reject EU Corporate Slavestate Goodbye to All That: Why the UK Left the EU So what started as a gamble by David Cameron on an outlet for domestic British discontent, to be used as a lever to bargain with Brussels for a few more favors, has metastasized into an astonishing political earthquake about the dis-integration of the European Union. Despite the Vote, the Odds Are Against Britain Leaving the EU The Brexit vote shows that a majority of the British voters understand that the UK government represents interests other than the interests of the British people. As difficult as the British know it is to hold their own government to account, they understand they have no prospect whatsoever of holding the EU government to account. During their time under the EU, the British have been reminded of historical times when law was the word of the sovereign. EU parliament leader: we want Britain out as soon as possible President Martin Schulz says speeding up of UK exit being considered after 'continent taken hostage because of Tory party fight' World's 400 Richest People Lose $127 Billion on Brexit: Chart END OF THE EU? Germany warns FIVE more countries could leave Europe after Brexit FIVE European countries may seek to follow Britain's lead in leaving the EU in a Brexit domino effect, Germany has warned. 'Once occupation ends, terrorism will disappear': Abbas speech in EU parliament enrages Israel Putin calls out NATO's 'insecurity agenda' Russia's repeated – and rebuffed – calls for security cooperation proves it is not Russia, but NATO which is the source of Europe's instability and geopolitical tension. Policy by Waging Undeclared War Against Russia? Washington's NATO buildup on Russia's borders, its refusal to cooperate with Moscow in Syria and Ukraine, and its anti-Putin propaganda form an ominous pattern. Tomgram: Nick Turse, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics... and U.S. Africa Command United States bombings of other countries |
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