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Clegg on the UK's isolation in Europe

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, the deputy PM, was "bitterly disappointed" with the outcome of the summit - fearing the UK would become "isolated and marginalised" within the EU. He stopped short of blaming the PM, saying he was put in a difficult position by his own backbenchers and faced "intransigence" from France and Germany.

Saved 26 February 2013 / www.bbc.co.uk ↗

#outcomes #UK

Brexit

It took 12 years to get into Europe and, the UK may discover, it will take just as long to get through the exit door.

What Happens Next If Britain Votes To Leave The Eu? | Politics | The Guardian #years #UK #Europe

Iran's brain drain

attitude that anyone who doesn’t like life in Iran ‘should just leave’, every year more than 150,000 educated young people leave Iran for countries such as…

Lonely Planet Iran (travel Guide) #countries #Iran #UK #attitudes

Nobody should wish for the eurozone to collapse

He said: "I read and hear a lot of people breezily predicting, almost with a sense of glee, that the eurozone is going to fall apart and this country is going…

David Cameron's Eu Veto Largely Political - Vince Cable #outcomes #people #countries #euro #one

Surveillance and the end of privacy

Consider the astonishing means now being made for snooping, the devices already used in offices, factories, stores, and on various lines of communication such…

The Book: On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are #years #outcomes #lines #end

The wrong thing for the right reasons

‘But sometimes …’ I protested, ‘you know, what about self-defence? What about killing to defend yourself?’ ‘Yes, a good point, Lin. I want you to imagine a…

Shantaram (gregory David Roberts) #mothers #men #history #room #outcomes