By Dr Anders Poulsen I believe this is likely, in part because of the simple calculus of cost benefit analysis that may favour Scotland leaving the United Kingdom, but in part also because the EU may offer such favourable terms to Scotland to join them, not necessarily because it makes economic sense for the EU … Continue reading Will a Brexit Lead to a “Scotxit” (Scotland leaving the UK)?
Where has all the research (money) gone?
By Dr Christa Brunnschweiler I’ve been following the discussion of the various costs (or benefits) for the UK of leaving the EU for a while now. I follow them as a not entirely disinterested outsider: I am not eligible to vote in the upcoming referendum on 23 June, but I am a citizen of another … Continue reading Where has all the research (money) gone?
Drug prices post-Brexit – an expensive pill to swallow?
by Dr Farasat Bokhari Much has already been written about the potential effects of Brexit on both the British economy as well as the rest of the world, vis-à-vis effects on immigration, employment, wages, inflation, investment, growth and so forth, and by now we know that either the sky is going to fall or it … Continue reading Drug prices post-Brexit – an expensive pill to swallow?
Posh and Brex
By Dr David Hugh-Jones Like everything in Britain, the Brexit debate is all about class. Riffing off Nancy Mitford’s famous distinction between “U” (posh) and “non-U” (vulgar), Harry Mount in the Sunday Times[1] divided the voters up into “EU” and “non-EU”. There’s the sophisticated, well-travelled, culturally open remainers. Then there’s the salt-of-the-earth Brexiteers, who get … Continue reading Posh and Brex
Refugees’ onwards journey into EU destinations
By Dr Liliana Harding Escalating international conflict appears to feed relentlessly into migrant flows, accounting now for almost one million asylum seekers in Europe during 2015. Since the war in Syria started in 2011 millions have found asylum in surrounding countries, with the EU experiencing what might be described as a belated mass influx. Some … Continue reading Refugees’ onwards journey into EU destinations