Better late than never. Was Brexit then just a repudiation of UK austerity, or did voters understand the the political establishment in Britain were also part of broader EU policy?
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EU politics
The Independent: Emmanuel Macron branded ‘hero of the rich’ for cutting taxes for the wealthiest in new French budget
Emmanuel Macron seems to be pushing through a neo-liberal policy that once again enriches the few and immiserates the many. What else is new in the European Union? Read here
Economics
eKathimerini – Greece: Just 10% of hotels have opened since mid-May
Tour operators have been pressing for ever lower prices and their flights have been arriving with few passengers on board. Read here
EU politics
Vanessa Beeley: Bordeaux: Gilets Jaunes, Acte XXV, Militarization of French Security Forces
My full conversation with a French police officer yesterday during Acte XXV of the #GiletsJaunes protests. 25 weeks of state sanctioned violence and savagery. Thankfully, yesterday was relatively quiet and ended without any major tension […]
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