Many people in the UK and, frankly, the world were stunned by the Brexit vote to leave the European Union. But maybe we all should have seen it coming. In an article in Vox by Ezra Klein, After Brexit and Trump, it’s time to stop trusting our guts and start trusting...
Politics and Government – UK
Brexit’s consequences: News mentions of “Grexit” up 709%
The United Kingdom is this week prepping for a referendum on whether or not to leave the European Union, a political tug-of-war that’s been dubbed the “Brexit” by observers and media alike. It’s a situation that’s caused some intense hand-wringing among those in...
Can the Brits save face after torpedoing “Boaty McBoatface”?
The Internet has spoken, and “Boaty McBoatface” won the Natural Environment Research Council’s naming poll by an overwhelming margin. So bring on those children’s storybooks featuring an anthropomorphized arctic exploration vessel, the school science teaching aids,...