Tag: England

The Wolf-Krugman Exchange: Power, plutocracy and political economy

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A study found that due to Brexit, UK GDP per capita is 6-8% lower than it would be if the UK never left the EU.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSQ7LY0ca0o

Why small-time criminals burned a London warehouse for Russia’s mercenary group Wagner

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“By the time the fire was out more than £100,000 worth of goods had been destroyed including communications equipment for Starlink satellites, which have proved vital on the frontline in the war in Ukraine.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjkke22gv9o

Britain’s bold new world … as a Pacific trading nation

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“the U.K. became the first new member to join the tongue-twisting Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) since it was formed in 2018.
It’s also the first country that doesn’t at least have a coast fronting the region.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/britains-bold-new-world-as-a-pacific-trading-nation/

Sunak tells Biden UK will stand by cluster bomb ban amid Ukraine tensions

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“Britain is one of more than 100 countries who are signed up to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which prohibits “the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians.””