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Opinion | The United Kingdom Has Gone Mad - The New York Times

Opinion | The United Kingdom Has Gone Mad - The New York Times | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
The problem with holding out for a perfect Brexit plan is that you can’t fix stupid.
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Have we reached peak London?

There are early indicators that London's fortunes could be shifting.
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BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: The Fall of Rome

BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: The Fall of Rome | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Gradual decline or shattering catastrophe?
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Rotterdam prepared for worst when Britain crashes out of EU | Business | The Guardian

Rotterdam prepared for worst when Britain crashes out of EU | Business | The Guardian | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
In Rotterdam, everyone assumes the UK will leave the single market and customs union. We went to see how it plans to cope with the upheaval
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EXCLUSIVE: Married Durham academics given 14 days to leave UK

EXCLUSIVE: Married Durham academics given 14 days to leave UK | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
The pair's fate hinges on the Home Office's decision not to classify the Mexican drug war, which has claimed 160,000 lives in ten years, as a "humanitarian crisis".
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Home Office wants EU students crackdown, Brexit leak reveals

Home Office wants EU students crackdown, Brexit leak reveals | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Document dashes hopes of more liberal approach to overseas students after myth of widespread overstaying was demolished
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Leaked document reveals UK Brexit plan to deter EU immigrants

Leaked document reveals UK Brexit plan to deter EU immigrants | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Home Office paper sets out detailed proposals including measures to drive down number of low-skilled migrants from Europe
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The British are indifferent about many aspects of Brexit, but Leave and Remain voters are divided on several key issues

The British are indifferent about many aspects of Brexit, but Leave and Remain voters are divided on several key issues | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
While the public have voted to leave the EU, it is less clear what that means in terms of policies around key aspects of EU membership. Sara Hobolt and Thomas Leeper (LSE) examined public opinion o…
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China's final dynasty offers a lesson for Brexit Britain on the perils of the outside world

China's final dynasty offers a lesson for Brexit Britain on the perils of the outside world | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
What can we learn from the 19th-century Qing dynasty?
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'A bit of me is dying. But I can’t stay': the EU nationals exiting Britain

'A bit of me is dying. But I can’t stay': the EU nationals exiting Britain | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Feeling betrayed and bewildered after years in the UK, many EU citizens are leaving before Brexit. And some Britons are going too …
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The Dunkirk spirit: how cinema is shaping Britain’s identity in the Brexit era

The Dunkirk spirit: how cinema is shaping Britain’s identity in the Brexit era | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Where some see disaster, others see victory … No, not the fraught events of 1940 as depicted in Christopher Nolan’s war epic, but the right’s battle against Europe. Has cinema become a willing ally?
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One of the best universities in Britain is opening a campus in Germany after Brexit

One of the best universities in Britain is opening a campus in Germany after Brexit | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Kings College London is planning to become the first British university to open a campus in Europe in the wake of the Brexit vote.  The institution is hoping the new site in eastern German city of Dresden will attract international students and academics.
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Poles in UK feel betrayed despite Theresa May’s ‘generous’ offer

Poles in UK feel betrayed despite Theresa May’s ‘generous’ offer | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Britain’s nearly one million Poles are concerned for their future after Brexit.
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Brexit Britain's weakness exposed in US trade deal documents

Brexit Britain's weakness exposed in US trade deal documents | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
America's objectives for a trade agreement with Britain spell out a stark Brexit future.
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Gildas, The Ruin of Britain &c. (1899). pp. 4-252. The Ruin of Britain.

himself to thirst more deeply for the triumphant palm of martyrdom, and more bravely to seize it. Others, however, were so tortured with diverse torments, and mangled with unheard of tearing of limbs, that without delay
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How a third-century Roman soldier named Carausius was behind the first 'Brexit'

Western Empire
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England must start to listen to its neighbours on these troubled isles | Martin Kettle | Opinion | The Guardian

England must start to listen to its neighbours on these troubled isles | Martin Kettle | Opinion | The Guardian | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Constance Gore-Booth
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The UK has become ungovernable – and no one wants to admit it | Suzanne Moore

The UK has become ungovernable – and no one wants to admit it | Suzanne Moore | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
The Tories may be in disrepair, but the issues that divide Britain – from globalisation to social disparity – run deeper than this useless government
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Post-Brexit immigration: 10 key points from the Home Office document

Post-Brexit immigration: 10 key points from the Home Office document | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
The 82-page document is the most detailed exposition yet of government thinking about immigration after Brexit. Here are the key points
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Theresa May’s never done karaoke. Here are five songs to get her started | Rebecca Nicholson

Theresa May’s never done karaoke. Here are five songs to get her started | Rebecca Nicholson | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
It’s not too late for the prime minister to get up to speed with some Brexit-appropriate classics, says freelance writer Rebecca Nicholson
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Polish grandparents face uncertain family future after Brexit

Polish grandparents face uncertain family future after Brexit | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Family care arrangments likely to come under pressure under new migration rules.
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The great Brexit brain drain

The great Brexit brain drain | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
UK universities already seeing decline in applications from abroad as country nears exit from the European Union
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Why I’m leaving UK academia – michael edwards

Why I’m leaving UK academia – michael edwards | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
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Brexit lessons from Britain's 19th-century push for free trade

Brexit lessons from Britain's 19th-century push for free trade | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Many have compared the UK's repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 with leaving the European Union.
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No10 admits no review of leaving Euratom agency was ever carried out

No10 admits no review of leaving Euratom agency was ever carried out | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
The Government came under fire today after it admitted it did not carry out a formal assessment of the impact of quitting the Euratom agency. Former minister Ed Vaizey said the failure was “surprising” because of possible consequences for jobs, energy supplies, research and medicine. MPs stepped up pressure on ministers this morning by holding a Commons debate on a decision they suspect was taken in 10 Downing Street with minimal consultation.
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