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Anglotopia.netThe Website for People Who Love Britain – AnglophilesFebruary 19, 2021 By John Rabon 1 Comment Moving on from “The Great War”, as World War I came to be known for a time, 1920s for Britain was a time that was neither granted the peace nor the prosperity it had hoped for post-war.  Britain continued […]

The IMF Press Center is a password-protected site for working journalists. Sign up to receive free e-mail notices when new series and/or country items are posted on the IMF website. Modify your profilePublication Date: September 2, 2022 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary:This Technical Report […]

LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) – The European Union on Friday abruptly reversed a plan to use emergency Brexit measures to restrict exports of COVID-19 vaccines from crossing the Irish border into the United Kingdom after it sent shockwaves through Northern Ireland, London and Dublin. In a steep escalation of the EU's fight to secure vaccine […]

LISBON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Britain's decision to suspend flights from Portugal because of concerns about a new coronavirus strain in Brazil is "absurd", Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva said.Santos Silva told the state-owned news agency Lusa late on Thursday he had requested a meeting with British foreign minister Dominic Raab to clarify the […]

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Discover Thomson ReutersBy Andrew MacAskill, Zandi Shabalala, James Davey5 Min ReadLONDON (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Britons marched through London on Saturday to demand a new Brexit referendum and celebrated as lawmakers in parliament voted to postpone Britain’s departure from the European Union.The protesters, some having traveled for hours from around the United Kingdom […]

Discover Thomson ReutersBy Andy Bruce5 Min ReadLONDON (Reuters) – Investors fearing a no-deal Brexit have sold the pound at a pace drawing comparisons with currency crises that marked Britain’s post-war history.Vast sums of reserves squandered, political careers ruined and knocks to national pride all took a heavy toll on British governments that tried and failed […]

Discover Thomson ReutersBy Gabriela Baczynska4 Min ReadBRUSSELS (Reuters) – British and European Union negotiators sealed a Brexit deal on Thursday, just a week before the United Kingdom finally leaves the orbit of the 27-nation bloc, its biggest trading partner.Here is what it means – in five basic questions.Brexit – or “British exit” – refers to […]

The Scottish referendum looks set to bring change to the UK Parliament. But Westminster has seen plenty of that over the past 900 years. Parliament started life as an English affair. It was not much of a Parliament – more of a talking shop for the king and rich men. The king asked their advice, […]

Research Fellow in Politics, University of York Mark A Hutchinson receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust as a research fellow as part of the project 'Rethinking Civil Society: History, Theory, Critique' at the University of York.University of York provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.View all partnersThe genealogy of the term British reveals […]