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“Europe Will Not Be Europe”
“Europe Will Not Be Europe” In the United Kingdom, the Brexit Party victory at 31.6% of the vote was a remarkable achievement that showed the persistent willingness of millions of Britons to leave the European Union. The “populist” positions — the defense of national sovereignty and European civilization, refusal of uncontrolled immigration and diktats of […]
The Center Isn’t Holding in Europe
The Center Isn’t Holding in Europe If there is one big takeaway from the recent European Parliamentary elections it is that centrist parties which stand for nothing in particular represent a lot fewer people. From both the ‘left’ and the ‘right’ the center lost ground across Europe. The Euroskeptics got a lot of press in […]
Albert Edwards: “At This Point You Realize Something Has Gone Very Wrong”
Albert Edwards: “At This Point You Realize Something Has Gone Very Wrong” In his latest note published last week, SocGen’s Albert Edwards – never at a loss subjects that inspire his outrage – rages on the topic of Brexit, and specifically the often repeated assertion (discussed here as well), that post-Brexit referendum UK has lost […]
Assange Arrested, Brexit Squashed — Just Another Day in the Empire
Assange Arrested, Brexit Squashed — Just Another Day in the Empire And down goes Julian Assange, right beside Brexit. If there was ever any doubt that The Powers That Be are unrelenting in their cruelty just look at the 24 hours starting on Wednesday. First Theresa “The Snake Oil Lady” May kicks 17.4 million voters […]
Beneath the Surface of Brexit
Beneath the Surface of Brexit Geography matters, the balance of power matters, and democracy–it’s not yet clear if democracy matters or not. I’ve been asked to comment on Brexit. I’m happy to do so, but not by promoting a position yes or no, or by attempting to unravel the political machinations, as I have neither the knowledge nor the […]
Kondratiev – Riding the Economic Wave
Kondratiev – Riding the Economic Wave LET’S escape Brexit and see what’s happening in the wider world. Most forecasters are gloomy about global economic prospects. According to Schroders, doyen of UK assets managers: “We forecast a more stagflationary environment in 2019 with global growth set to slow and inflation to rise”. The Davos World Economic […]
View From The Brextanic
View From The Brextanic Longtime Automatic Earth friend Alexander Aston talks about finding himself at Oxford at a point in time when the British themselves appear overcome by a combo of utter confusion and deadly lethargy, and one can only imagine what it must be like for ‘foreigners’ residing in Albion, who face large potential […]
Blain: European Banks Are The Most Successful Ponzi Scheme Of All Time
Blain: European Banks Are The Most Successful Ponzi Scheme Of All Time “Lenin was right. There is subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency.” I must post this line from one of my favourite Financial sector commentaries – Duncan Farr of Jeffries who covers banks: “Here we […]
The Great Discontent
The Great Discontent Johannes Vermeer Woman holding a balance 1662-63 The problem is, of course, that not only is economics bankrupt but it has always been nothing more than politics in disguise.-Hazel Henderson It’s often hard to understand how people can be aware of something but then fail to link it to a perfectly logical next step, […]
UK vegetable and fruit supplies at risk
UK vegetable and fruit supplies at risk Potatoes on the wing – and thin pickings for all as UK crops wilt. Image: By Lucas Sankey on Unsplash Britons’ familiar and well-loved fish and chips could become scarcer as politics and climate change imperil UK vegetable and fruit supplies. LONDON, 5 February, 2019 − A combination of Brexit − Britain’s move to […]
Flash-Balls, Pitchforks And A Backstop
Flash-Balls, Pitchforks And A Backstop It’s educational and even somewhat entertaining to observe the role of the western press in the ongoing erosion and demise of democracy in Europe. But while it’s entertaining, it also means their readers and viewers don’t get informed on what is actually happening. The media paints a picture that pleases […]
Project Fear Goes To ’11’: Brexit Could Lead To Thousands Of Deaths, Mass Hunger
Project Fear Goes To ’11’: Brexit Could Lead To Thousands Of Deaths, Mass Hunger If you listen to the government tell it, a post-“hard” Brexit Britain will inevitably resemble the post-apocalyptic Australia from “Mad Max”: A post-apocalyptic hellscape where Britons will be forced to battle it out “Thunderdome”-style for access to scare essentials like food, […]
Three Concerns Hanging Over the Davos Elite
Three Concerns Hanging Over the Davos Elite This week, the global elite descended private jets to their version of winter ski-camp – the lifestyles of the rich and powerful version. The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) five-day annual networking extravaganza kicked off in the upscale ski resort town of Davos, Switzerland. Every year, the powers-that-be join the WEF, select a […]
Brexit, EU, Germany, China and Yellow Vests In 2019 – Something Wicked This Way Comes
Brexit, EU, Germany, China and Yellow Vests In 2019 – Something Wicked This Way Comes – “Something wicked this way comes” warns John Mauldin– Shaky China: Chinese landing could be harder than expected– Brexit and EU Breakage: “I have long thought the EU will eventually fall apart”– Helpless Europe: If Germany sneezes, their banks & the rest […]
